8:55 pm
Today was hot. And quite humid. But there was some cloud
cover, so that was a welcome respite from the intense sun blaring down on us.
Today I learned how to administer a rabies vaccination, so
that was interesting, one of the missionaries had a run in with a dog, so they
had to come in to the office for Hna Robles to give them the shot, so we all
learned how that worked. It was funny, their companion is full-blooded Latino,
and they totally thought I was Latino as well, though I have 3 weeks here and I'm
clearly blue-eyed and still pretty white-skinned. People's perceptions are amazing, I always
think it's funny to see how I'll be perceived each day. People are fun, and they always surprise you.
As we were in the mission office for a portion of the day, I got
through another blessed pile of paperwork, and also met President Klein, in
charge of the San Pedro Sula Este Mission, as their offices are just across the
hall from ours. He's pretty awesome (I
like Pres. Dester a tad better, of course) and very animated and focused.
Wished me a warm welcome into the land
of Honduras
We had a lot of people that got seriously sick today, so it
looks like we'll have some hospitaling tomorrow, we also have weekly planning,
interviews with Pres. Dester, and Mission Coordination tomorrow. Yay for meetings!
However,
on a more spiritual note, I also find it interesting how in Spanish, we refer
to death with the verb "estar," which denotes a temporary state of
being, something that will change, not a permanent characteristic. The concept
of not being dead forever is fundamentally integrated into the language of
these people, and I just thought that was pretty cool, in light of the "Plan
of Salvation" that we shared quite a few times today, so that was my grand
enlightenment of the day.
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