It Was An Awesome Four Weeks-Bananeros Guayaquil Week Fourty Five

 This week has been a great week. It was me and my companions last week together and we made it count.

Changes

First of all, it is a yes or yes situation that I will being having changes this week. Or my companion will be having them. I will just recieve a new companion here in my sector. My companion has to go for just a short 2 week period to do some paper work and take some interviews so that his family can move and get there residencia. It is unknown whether he will return to this mission or stay in Peru as a missionary. It was an awesome 4 weeks with him. Probably the best 4 weeks of my mission. We pushed each other to our limits to have the success that we had. Thanks to the Lord and his blessings we were able to find, teach, and baptize many in just a short time period. Although he is leaving the work is go forth is this sector. Big things are coming from this sector. Just you wait and see.

Elder Shanklin and Elder Montoya

Elder Shanklin with his district

Baptisms

This week we had another baptism. Her name is Gladys and she is 82 years old. I dont know what it is but for some reason the elderly ladies are attracting to me and my companion. We took some awesome pictures. I am only able to send a few because my memory has a virus and this computer is not helping that what so ever. Hopefully the next week i can send some of the pictures we took. Hopefully we keep the streak alive and have another baptisms this week. If not we will focus on the next week so we can move the Lords work along. It is a privilege to be here in this sector at this time.

Elder Shanklin, Gladys and Elder Montoya

Elder Shanklin, Gladys and Elder Montoya

Fun Facts

Thought I would throw some random facts in for those of you back home

=I think this week me and my companion took more than 200 photos. Must be because he is going home or something

=I learned something new this week. Just because someone has a barbershop in Ecuador does not mean that they know who to cut hair. That was a lesson that was tough to learn. 

=A young man recieved his mission call in the ward this week. He is going to Chile East MIssion and leaves on July 29.

Soccer Jerseys for the Elders

=I completed 10 months in the mission the other week. That means my 1 year mark is coming up.

Yes i do accept packages.

Thanks for all the love and support. Ecuador is great,hot, but great.

Life is a sport, make it count

Elder Shanklin