Skye Hall Resistencia Argentina Mission: TRANSFERRED to CORRIENTES

So I've been transferred out of my first area (Formosa) to Corrientes. This area has twice as many people and it is surrounded on all four sides by rivers that separate it from the countries of Brazil, Paraguay, and Uraguay. It is more advanced, with a University, but has a lot of cattle. This is where the legendary "Gauchos" or cowboys originate. It's also the province with the highest production of citrus YEAH! It is still tropical weather and very humid, but temps will be a bit lower than in Formosa during summer. It is nice, and I really like it!

We´re in a branch, and its teeny tiny! i just came from a ward.. so ut will take getting used to. But the members seem nice.When we got to our apartment, the elders who were here before wrote a note saying we had a " Capilla Abierta" this Sunday. (like a chapel tour.. open house type thing). And so we called our branch president to ask him information about it.. and he didn't even know we were having one. (The elders knew they were leaving their area, so they planned nothing I guess...so we had 2 days to go invite people and try to put together the Capilla Abierta. In the end...only 1 member family, and 1 investigator came.... so that was kinda rough. but what can ya do? the branch is excited to have hermanas because they say they are more responsible.

This week we talked to a lot of people! We´ve been really trying to just talk to everyone! and its been going good.

We taught an English class Saturday.. 8 people came, all non members.

We´re teaching this lady named Isis and she's the wife of a recent convert. She has severe depression and bi-polar disease and struggles with her faith because she is a bit angry at God for this condition she suffers from. She wants to know why her life feels like a hell, and it is hard for her to feel the spirit right now. I asked her to try praying, and she came to church on Sunday, and seemed so happy, and was smiling a bunch. So last night we visited her and she told us that after church she actually made the decision that she wants to get baptized. We feel close to them.

I love my companion Hermana Hatch! She was in Formosa with me, but got really sick (some gastric intestinal thing), and she came to Corrientes with me too, but is going home this week. The conditions here have been very hard for her and her health concerns became too much. I will be put in a trio with Hmna Coleman, and Howe. I"ll be training both still, and am learning a lot and am humbled. I'm looking forward to having a Latina comp sometime to help me with the language.

Thanks to the packs of seasoning I brought we made tacos with onions and rice a couple times for lunch. Then yesterday we had oatmeal. And we eat a lot of fruit, bananas, yogurt, eggs and rice cakes. Our budget is small for food, and food can be expensive.