SANTA CRUZ LIFE

Dearest Family Back Home,

I wish I could tell you all everything that happens throughout the week, because it seems like when I come into the computer lab, my brain goes out. This past week was amazing. We have found all kinds of great investigators, and we were able to bring a lot of them to church. This upcoming Friday, we are going to marry 2 really special couples, and we will be baptizing the wives of each of the families...their husbands are members. They have just been inactive for years. They are really excited though for this new little change in their lives. Their names are Suyapa y Teodoro, and Martha and Hugo. We will also be having 3 more baptisms. We will be baptizing a 27-year-old lady named Arasely and her son Jeffrey. She was the very first person my companion and I contacted when I got here to Santa Cruz. My first day when I got to Colon, the very first man I contacted there also got baptized. He is now a Melchizedek Priesthood holder and has baptized his 2 nephews. Every once in awhile I get "trunkie" thinking about my last area. I loved the people there so much and all my investigators. I didn't have much time either to tell them goodbye and thank them for all the experiences we had together. Anyways, we are also going to baptize a 15 year-old-girl. Her grandma got baptized here about 4 weeks ago. So this weekend we will have 5 baptisms! The President is really happy for the success that we are having with the Lord here in Santa Cruz. In the last 2 and a half years here in this branch, there have been only 30 baptisms, and 22 of them little kids. So President is really happy. Also, the first week of May, we are praying and working hard, so a family of 4 gets baptized. Their names are Juana y Leonell and there kids. They are really great. We are looking also to marry them here in 2 weeks. They went to church this last Sunday and loved it. We also have another couple that has accepted to get married and baptized. They are both about 24- years-old. The only thing is they have problems with the Sabbath being a day of rest. So hopefully we will be able to help them, so they can dedicate time to God, and a little less to their work. Please pray for these people so everything will go well, and that they all will be able to make the special covenant of baptism with our Heavenly Father. Well, this Friday, the 27th is supposed to be one of the hottest days that Honduras has ever had. They are telling people not to go outside and everybody is going to close their business. I hope it is not a problem with the weddings that we are going to have. My new house here in Santa Cruz is really nice, but really small. We live in little gated  apartments. They are nice, but like I said, just a little small. We live next-door to a man from Japan. He is super awesome. He believes in God, but doesn't want to go to church. He is on a 2-year mission here helping schools function better. He is also learning Spanish. Almost every night on the porch, my companion and I help him with his Spanish. He is also learning English. He is really funny. He gave me a shirt from Japan that is also way awesome. Right now, in this area it is really hot, and there is a lot of dust. It is great for working! I love getting back at night and letting the fan hit me with nice cool air. Well I have to go. I don't have much time because I sent photos. I will try to keep sending more photos. I love you all. Oh, and thanks for the Easter package. The shirts fit and look great...WHITE!!! Also the candy was awesome. Very much thank you for everything. I love you all. Love, Elder Lee

P.S. Hope you enjoy the pics. Have a good one. Adios.
Here are some pictures of my new area. I have had about two weeks here and things are going great.