Week 67...Holy, holy...

Hey Hey, Family and Friends,

I am writing you from a new zone with a new companion and in a new position that has humbled me already... I am now zone leader in the zone Cerrillos. My new comp is Elder Johnson from Dallas, Texas and he finishes his mission this change. He's a great missionary, I already kinda knew him before... My 2nd gringo comp in the mish and I'm killing him. You all may remember that I killed (This is a term used by missionaries when they are serving in their last area and will be going home.) Elder Culbertson as well. The good news is, I'm with someone who wants to finish his mission baptizing!!! 

I'll talk about my new zone a little later, but I literally just got into my new apartment and I'm thinking in about a million directions. WE BAPTIZED MY LAST WEEK IN VILLA SUR!!! I also left the sector with another baptismal date with the dad of Jeremy, his name is Marcelo and he wants me to be there when he gets baptized... the good news is that Cerrillos is literally right next to Ochagavía so it shouldn't be a problem. 

Jeremy was super happy with his baptism, but the craziest part is that on Saturday a member called us at 10:30 in the morning telling us that they were going to cut the water and that we should cancel our baptism. I wasn't going to take that, we ran to the 1st counselors house to get the keys and ran to the church to try and fill the baptismal font before 12:00 when they were going to cut the water. 

We got to the church and the calefont didn't even work. So we filled the font with cold water... they ended up never cutting the water, but we never had time to fix the calefont before the baptism. We tried boiling water before, but that had literally no affect on the water. It was the biggest and dumbest waste of time! There was a lot more that happened, but I don't have time to share it all. The good news is that a good amount of people came to the baptism despite the rain! Jeremy was happy too, even though the water was cold. His whole family came as well and his Mom (who did not want him to get baptized a week ago) was happy as well. Now his dad wants to get baptized and he's committed to stop drinking! 

Saying bye to everyone in Villa Sur was super hard yesterday, but after 7 and half months, it was my time to go! Osvaldo was super sad yesterday in the night and the whole family cried. It's always hard saying bye to converts, but Osvaldo is literally the best convert I've ever seen! He's a miracle in every sense of the word and I'm going to miss him and his family a ton! 

I'm super excited and super humbled to be the zone leader here in Cerrillos. I was recently informed that our sector is without a doubt the most ghetto sector in the mission and from what I've seen so far... it is something else. Two gringos in this sector is craziness. There are tons of Narcos here, but they never do anything to the missionaries. I'm just super stoked to be here! 

I'm gonna miss my kid Elder Cachari, I learned a lot from him and I know he'll be a great leader in the mission one day! 

Enjoy the pics!! Read your scriptures, say your prayers, do family home evening, and magnify your church callings! This gospel is true, the book is true, and Chile Santiago Oeste is the best mission in the whole world. 

Love all of you and thank you for all the support!! 

Elder Weaver