Hello family and friends:
First of all, I want to thank all of you that send me a few notes here and there. I really appreciate that. It is nice to hear from you.
Monday, it's kind of quiet today. It's the p day for the elders. There are some days that they stay in the office but today they came back late in the afternoon.
Tuesday was a completely different day. I was busy at the office and I needed to do a lot of paperwork. And the printer didn't work, especially when trying to print the IDs. And I don't know if it was the printer or my computer. Hopefully tomorrow someone will come to try to see what the problem is. For days I have not been able to cancel some IDs for the Missionaries that left. Yesterday and today I was trying to make appointments to do the biometrics for a couple of Missionaries and again it was not working. I was praying and praying to get those appointments done, because one of the elders is coming from Tumbes and He has to travel all night. So I don't want him to come twice, but I couldn't make the appointment. All morning I kept praying and finally I had the idea of using another computer. I asked one of the elders in the office to borrow their computer for a few minutes and finally it worked. So I don't know if my computer has been banned by the Migration office or if it just needs to be cleaned. And I have tried to do it, but apparently it did not clear everything so hopefully tomorrow the tech will come to help.
I took an American sister and a Bolivian Elder to Interpol and migrations. Thank goodness everything worked out fine this time no mess up at the airport with their documents. On the way back home, I stopped at the bakery and got a chart pie and tiny chicken empanadas. The office today had a lot of elders coming in and out. There was a lot of noise today, but it was fun to see so many of them more casually. And Yeahhhh! The Technician came and cleaned my computer. Now it works great.
President and his wife took me to lunch and it was so nice. It was also considered my interview and we went to a restaurant a block from the office and I was able to get seafood, so good.
Friday was a wonderful, busy and crazy day all at the same time. To start I was told I needed to get a missionary home today because of health issues. And I only had 45 minutes to get all the requests necessary and approvals before I had to leave for a wedding that was going to be at 10 at the city hall theater. And I also needed to finish the paperwork for another wedding file. I was able to manage that and left taking 3 files for the communal wedding in May. While I was going, I started to get texts from missionaries needing some information from me. President gave me last minute instructions, and the office in Lima also needed more things for the trip. While we were at the wedding I had to text several people. And then finish working with the lawyer that performed the ceremony because she is the one that is planning the communal marriage. Her goal is 40 weddings. I had to go and pay for the files that I took. It was 10 blocks from the theater, good work exercise. I went back to the office and continued with all the calls, questions, forms……… It is unbelievable how the mantle of being set apart can help. You know I am not 40 or even 50 years old, but I have been able to get answers, and help missionaries and couples, and I keep helping them with questions about documents and paperwork that needs to be filed so the couples can get married. And sometimes it is a little bit calm and quiet and all of a sudden everyone is calling or texting at the same time and I am able to pay attention, remember or find the answers on the tip of my fingers. It is amazing. And for that I am so thankful to the Lord.
I ran out of Honey, so I had to go to Catacaos to buy some. And since I was going there I took some documents to the Zone Leader Elders in that area. They are very involved in getting people married also. And they have been very helpful to me too. Because they started this project before I started.
Sunday church meeting was awesome, 2 of the Elders from the office, Finance Secretary and Referal/Supplies Secretary they talked and their message were super. I had tears in my eyes.
Today was also the Relief Society President and she invited just 8 of us to celebrate with her at her house. It was very special. I will probably send pictures next week. She has to send us the pics.
Matthew 28: 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Have a Happy Easter, HE IS RISEN!
I love you, and miss you.
Hermana Malpica
Office Specialist
Peru Piura Mission
Pic 1 Lunch with President and his wife
Pic 2 Pastel de Acelga y Empanadas. Chart Pie and tiny empanadas.
Pic 3 2nd Wedding I attend and Monday is her baptism.
Pic 4 One of the Churches on the way to Catacaos.
Pic 5 😬😬😬😱😱😱
Pic 6 Better use of the tiny truck.
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