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| First group of Americans returning to the Brazil Fortaleza Mission |
Hello everybody!! I hope you're doing great! I have arrived well and in one piece here in Fortaleza. It is so awesome here, and I am so glad to be back. I will definitely miss the times I have had in Georgia. After being there for almost 9 months, and after having met so many awesome people, it was hard to say goodbye. But I continue to trust the timing of the Lord and press forward wherever He would have me go. I just love being a missionary.
I will be serving in the Genibaú neighborhood, right in the favelas of Fortaleza. I am with Elder Winterton (from Provo UT) and Elder Cidade (Amazonas, Brazil). They are so awesome and we will be the zone leaders of Zona Ceará. I am so excited to work with them, and see the success that this area will produce.
The virus has a hold here in Fortaleza, but it is not so bad. We are all locked down until the end of this month, so most of our work is done from inside the apartment. We spent most of the time yesterday contacting people who had been taught by the missionaries in the past, and have had some good successes with those people. In fact, if everything works out well, we may have a couple of baptisms at the end of this week.
The members here are super awesome too. We sent several messages to them, introducing ourselves. They have been great about sending lunches to our apartment, so that has been really nice.
Other than that, these last few days have been just making adjustments to the heat. It is SOOO hot here. The rain makes it a little bit better, but I am sweating constantly. I love it so much here and I'm excited for the next 4 months. I love you all! Have a blessed week.
Love,
Elder Perry
Elder Perry
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| Welcome Dinner with the Mission President for Newly Arriving Missionaries |
