Well hello to all!

Aww that baby is so cute (his niece), one of the cutest ive seen in forever! I cant wait to see her when she is two and a half, bummer, at least ill have another baby to see thats in the family. You’re lucky the weather is so nice there. rainy season only has a little bit of time left then its going to be hot hot hot. we are the hottest area in the soyapongo zone but in the orient its always in the hundreds, i dont want to go there! i already miss snow even though you dont have any yet, want to send some to me?
I’m sorry to hear about john but that means that God has something big for him waiting at home or someone that is prepairing for him. its crazy how god puts people in specific places at specific times for us to teach. ive had many experiences with that, i have already learned so many things on my mission and i only have 3 months! well a little over three months.

so for my stomach. i wasnt going to tell all the truth but just a little because i dont want you to worry but my stomach is really bad. it was better at the beginnning of the week, i felt the best i have felt here but now it hurts worse than it had and i have a fever now and im not sure how much ill be working the next couple of days, but dont worry about me. i have an amazing comp looking after me and especially i have God so no need to worry, prayers are always good as i know your doing so thank you!

we didnt have time to go to walmart so im not sure about the contact solution. when we go I’ll let you know but this walmart doesnt have a pharmacy, things are very different here. for instance you dont have to have a perscription from the dr, you just go in and say what you want, pay and walk out.

other than the stomach problems this week was a good week. We’ve been working really hard with less actives and we had 6 less actives come to church this week, thats a lot for here. we had a baptism this last week, should have one this week and possibly two more this month...if they decide its a good idea to come to church like they said they would. saying things is easy but putting them to action is hard for a lot of people, even me sometimes.

wow dad you are doing a lot, like i know you always do. are you ready to be released from being the bishop soon? ha just kidding i think you might be in there for a while yet. i am so greatful for your example for me throughout my life and and also very greatful for the example of my brothers in going on missions and staying strong in the church. many people here serve missions and forget about church when they get back, its really sad.

thats awesome about jimmy, im not sure ill have time to write an email so will you get his address for me so i can send him a letter? and I’ll send amber’s tomorrow, we didnt have time today. thank you so much for keeping up with that stuff for me.

nothing really great happened this week except something really funny. yesterday we saw a drunk guy walking, there are many many drunks here but he was walking and walked into a parked car and fell over in the middle of the road. yes people park in the middle of the road here. but he was laying there for about 20 minutes until three guy picked him up and moved him to a sidewalk. after about 10 minutes of laying on the sidewlk he got up and started dancing in the middle of the street for like 15 minutes and cars were dodging him. it was was like a movie because i had a full plate of food and my soda and was watching him it was halarious.

i still havent gotten a letter from mom but this wednesday is changes so they bring all the mail for us and hopefully i get them there. its sad to not have any letters from her but i know its not her fault! i love this country but boy i sure would change a lot of things about it.

thats pretty much it for me, I’ll attach some photos of our messy house, my stuff is kind of clean, not as clean as it usually is. its been a long day for me so I’ll send them! i hope all is well with everyone and thank you for the support, thoughts and prayers.

love always,
elder herman

well it turns out this place the usb reciever doesnt work so ill send some pictures next week, im sorry!!