5 April 2010‏


Hey everyone,


What a hectic week! It started out with no money. Normally the last week of the month we get our support money for the month and my companion ran out a while ago, so we've been running on mine for a while. Which isn't a problem. Then there was a problem and we weren't able to get our support on the Monday, so they said, you should have it on Tuesday. So as luck would have it, and after spending all morning thinking about food. The couple missionaries came to our apartment and told us the money was in our accounts ha ha, so we went and withdrew it.

Well later that night I had a fever of 102 it went up and down for about 2 days, on Wednesday I went to the doctor and he said I had a dehydration fever and gave me some prescriptions and sent me on my way. Then Thursday my head hurt so bad I went to the hospital. They admitted me and took some stuff to do tests on. Later the doctor came back and said that I had ameoba in my large intestine, which explained the stomach cramps. Ha ha. Then he told me to be careful what I drink. I have no idea where it came from. Then later that night they told me I had typhoid fever too. I was like yeah! Go big or go home! Ha ha. They ran a catheter into me and pumped me full of dextrose, lactated ringers, and metronidazole to kill the ameoba. It was a lot of fun. I never was very gentle on the dogs I pulled catheters in but I know what it feels like. And it hurts like the dickens! I think I need to be nice now! Ha ha She (the nurse) said she would try and not make it hurt cuz it was my birthday but it still did. Ha ah a wreck on my 18th birthday, The hospital on my 20th, we'll see what happens on my 22! Should be exciting.

So at length they released me and gave me about 7000 peso Dr. bill. Which is the equivalent of about 140 dollars. There's nowhere in America that you could stay in a hospital overnight for 140 dollars but the American ones are a lot nicer. Ha ha.

Now I'm just to rest and to take my meds. And after about a week or so I should have no problems. It was really cool to see, I hadn't gotten a blessing until I was at the hospital. And later that night at the hospital my fever broke and my condition improved immensely. That was really cool to notice.

After I got released, the couple missionaries took me to their apartment so I could take a shower cuz the water got shut off at our apartment, then they cooked sloppy joes, and butterscotch brownies, and they had Pace salsa and queso dip! It was an awesome birthday lunch, especially after having been sick all week. They are awesome. I can't even repay them for how nice they have been to me.

So, yesterday at church, we had no investigators at church including our baptismal candidate. Whose baptism was supposed to be yesterday afternoon. The branch President, Elder Cuartocruz, and I all felt that something was wrong. So after sacrament, Elder Cuartocruz and I went out to his house, to see what was up. We hadn't been up there at all that week cuz I was sick. After talking for a while, we found out that he had had a problem about 4 years ago and he has repented for it and everything. So thats not the problem, but during the interview it was brought up and maybe pushed a lil too hard and even though its not an issue, because such a big deal was made of it. He just said the thoughts have been replaying in his head and he asked us to reschedule the baptism. He just said that he didn't feel like he was worthy at the moment, or in the right mind set. I asked him if he still knew the church was true, and he said yes and he still wants to be baptized, so that was great. We gave him a blessing and right as soon as it was done he said, “I will be okay.” I knew it, he knew it, and Cuartocruz knew it. Now we just need to wait. He'll be okay. And its because he has had a true conversion to the church and he truly has unwaivering faith. He knows that its just Satan thats bringing back those thoughts and trying to discourage him. So we're good.

Thats about all for this week

I love you all, and thank you for your prayers and support

Until next week,

Elder Chase