FULL CHAMBA!

As many of you probable caught on, I didn't really get along with my last companion. He wasn't a really hard worker and since he was supposed to be leading the area, the work kind of suffered. However, this week has been amazing! Elder Arteaga and I are getting along great and we have hit the ground running this transfer.

In this mission we have a daily goal to contact 15 people in the street and to find 6 new investigators every week as well as have 4 in the church. This last week our mission president told us to contact 50 in the street and double our weekly goals I will be honest, I had my doubts. I honestly didn't believe it was possible because here in Chincha we work a lot in the fields where at times you cant walk for 10 minutes without running into a single person. However, I prayed for the faith to do the 50 contacts every day and to find more people.

The lord has helped, we have been able to do the 50 contacts every day and have been rewarded for our efforts. This last week we found 14 new investigators! I believe that is about how many we found the whole last transfer. As I told the assistant, Elder Beck, the biggest problem we are having right now is trying to manage our schedule and find time to visit people. Of the contacts we are making we have been able to set many appointments and we are starting to find people who are more prepared to receive the restored gospel. We also were very happy this last Sunday as we had 7 investigators attend to the sacrament meeting. Many of which we have either put with a baptismal date or have made plans to do so this week. 

I don't want to come across as prideful or boasting, I know the part we have done is very little. It truly is the Lords work and he is preparing more of his lambs to receive the gospel in these latter days. I am very happy working here in Chincha and cant wait to have another good week.

Sincerely, Elder Brown

Transfers and Floods

So first of this week was transfers. My companion, Elder Villanueva got transfered to cañete and I have never been happier in my life. He is a good guy just so hard as a companion because of his utter lack of obedience to mission rules.

Enough about him, my new companion is AMAZING! My new companion is Elder Arteaga, he is from trujillo peru. We shared a district when I was in ayacucho and he is super great. He was also trained by one of my last companions Elder Arrieta. The best thing is he is a super obedient, faithful, and truly converted missionary and I am so blessed to be able to work with him.

There are three types of missionaries. Missionaries who are tourists, missionaries who are obligated to serve for some reason, and those who truly desire to serve the Lord.

This transfer I get to lead the beautiful area of Chincha and I am super excited.

Also in case you guys heard it is the end of the world here in Peru. Pretty much the country is drowning which is kinda freaky. Here in chincha we are not very affected but northern peru (where my new companion is from) is getting destroyed. All of lima is without running water and no matter where you are there is some type of problem. I dont even want to tell you how terrible our water filter was when we looked at it. The good thing, I am fine, but I ask that you can pray and fast for those who are not as fortunate.

Okay, this last sunday we organized a family night with a handfull of active families that live in an area called Laran, it is a part of our area where their used to be missionaries but they were taken out because there is a shortage of missionaries so now it is a part of our area. Laran is about 10 minutes away from the church in shuttle but there is strong active members there and we decided to start visiting them again because it has kindof been forgotten since they took out the missionaries there. The lesson went very well, we watched about 10 minutes of the first vision and invited everyone there to think of a referral they can give us. After the video ended we bore our testimonies and asked for referrals and recieved 6! I know that the lord works miracles and now we have somewhere to start with as we start to work more in Laran this transfer.

Okay to recap. I am excited to work with my new companion. I havent drowned in a flood. And the lord is working miracles.

Sincerely and with much love Elder Brown

Chincha week 6

Wow I cant believe that we are already finishing the transfer, time really does fly by now. I dont have much time to write but pretty much all is going good here. The work is doing great! Im 19 years old now.... what else is new

OH I ATE A GUINEA PIG THIS WEEK! our bishop cooked guinue pig for my birthday, it was delicous but not gonna lie it looked like roadkill on a plate

Yep that pretty much sums it up, I love you all!

Love Elder Brown

Picture Post!

Alright this week is gonna be mostly photos.

We married brother miguel and sister daysis this friday.

We baptized them and their son Valentino saturday.

We celebrated a recent converts birthday on sunday.

Love you all  - Elder Brown.