The weeks are going by fast. Last week was New Year's but it didn't seem to slow us down. We had lessons in Quincy and Bainbridge as usual, but added another family in Mariana, FL. Mariana is an hour west of Tallahassee. The Elders in Mariana that we met at the 1/2 Mission conference a couple of weeks ago invited us over to meet with an investigator. They needed some help with translation. This family is from Guatemala and speak Mam, an indigenous Mayan language. Unfortunately, as you probably already know, we don't speak that language either. However, the family is learning Spanish since they have arrived in the US, and we do know (at least one of us) that language. This is the second family that we have encountered that speaks this particular language. We thought it was quite a coincidence. After doing a little research, however, we have discovered that there are a lot of people from Guatemala in Florida.
Friday is our preparation day or P-day as we call it. This is the day we take care of washing our car, cleaning our apartment, rotating our tires, doing errands, and take a little time to see Florida. This week we did all those things and traveled south to Panecea and Baldy Point State Park. It was beautiful but a cold day. The water seemed pretty cold as well so no swimming that day. We finished off the day with some yummy seafood.
Saturday, we taught a new member lesson to the family in Bainbridge. After receiving some of the Christmas cookies we had made for them, they wanted to learn how to make them. So, we also taught the mother and daughter how to make sugar cookies.
We are starting to get into our routine and enjoying our time serving the Lord. I still am far from where I need to be in learning Spanish, but I will continue to strive.
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