Wow, great week in Paraguay, like usual, just super crazy. The weather has been kind of bi-polar with alot of rain, and alot of heat. Wow, i love Paraguay. I think I am finally getting over this 3 week sickness. Ughhhh........... I hate being sick and not being able to work. I still have a nasty cough, but I am pretty much back to normal. This last friday, was the first day that I have been able to work 100% again after being sick for a while. Ya so i am better. But i did lose quite a bit of weight. I entered the MTC at 197, I left the MTC at 203. I started gaining weight when I got here a little by little, and by the time I got to Presidente Franco, I was at 218. But then summer and tons of sickness came, and a couple months ago, i was down to 207 here in Ybate. But then after this last sickness, with not eating anything, I am now at 195...... The smallest I have been in all my mission. Even to this day, i am a little screwed up. I cant eat that much. Just little, so ya Paraguay is finally getting to me, but what can you do, i still love it.
It was a hard week as far as work goes, because of weather, sickness, and a little discouraged about things. But me and my companion have got some great plans to make this week the best week in our mission. Last night he stood on a chair, and I stood on his bunkbed, and we just went off on a wild rant of things we are going to do better this week. We just kind of had a pep assembly, and got us pumped up. We are excited for this week, and for working our tails off.
The 18th was a little hard with the annaversary of the passing of Grandpa Durfee, but also it was a great day to just testify all day long of the plan of salvation, and how I know I will be with him again. The night was spent of reading his Obituary and condolensances, and just remembering good old grandpa.
The 19th passed fast wwithout any celebrations or anything. But it is finally hitting me today that my mission is half way over :(. And a year from today, is mylast day before I end my mission. I hate that thought. As much as I wanted to come home in the past, now I am looking at it, and I am not ready to come home. I have way too much work to do. I still have to figure alot of things out about my life. I still dont knwo who I am , or who I want to be. I need to rededicate myself and make this the best year of my life. And I will do it.
We need to start finding again. I kind of lost the desire, the fire, but I got it back now. I am ready to be the best missionary in the world now. YAY
This week we are planning on the baptism of Luis Jara. We have been teaching him for 2 or 3 months now. But he has grown to be a very very great friend. I have talked about him as the Lion Tamer q}with a sweet mustache. We still have to fight a little with him, but he will get baptized this week. He is going to take us fishing this next week for P day. It will be sweeeeeet.
This last Pday, we went and played golf. It was pretty legit. It wasnt fun being sick though. I just golfed the first few holes abd then just walkde the rest. But it was still sweet. I think we are going to play tennius today. On some sweet clay courts. Hey, your only in paraguay once, you got to enjoy it.
Well, family I love you guys, I love my Heavenly Father more than anything, and I love this work. Just know that I am fine, and that I am working my tail off. No need to worry aboiut me.
Love ya
Love Elder Chase Coy Stewart
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