It
was so nice seeing everyone for Christmas! You all look so amazing in
your hoodies and sweat pants and sweaters. I am definitely envious!
People are wearing their sweaters too in this 80 degree weather as I'm
sweatin' like a sinner in church! Well after skyping we went to a
Christmas Eve dinner at a members house and it was super yummy! We had
fresh fruit, rice, chicken, empanadas, and this plantain dessert. Then
Christmas day we did what we do best....shared the gospel! A lot of
people were home, just cause they don't really celebrate Christmas like
they do in the U.S. It's more like being with your family, listening to
LOUD music, and drinking. But we had a lot of appointments which was
nice. I don't have a lot to write this week. Sorry! I got to talk to
ya'll and pretty much told you everything that's happened haha. I'll
send more pictures though.
Today,
we went to two salons. The salons here are literally like a milking
barn, get in and get out. But the trick is, is you have to find an empty
seat before you can get your hair done. So people are cutting in line
and its crazy. So the first salon we waited for 4 hours....so we left
and went to this other one and waited for 3. While I'm waiting for my
hair cut I see this lady that's cutting our hair pull out this big beer
bottle and helped herself to 5 red solo cups full of beer until she got
to my hair. And guess what happened next?! I asked to get like an 1 1/2
inches off....But I can't really say inches because they don't use
inches here. So I just pointed with my hand and said, "Un chin
chin"....and she cut it....about 4 inches of it...Lets just say with the
first snip of the scissors I felt how short she cut it. Don't worry I
cried on the inside like a winner. I might send pictures next week of my
new style of hair. It's maybe like a 1/2 inch below my sholders, so
yeah just to give ya'll an idea.
So
the works is slowly progressing here. We have an investigator that is
working towards baptism, but hasn't finished the lessons just yet. And
she's moving to Santo Domingo the end of January :( She's amazing though
and I'm sure her baptism will be just as special there and the members
will be very supportive and friendly.
Well I hope all is well!
Love
Hermana Van Woerkom
The only thing that could have made the story better: You should have traded her beer for a book of mormon :) Oh yeah, and she should have used Mayonnaise as a home-made moisturizer for your hair. :) Miss you muchos mass :)
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