Pictures from Lima 2-23-2011

Yes it's time for our weekly email from Elder Schafer. Sounds like things are going well and to use his words..."he's pumped" and ready to get to work. Corban's email: "Well part one of the two part pic fest. Just wanted to let you all know that I'm doing well está bien. hoy tenía dos semanas más en el ccm. lo sea bien pero listo para voy a la tierra y hago la obra de misioneros. tenía divertido en esta tiempo en la ccm pero yo soy listo. Well enough Spanish. I think I get my point across. Spanish is fun my companion talks really fast but the best part about it is that I can understand him. It is way better than the gringo speed that Casey talks at. lol j/k Casey. Well, two more weeks left in the ccm and then I'm off to the field I am definitely so pumped and ready to make it out there. Right now since we have new companions and new teachers for these three weeks it is boring and review. But we learn subjunctive next week, and that is the only thing that I need to learn grammar wise. I have taught many times in español and will continue to teach. I'm waiting for mí primero sueño en español pero no pienso cuando atonocer. Sorry for the lot of Spanglish. Just thought that Casey would enjoy it. Since I picked on her and all. Well. I'm going to try and send this with four pictures, and send another email after with more. hope it makes it through. just know that I love you all and miss you. Elder Schafer "

Just a few pics were sent with the email...so until next time take care!

Sandy

Touring in Peru 2-16-11

Today's email was rather short and sweet. Corban said that he was going to have the opportunity today to go shopping and go on a tour of Peru. He's hoping to get pictures that he will send later. He said to make sure that I have everyone hold off on sending any packages at this time that to send him a package now will cost him an arm and a leg...why he has to pay is beyond me and I will find out more about this later. I had asked him about the name of his companion featured in the picture from the last post and he said the his companions name was Elder Villagran. but he left for his mission on Tuesday. He will get a new companion today, his name is Elder Santiago and he is from Columbia. He stressed that he wanted me to let everyone know that he loves them and that he prayers for everyone daily. As I said it was a very short and sweet email. So until next time every take care!

Sandy

Pics from Peru

Yesterday brought with it a P-day email from Corban with our first accompanying pictures. Email 2-9-2011: "Okay, if there are not picks with this one I am sorry, but they will just not work. Okay. first off. I had my first missionary experience on Saturday. We went and proselyted to real people in the city of Lima. I went down town where there was un parque and hablé con hermanos. I taught one hermano who we asked in the middle of the lección. How do you feel, he responded. I feel at peace, and tranquil. When we were done he said that he would read the section we told him to in the BoM and that he would pray to know if the things we taught him were true. I was so pumped after that lesson. The spirit is so strong in all the lessons I teach. I also found someone who had left from Peru two years ago and had returned. He had taken several missionary lessons and even attended church before he left. He said that he stopped because he toured the us for two years and lost contact with the missionaries. He said that he wanted to continue the lessons and to go to church again. and asked if we could come back next week. I was so pumped on Saturday. We proselyted for 8 hours, so fun but so tiring. Well, just to let you know the español is going better. I'm pleased to say that I can keep a conversation and yes I have taught plenty of times in Spanish. The teachers here will not speak English with us and my companion does not speak English. Well, other than that my week has been well. I hope to hear from you all again next week and hope that you all know that I love you. Sorry for not being able to respond to your emails personally I just do not have enough time. Well 5 minutes left. Love you all." He sounds like he is doing well. He also sent an additional side email that has a different mailing address for letters. This will be placed in his profile!! So unitl next time take care!!


Sandy

Wed. Feb 2, 2011 email from Peru MTC

This is the email that I received this afternoon from Corban. As you will note it is a mix of Spanish and English....way to go Corban!

Email 2-2-2011 "Hey all, just thought I would let you know that I am okay. I have completed my first week of Peru and let me say it is an eye opening experience for me. Sooooo much English. j'k español. todos en espanñol. yo tendrá mi primero leccion en español y era muy confusado. estoy bien ahora. pero yo amo la CCM in peru. lo está un bueno lugar y yo anizado por la oportunida estoy in peru. hace un poco oportunidad a llevar early. si mi español es muy mejor, yo llevo in febrero, pero yo sé que llevar in march. Well the picks, one is from my dorm window in Peru, one is of my old district buddies and the other is of my army style hair cut. It is really short. I got a haircut the day before I left, and they gave me one as soon as I got here. they pretty much buzzed it all. pero, está bien. está bonita aquí. I had the opportunity to go shopping hoy. The bus was so intense, traveling real fast down the road and all 14 missionaries were packed in like sardines. I get to go out and proselyte this Saturday. 12 hours of contacting real people and teaching them real lessons, it is really different. its all good though. As of Saturday I will have been away from Indiana for a full month, isn't that sweet. Well,I need to write some more emails, and go play some more futból. keep sending me letters through email. I probably wont get any letters while I am here. and do NOT send packages, send them to my mission if you are going to send them, it can end up costing me over 100 dollars to receive a package. Thanks again. Love Elder Schafer "

His email address is: corban.schafer@myldsmail.net .... sounds like this is going to be the best way to reach him for a while. A special note the pics that he spoke of were not attached with the email. So until next time take care!

Sandy