Healthy as an American Dog

"Hey family, how are you doing?? I'm doing great. Here in Pucallpa it's as hot as ever and I'm losing weight more than ever, but I'm as healthy as a dog. An American dog that is, haha, because the Peruvian dogs aren’t healthy, haha. I'm healthy, so you have nothing to worry about there. I actually feel great!!"

Working

This past week was filled with great lessons, spiritual experiences, a great exercise - early morning soccer, burying a dog, and ya.....

Sunday after church, we went to a member’s house and their dog had died while at church. They started to dig a hole for it, and it was taking a long time, so I took over and they’re like “Wow, this white guy can work!” haha… I am grateful that I have had parents and siblings show me, and at times, made me work when I didn’t want to. I made great habits, and well, I know how to work a shovel at least.

That much fun ?

"I bought a laser pen, and am using it to play with cats and dogs. Who would have known that a missionary could have that much fun? And also, it’s pretty helpful to keep the dogs away."

"I almost got bit today by the way... There are tons of small passage-ways here, with stairs going straight up a mountain, and there are dogs. Well, we got kind of trapped, and it was daytime, so I couldn’t use the laser pen, so we were there for a little bit until the owner came out and called them off."

One less worry for Mom

"Dogs are not a problem here. There aren't any strays hardly, just in homes and stuff no worries... "