March 26, 2012 Busy & the Beach

Elder Pinegar in his favorite pose at the beaches of Tumbes of P-day 3/26/12

Sup Fam!!

So this week has been good, I'll tell ya right now that it was a week of work! haha We did work! We've been teaching everyday and actually have a lot of potential investigators for bautismos, although there is only one that is fijo for this semana! We're trying our best to baptize and the Lord is blessing us! We're doing good and getting along between companionships in that aspect as well.

Elder Martinez & Elder Pinegar finally see the Pacific Ocean in Tumbes March 26, 2012

Yeah, so the pics that I sent are just a touch of the beach in Tumbes and how it is. haha I wanted to stop in for a dip for just a second haha!* So this week is going to be different with conference. As for the broadcast, it live as far as I know but it's traducido en enspañol. It's interesting how the church works with us in this aspect as missionaries. I don't really have a whole ton to say this week, it just went by fast!!!! but thats good cause it means that were working hard!!! Anyway, I hope I have more to say to you guys in April! haha yeah time is goin fast, im  glad for that! ;) Just know that I love you guys and that I am puttin in work here in Tumbes!! This will probably be one of the most succesful areas in the mission, but who knows!!!

Good luck Spencer at the state dealio and as for stuff in the package that your gonna send, make sure you put in dental floss, cause the floss they have here is terrible. Also, if you could throw in a couple fine-tipped zebra pens,  I would love that!!!! (zebra is the brand)**

Enjoying the beach in Tumbes on P-day, March 26, 2012

The rain is starting to come to an end here, but when it rains, it rains hard. I'm talking inches haha the streets are rivers haha! But it's all good--oh and to answer your question, yes it's humid!!!!! HOT  I sweat from the moment I wake up to the moment a acostarme. (sleep)

Yeah-- It's hard to write all the details haha but today one of the missionarries that I know got robbed at gunpoint--yeah I know chill....I dare someone to rob me!!!!!*** yeah, for next week I'll try to be more detailed k?

much love to all of you!!!!!!!!!!

Notes from Mom
*Missionaries are not allowed to go swimming
** His biggest requests are floss, pens, American candy and $20. Wouldn't it be nice if all our kids could ask for so little. :)
***Scary to be robbed at gunpoint--but guns are still scarier than a tall Americans--be careful Elder!!

Watch out bad guys--The Elders have some moves!! 3/26/12-Tumbes

March 19, 2012 - A Wedding & Baptisms

Hi family,

Wedding #2 - A great day! Tumbes March 2012

So this week was great! To start off, we married a couple! That's two that we have married in the duration of my mission!

The happy couple - Tumbes March 2012

So the same day that we married them (which is a real headache haha gotta say that), we ended up baptizing them, but there was not water in the pila (font) and the water pump broke too haha. So we decided to call a big ol' bus and drive to a river. I don't know if you can imagine a bus with 60 people driving to a river to see a baptism, but it was legit! I included some pictures of it!

Baptizing the newly married couple in the river - March 2012 Tumbes

Baptizing in a river - Tumbes March 2012 - At least the water is warm!

Alright, so when we arrived in the bus, it started to pour rain, jungle type rain, I'm talkin' heavy! haha but it just added to the experience! It was surely the only time that it will happen in the mission!!!

So me and my companion are getting along good and what not, and we and working hard! Anyway, that's the storyline for last week! we'll just have to see what this week brings us!!!!
sinceremente,
Elder Pinegar

PS: thanks for sending the packages. I appreciate it and just a saludo a la familia les amo son lo máximo. take care!!

(Jared said he also baptized in rivers in Peru--and that Alex will probably do this again someday. Luckily the weather averages 90 degrees each day in Tumbes and cools down to a balmy 74 degrees at night--so the water wasn't even kind of cold--just very dirty.)

March 12, 2012 FINALLY THE JUNGLES OF PERU

Hi Familia,

Baptizing Ernistina (85) in Tumbes March 2012

Yeah, this week has been good, and we had another baptisim here in Zarumilla. Her name is Ernistina, a woman with 85 years. So we're doing good here. Tumbes is much more beautiful than that of La Union. Here it is jungle (celba is Spanish).

In la celba of Tumbes March 12, 2012

Me and my companion are getting along, gratefully haha ;) We're working hard and have a matrimonio planned for this week viernes (friday) haha. Yeah, second marraige, this will be good! Anyways, it's good here and were doing work! My companion is from Argentina and kinda looks Chinese. The people here call him chino haha. Sometimes his language is a little bit hard to understand cause he talks with a jhhhh. Ask Dad. He knows what I mean, but its muy distinco. Anyways, all that and more. We're puttin in work and sharing the gospel with every person we know.

Happy birthday Bek!!! haah 16...I remember that day... haha careful driving, I got in an accident in the first 6 months haha ;) Love you all so much, and I pray for you guys too! Keep it real and keep sending me the pics! I like that!!!!

ohhh and things a need in a package:

dental floss, (glide-its green and dad uses it)
20 dollars- I'm on the border and can change money here really easy hit me up with some flow....I'm down a bit haha ;)
skittles (candy or something that is from America!)
yeah that's about it.....





Love,
Elder Pinegar

March 5, 2012 - SURPRISE!! NEW AREA AND COMPANION

Elder Pinegar, Joven (9) and Elder Martinez Tumbes March 2012

Elder Pinegar & Elder Martinez Tumbes March 5, 2012

Dear Family,
Yeah, so this week has been a little bit crazy, but I've been pullin through. So I told you guys that I wasnt going to have cambios right? Well someone screwed up  and when the president was announcing the cambios he said my name and said that I was going to Tumbes Zarrumilla. Yeah, that was a shock considering that I didn´t have any of my things haha. So I went back to the room after talking with the leaders of the zona and e dijeron que nesisitaba irme to my old area and got all my stuff packed up. They told me to come back before 5:30 pm. I left with another missionary, and we went there and came back. Turns out they left at 4:30, and we had to go solo haha. That was alright... We got to tumbes at 3am and I got to sleep for nada mas than 3 hours.

My new companion is Elder Martinez. I got put as senior companion. I hope I get along with him alright.  Yeah, so another thing, haha... I got sick this week, and I have had diarrhea for 3 days straight. I  sure hope I dont get sick....haha.  I'm working hard here.  I am going to learn to love my new companion.......with time haha ;) but yeah pray for me. I need it a little bit. So we have two companionships to a room, and it just happens to be that I'm with Elder Castillo again haha but this time he isn't my companion, but it's all good. We're puttin in work haha. Also we had a bautismo this week, un joven de 9 añitos. I sent a pic of him, but this area has alot of room for potential, and I think we'll do good here. But it is HOTTT--freaking hot!!!!!! It's 5minutes from the border of equador.

Anyways, love you all sooooo much!!!! oh and Bek, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Spencer, GOOD LUCK BUD!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Elder Pinegar
** Elder Castillo was Alex's 1st companion in La Union.