Just Four More Transfers - Solamente Quatro Mas Traslados

Bought from the Peruvian restaurant - below

Comprada al restaurante peruano - abajo

This is the last week of Elder Read's present transfer.  They last for 6 weeks and at the end of this week they'll be given their calls.  And then he'll have just four more transfers until the end of his mission.

On Sunday they found a new investigator!!  And also they heard a lot from members and investigators about the World Cup.  He says what a shame England lost, but he was told that they played well, although he doesn't believe it!  (They were saying it to console Elder Read). This is the first World Cup he's not going to see, so he has charged us to keep him informed!!!

Elder Read has a feeling that during the next transfer they are going to have a baptism.  He doesn't know exactly why he feels that way but he'll find out.

In the Mission's Weekly Bulletin is this:  Riddle: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? 

Very easy.  Do you agree? 

Back to the football:  Elder Read said he knew that Holland was going to beat Spain. But he hoped it wouldn't be by so much: 5-1.  Well, there we are; we'll just have to see what happens next.  Although he's resigned to missing the World Cup at least he'll be able to see the next Olympics that Brazil is due to host in 2016; but what he doesn't know is that London is being held in reserve in case the Olympic Stadium being built in Rio isn't ready in time.

Yesterday for P-Day they were actually going to play football, but in the end they couldn't.  They were waiting for an investigator and some members, but the investigator had a doctor's appointment so they're having to wait until another day.

Elder Read's shiny new shoes

Nuevos zapatos

Elder Read says he'd like to train again.  At the end of the week they'll discover where Elder Crandall is going and who their new companions will be.

Some months ago the youth of Portsmouth Stake sent Elder Read a package, but he says that it still hasn't arrived, so he's sure it's been lost.  It seems that the safest thing to do is to send parcels to the Mission:

Mission address

Elder Roberto Read

Av. Jesús Santos Rein Nº 2, 3 D-E
Edif. Ofisol
Fuengirola
29640 Málaga
Spain

The other day Elders Read and Crandall were at some members' house and he heard some Latin-American music on the radio.  Elder Read had to restrain himself from dancing!!

Probably due to his friendship with the branch mission leader's parakeet, and the loss of his budgie at home, he says that after his mission he's going to get a "love bird."

Fueron a un restaurante peruano llamado La Negrita donde Elder Read compro nuestra bebida peruana favorita - Inca Kola. Ver foto arriba
They went to a restaurant  with a name I'm not allowed to translate in PC Britain. The top photo shows Elder Read with our very favourite Peruvian drink: Inca Kola, that he was able to buy at this restaurant

Elder Read dice:

Pues esta es la última semana del traslado. Recibiremos llamadas al final de esta semana. ¡Que raro! Después de este traslado solo me quedarán 4 mas.... AHHH! 

Pues ayer encontramos un nuevo investigador! ¡TOMA YA! Y también escuchamos mucho acerca del fútbol de los miembros e investigadores jaja :P Que lastima que Inglaterra perdió, pero me dijeron que jugaron muy bien. No puedo creer lo: ¡Esta es la primera copa mundial que no voy a ver! AHH! pues ustedes tienen el deber de mantenerme enterado de todo jaja :P 

Siento que el próximo traslado vamos a bautizar aquí. Aún no sé exactamente porqué o por quién estoy aquí. Pero me voy a dar cuanta pronto creo.

Artesanía de Huanchaco donde vivíamos en Perú - en el restaurante

Handicrafts from Huanchaco, where we used to live in Peru - in the restaurant  

jaja, en el boletín semanal hoy hubo esto:  Riddle: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? 

jaja la verdad es que sabía que Holanda iba ganar. Lo que no esperaba era por cuanto! 5-1. ¡Vaya! Bueno, ya veremos lo que pasa jaja .P Por lo menos estaré en casa para ver las Olimpiadas en Brasil :) 

Hoy íbamos a jugar fútbol pero al final no pudimos. Quedamos con un investigador y algunos miembros pero el investigador tiene una cita con el medico. Entonces vamos a quedar otro día.

Quiero entrenar otra vez. 

Bueno, ya veremos lo que pasa la semana que viene, quien será mi nuevo compañero que donde va Élder Crandall. 

Todavía no a llegado los paquetes que los jóvenes me mandaron. Seguramente se perdieron... 

El otro día estuvimos visitando a una miembro en la residencia aquí y escuché merengue en la radio. Casi no aguanté los deseos de bailar jaja :P 

He decidido que voy a comprar un pájaro de amor cuando vuelva a casa :)

Elder Read comó bistec a lo pobre en el restaurante peruano

This is what Elder Read ate at the Peruvian Restaurant 

Una pared en el restaurante

A wall in the restaurant

A Messy Parakeet - Un Periquito Sucio

Last week was another one described as "a little difficult" by Elder Read.    They taught 15 discussions, although only 2 or 3 were to investigators and the baptism will not take place on the planned date as the investigator wasn't at church on Sunday.  But this is missionary work and they rise to all the challenges.

And now for something rather amusing:
Their branch mission leader has a parakeet they call Pluma.  And there it is on Elder Read's head in the photo.  Elder Read says that he and the bird  get on really well!!  When he visits, he calls the bird who always flies to him and lands either on his shoulder or on his head. On Saturday during missionary correlation the bird did its business on Elder Read's shoulder and on Sunday during a prayer.  But they're still mates!

As ever, all is well.  He can't believe he's only got six months left!!

This week they've got a zone meeting which Elder Read is looking forward to - and next month he's going to see various ex-companions when they have special training by the mission president.  We'll have to ask for some photos.

And that's it for another week.

Elder Read dice:
Pues esta semana a sido una semana un poco difícil de verdad. Tuvimos 15 lecciones pero solo 2 o 3 a investigadores. También perdimos la fecha por bautismo porque no vino a la capilla ayer.

Pues algo gracioso. Nuestro líder misional tiene un periquito que se llama Pluma ( el que está ensima de mi cabeza en la foto) pues nos caemos super bien (pluma y yo) Cuando vamos a visitar lo llamo y viene volando y se pone en mi hombro y mi cabeza. Pues el sábado durante correlación se hizo caca en mi hombro, y ayer también durante una oración...

Rescuing the bear from the dog

Rescatando el orsito del perro 

Todo va bien por acá. ¡SOLO ME QUEDA 6 MESES! ¡No lo puedo creer!

esta semana tuvimos una reunión de Zona, fue gauy, y el próximo mes veré a varios ex-compañeros en el entrenamiento especial con presidente :)

A possible baptism - De Repente un Bautismo

The week just gone has been a little difficult for Elder Read, but they are hoping for a baptism on 21st June.  However, the Investigator, named Jaime and who is from Columbia, was baptised into the pentecostal church and does not yet understand the need to be baptised again. However, he'll give his answer before the 21st.

He is going to buy his new shoes next week as there's a shop, which is very good, near where they have their district meetings each week.  His knee is hurting again but he believes that with the new shoes the pain will go.

So his shoes are even more worn - see the photo.  Pues mis zapatos estan aun más rotos (si ven la foto)

This week is their zone meeting in Murcia;  Elder Read is expecting to see some of his friends so he's quite excited.

They are working hard each day, so he's feeling more and tired - but that's normal, he says.

Elder Read dice:
Pues la verdad es que esta semana a sido un poco difícil. PERO sí hemos puesto una fecha bautismal para el 21 de este mes. Se llama Jaime y es de Colombia. No entiende porqué tiene que ser bautisado porque ya fue bautisado en la iglesia pentecostal pèro dice que si recibe su respuesta antes del 21 se bautizará.

Pues voy a comprar nuevos zapatos la semana que viene, hay una tienda donde tenemos nuestras reuniones de distrito cada semana que es muy buena. Mi rodilla me esta doliendo otra vez... pero creo que con los nuevos zapatos el dolor se va a ir :)

Pues mis zapatos estan aun más rotos (si ven la foto)

Esta semana vamos a tener nuestra reunión de zona en Murcia, creo a voy a ver a algunos amigos entonces estoy animado :)

Estamos trabajando duro cada día y me siento mas y mas cansado jaja; pero eso es normal.