Goodbyes and Hellos

Today marks 7 months that Elder Meine has been gone from home, out serving the Lord.  He said goodbye to his friends in Torrijos Carter last week and embarked on a new chapter in his mission.  His new area is Vista Alegre.  First he sent a lot of goodbye photos from Torrijos Carter.

A family of investigators that I found! They love me to death, especially little Johan David. They're sad that I had to go, but they want me to come visit as soon and as often as I can! 

Johann David

Aroli!  My little punk friend!!

Elder Berg and Hermana Caldas

Elder Berg
This is the Elder that broke his arm a few weeks ago.  OUCH!!

Elder Hernandez

Elder Quintanilla who you guys saw on Christmas when we skyped.
He calls me princess for some reason...

Elder Rodriguez

My ZL Elder Estrada

Hermana Bean, probably the coolest gringa you'll find in Panama

Hermana Johnson

Hermana Romagoza came to visit the day before changes

Hermano Jorge's wife kept trying to hug me and it was weird. I pulled a classic hover hand to try and avoid it. Also Jorge was really drunk.

La familia Romañia!

La familia Romañia!

La familia Romañia! Me and Liseth

My mission leader Hermano Serna

My mission leader, Hermano Serna, and Hermano Jorge and his wife. They're non-members, but their son is on a mission and they feed us dinner on tuesday nights

Pics with Hermana Romagoza and Hermana Niebla

Saying goodbye to one of my investigators, Albertina.
She made me a cool necklace with my name on it!!
She wants to get baptized, but needs to finish the super long Panamanian marriage process first

Saying goodbye to the Roriguez family

The Amazing Elder Gomez

Hermana Ochoa

Hermana Garcia

And now he has a few pictures of his new home.  He actually was excited to report that he has grass, some random chickens that wander around and a lot less garbage!

A little river thingy that runs behind our house.

The back of our house.

The back of our house

This was meant to be!  The keys have my name on them!!

Changes comin this week!!

Elder Meine has transfers this week and he said he is moving but did not know details.  We will have to wait a week to find out!!

Selfie with his Comp Elder Ismael on the right

Panama missionaries!!

With Hermana Caldas

With Hermana Cuyan

With Hermana Garcia!

Me and little Michelle! She is the daughter of one of the families that feeds us.  She thinks that everyone in the world is 12! When you ask her what time it is, it's either 7 or 11!!  Haha!

The bishop's son wanted to be a missionary for the day!

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Some creative missionaries that we made!

A Baptism!

This week included a baptism!  Such a blessing!
Elder Meine's Testimony:

I know that this work is inspired of God, and that we are His true church in these Latter-Days. I know for a surety in my heart that He loves all His children, and wants them all to return unto Him. That's why I'm here. To help Him with that. I love you all, and I hope that none of you ever forget who you are, or from what divinity you come from.

Another Week goes by!

This P-Day marked 5 months that Elder Meine has been in Panama!  He seems to be doing well and enjoying the people and culture there.  This week he answered a few more questions for us!

1. Where and how often to you get your haircut?

I've gotten my haircut here twice.  There are a million little barbershops that you can go to to get it done.

A picture of me in front of one of the bajillion barbershops in my area.  This one had a Bob Marley Minion one though so it looks the coolest.  Never actually used it though.

2. Who are you District and Zone leaders again?  We just cannot seem to keep it straight!

Right now Elder Ismael is my district leader.  My ZL's are Elder Estrada and  Elder Hernandez.

3.  How often do you go to the migrations office? What do you do there?

I'm not exactly sure when we go to migrations haha they just call us  the week of  and then we go.  We just get our ID's to live in Panama finalized and renewed  and all that stuff so we are legal. I'm not exactly sure what they do, I just show up, haha!

Me and the Amazing Hermana Ochoa!  She was a companion of Denise Mills from Middleton!!

4.  What has been the hardest thing about your mission so far?

I couldn't pick the hardest thing exactly  about the mission....And we are advised to only talk about good things with our families anyway, Sorry ;)

5.  When was the last time you had an opportunity to sing?  What and where?
I sang after our service project because the Hermanas asked me to!  Haha.  I sang Mas Cerca Dios De Ti, or Nearer My God To Thee.

Hermana Johnson cooked for us after the service project!

I can tell this made Hunter happy because he LOVES french toast and eggs!!

Our Service project, we cut down a tree with a machete and a hatchet!