I now understand why everyone says
that the mission flys by. (Is that the write ‘by’? I know it doesn’t ‘fly
buy’ and I don’t think it ‘flys bye’ but it could. Oh, well. I need to
focus on my Spanish right now, not my English).

So last week for P-Day we had a lot of fun. We went to the Plaza de Armas
and printed some photos of the baptisms we’ve had to give to our recent
converts. Then we went to the mall. It was an actual mall! It had 2 floors,
escalators, normal shops like Adidas and Billabong, and Papa Johns. We also
saw a bunch of other missionaries there and talked with them for a bit. We
didn’t stay very long, but it was fun to visit. Then we came home, ate
lunch, and rested a bit. The other missionaries in our Zone called us and
said they were going somewhere, so we got up and left with them. We all
went Go-Karting! It was awesome. Real, gas-powered go-karts on an asphalt
track with tire walls like we have in the States! And even better, the lady
that works there is in our Ward, so Elder Mananita and I got some free
tickets from her and she gave all us missionaries a discount. The track
wasn’t super big, but it was still fun. I really, really wanted to throw a
banana peel out behind me, but nobody had one. Haha, my companion crashed
hard into one of the walls. Apparently, his pants got caught on the
steering wheel and he couldn’t turn away. No lasting injuries, though.

Then later that night and the following day, I had a neat reminder that God
loves and watches over His missionaries and also that God is just. After
go-karting, we were on a bus going to our Family Home Evening appointment,
but the 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric called us and asked us to go and
open the Chapel for someone. We got off the bus and started walking to the
Chapel. We weren’t very far, but Elder Mananita wasn’t happy because we had
to leave and go out of our way. We went and opened the Chapel and then
hailed the first taxi that passed so that we could get to our appointment
on time, well at least not any later than we already were. The taxi stopped
and took us to our appointment. He turned out to be a member in the Stake
and didn’t charge us anything! This was the reminder that God love and
watches over us. We had to go out of our way to help someone, but we were
immediately blessed and still got to go to our appointment.
Then the next day we had a service project with some other missionaries in
the Zone. We were moving some big rocks that had fallen next to someone’s
house. When we got there, we found out it was a recent convert that we were
helping, and it was the same member that gave us a free ride the night
before! That was really neat. He gave us a free ride, and now here we were
giving him some help that he needed for free. God is just. Obviously, He
doesn’t always work this quickly, but He will make everything right.

Also, the whole ward was away in Lima visiting the Temple this week, so we
had nobody to teach and had to cook for ourselves. The food turned out
alright and didn’t make us sick, but it wasn’t the same as our pensionista
makes. Haha, my companion was really surprised that I make rice with just
water. Apparently, here they use vegetable oil, water, salt, and sometimes
onions and garlic. We also made some french fries, and again my companion
thought I was crazy when I said we should fry them without peeling them. I
think they taste better when they have the skin still on, plus they’re a
ton easier to make because you don’t need to peel each potatoe. Which they
do here with a knife, not with a fancy-smancy vegetable peeler, so it takes
even longer. Our pensionista got back yesterday afternoon, and we had a
nice meal again for lunch.

Here are some photos of us moving rocks and go-karting!

-Elder Kehoe