Elder Clark

My goodness it has been a long time since I updated this blog....Elder Clark is doing GREAT!!

He is currently still in Rangel (haun-gel).  He is doing very well and having wonderful experiences.  Here are a few recent pictures:

His Zone

Elder Gomes

 

Elder Martinez

 The Elders were visiting a science center.

365

365 Days~!

 

Yippee!!!!! Happy "Hump" Day~!

Well, Elder Clark has been in Brazil for exactly 365 days today and I couldn't be happier, mainly because now we can begin counting our days DOWN instead of up!!  Chris has had many amazing experiences this first year and I know he is happy and very much looking forward to his second year there in Brazil.  He loves the people and the work.  He is very comfortable with the language.(He emailed some small video clips to us and he has a very difficult time these days with his English).  I think that is amazing and I love to listen to him talk!! He is truly being blessed and watched over by our Heavenly Father.  Don't let the picture above confuse you......this was a very "special" day celebrating his year mark.  They DO NOT normally eat at places this nice but I am glad there was somewhere they could celebrate this milestone.  Please continue to keep Elder Clark in your prayers and if you have not yet written to him he would soooooo love to hear from you.  He loves letters.  Here's praying for another 365 days of blessings both for him and the people of Brazil~!

 

Happiness

I was fortunate enough to get to talk (email) with Elder Clark TWICE this week.  This in itself brought me great happiness.  But the greatest happiness came at the end of one of those conversations when Elder Clark told me to tell EVERYONE(that's you) hello and that he misses them and then he said to tell everyone that he is happier than he has ever been in his entire life~!  I worry about him and miss him so much that to hear him say that gives this mom great happiness....I call that a tender mercy.  Just 14 days and he hits his One year mark, very exciting~!

Can you believe this view he has of the sunset each night..........

 

More Happiness...

Edna

  

Daisy

  

Lucileine

  

Sayara, Sayonara, Angela

John      

McCelebration

Elder Clark had a real McCelebration today for his 11 month mark.  I know... most of us do not think of "Celebration" and "McDonalds" in the same sentence but when your a missionary in Brazil the two go together just great!!  McDonalds there is a bit (ok, a lot) more expensive than here and it is AIR CONDITIONED!!

It was a good week for Elder Clark and Elder Goncalves.  They were able to baptise Alex and Ana Karolina.

 

We are excited and hope that the next four weeks will be a wonderful end to Elder Clark's first year..

Oh the Joy~!

Sunset in Brazil

There were baptisms in Brazil!!

Humberto (with family)

 

 

Natan & Natalia(brother & sister)

 

 

Mercia and Andressa(friends)