Well, hopefully you guys weren't too preocupied that I didn't write you yesterday. You should have gotten a phone call from the missionary that works in the office, Elder Barlow (or maybe Elder Roundy). I had to have a little surgery on my arm, ha. We were playing capture the flag as a zone activity and I finally had found the flag of the other team, they had hid it in a palm tree. Well, since I was been pursued by the enemy, I reach in quickly to grab the flag, without the slighest clue that palm trees have spines in them! Well, I got anasty surprise and get a spine lodged in my arm, and 2 1/5 inches long! It was pretty nasty looking. So then they rushed me to the crappy local hospital but they didn't do anything, so then we went to the mission doctor in providencia, Elder Limburg. He was able to take out a little (after injecting like 20 shot to numb it, ha) but he couldn't get it all. Then we went to a nice hospital and they were able to cut me open there and take it out. I kept it to remember :) Then afterwards we went to Subway (I was soooo happy! Theres only a few in Chile) and then we had to go to Presidents house to drop of his car (its a way nice Ford Explorer). And finally we were on our way home (at 9:30) when we got another call that a different elder might have apendisitis, so we had to rush to thier house and bring him all the way back to the very same hospital that we had just left. We were there until like 2:30. I finally got to bed at 3:00 in the morning! It was the latest I'd been out in a year and a half, haha. It was definitely a day on the mission I'll never forget. But anyways, all is well :)
And leaving that topic, Steven is going to get baptized this SUnday! His parents finally are letting him. And Juan and his family still go to church, they don't have a date yet, but I feel they'll get baptized. Maybe not with me, but they will. And things are going really well.
For my B-day last week the 2 other elders that I live with had a sister in their ward make a pinata in the form of a missionary. So that was a nice, fun surprise. And I was able to eat some cake with a few families, so it was good. And Wednesday I got your package :) And a nice card from Jake and Bri. But I have to go now, got things to do :) And next week I'll for sure have pics to send, of 2 baptisms and the spine in my arm and everything! Yay, haha. But I love you all and am praying for you :) Have a great week!
Love, Elder Jeff DeLong
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