We had the chance to video chat with Elder DeGraw yesterday! He looked great!
He said they spent the day at the Campinas Temple. He said that even though it is a couple hours there and a couple hours back, he appreciated the "down time" to close his eyes and just breath. He mentioned that its nice to be outside the walls of the CTM, even if its in a van. He told us that earlier this week, they were all excited because they were scheduled to travel in a van to a neighborhood where they could do some proselyting. He said they were all loaded in the van, when they were told that due to the Corona virus they were cancelling the trip in order to be precocious.
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| Elder DeGraw with his district visiting the Campinas temple on PDay. |
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| Campinas Temple |
He told us about an orange fruit they serve there that the missionaries call "satan fruit"-- I'm pretty sure its papaya-- and I'm predicting Elder DeGraw will learn to love it over the next few months. He ate an entire bowl-full on a dare and said he only gagged a couple times.
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| Kyle with his Companions, Elder Noble & Elder Keyser |
Elder DeGraw's 2 Brazilian roommates left, and were replaced by 2 new roommates from Brazil. He said that the down side of that is that he doesnt know them and so he has to be a little more careful about locking up his stuff. It is unfortunate, but there is a lot of theft at the CTM. Elder Christofferson had his credit card stolen. A sister in his district had her passport bag and all her cash (hundreds) taken the first week. Luckily we were warned about this ahead of time-- so Kyle was aware-- but its not fun to have to always be on guard. Each missionary has a safe, plus we sent Kyle with luggage locks. He said with the bars on the walls, the regimented routine/rules, same meals, and the fact that you have to lock up your stuff makes it feel a little prison-like. He has 2 weeks to go, and while he has really loved his time in the CTM, I think he is looking forward to getting to Piracicaba.
He said they spent the day at the Campinas Temple. He said that even though it is a couple hours there and a couple hours back, he appreciated the "down time" to close his eyes and just breath. He mentioned that its nice to be outside the walls of the CTM, even if its in a van. He told us that earlier this week, they were all excited because they were scheduled to travel in a van to a neighborhood where they could do some proselyting. He said they were all loaded in the van, when they were told that due to the Corona virus they were cancelling the trip in order to be precocious.
Elder DeGraw's 2 Brazilian roommates left, and were replaced by 2 new roommates from Brazil. He said that the down side of that is that he doesnt know them and so he has to be a little more careful about locking up his stuff. It is unfortunate, but there is a lot of theft at the CTM. Elder Christofferson had his credit card stolen. A sister in his district had her passport bag and all her cash (hundreds) taken the first week. Luckily we were warned about this ahead of time-- so Kyle was aware-- but its not fun to have to always be on guard. Each missionary has a safe, plus we sent Kyle with luggage locks. He said with the bars on the walls, the regimented routine/rules, same meals, and the fact that you have to lock up your stuff makes it feel a little prison-like. He has 2 weeks to go, and while he has really loved his time in the CTM, I think he is looking forward to getting to Piracicaba.
We got a couple pictures texted to us today... This one is from Brother Felix, the ward mission leader working with Cameron and his co...
Elder DeGraw, Elder Smith (his companion) their 2 roomates in the back, the zone leaders in the front) Kyle's study desk ...
We got another message from a "friend we've never met"... I am so grateful for these kind people. What a meaningful gesture it...
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