pam Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Did anyone go to this mission? My nephew just got his mission call today and that's where he is going. Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhold Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 One of my brothers went there. I'll see if I can catch him on Facebook for details. The gist of it, though, will be "expect the unexpected". While he was there, he faced everything from personal illness to the fallout from the assassination of the then-sitting (vice?) president. He also had issues with a mission official who believed that since all Americans were "rich", they didn't need their stipends. It can be a rewarding experience given how ready and eager the locals are to learn, but it can also be very trying and so will require a lot of faith, patience, and perseverence. Also, he took a leave of absence from a military academy to serve. When he tried to get back in, the dental x-rays taken by a dentist in Paraguay were rejected... because the notes were in Spanish and the doctor at the academy didn't want to have to bother translating them. I kid you not. Blackmarch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 congrats to the nephew! and best of luck to him no idea how that mission is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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