Hello World!!!

SO....it has been a while but all is ok. There is some good news but i will save it till the end. This week i spent 4 days in Cuiabá because of a mission tour, a hospital trip, and traveling! First, about the hospital. I am ok, I have a fungus on my neck from sweating ALL THE TIME and I had to get a cream to applyon my neck twice a day for a month and all should be good! The last night in Cuiabá was awesome, we went to a members house for a farewell party. They live in the middle of the city, on the top floor, a penthouse suite! Yeah it was pretty awesome. We did return home to Cáceres and got back to work. Now to the News......Yesterday was one of the hardest days because i had to say goodbye to my families here in Cáceres! I am getting transferred and so we visited all the families that i love and it was really hard. They love me so much and we have really grown together in these 3 transfers. They are great people and i will always remember them.Thank you for everything Ramo Cáceres! (Cáceres Branch)  I am getting transferred to an area called Ponta Purã in Monte Grosso do Sul. It is about 20+ hours from Cuiabà by bus so i will have a lot of time to sleep and catch up on things. I am super excited to move on but also super nervous. But i know i have a purpose there and all will be ok. So that's about it for me here in Cáceres for my last time. I know for sure that i will have a lot to write about next week! Keep me in your prayers during this time and i will let you know how my week goes! Love you all and remember that Jesus Christ lives! I know that and there is no doubt about it.

Love,

Elder Browning

Estimated Distance from

Cuiabá to Ponta Purã = 1,031.2 km/640 miles

Interesting Facts about Ponta Purã: 

• Cuiabá has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters whereas Ponta Purã has a humid subtropical climate.
• Cuiabá is in or near the tropical dry forest biome whereas Ponta Purã is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome. 

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BOOMER!!!

 

 

Not much to say

The past week for us was busy getting ready for an area authority to come an visit and tour our mission.  We helped clean the building and then had ice cream.  I am in the heart of Cuiaba today and I am heading to the hospital tomorrow to get my neck looked at.  I have a fungus from all the sweating I do.  I know gross.  That is about it.  Thank you for all your prayers and support.  I will know next Monday if I am going to be transferred or not. 
Love, Elder Browning

 Chapel cleaning and then ice cream

My adopted familia - the Family Souza

A short week of work

SO i know for the past weeks i have not had a lot to say and this should be the last last week of that. This week was not very eventful but we got some work done he in Cáceres! We have 3 people with Baptism dates and that is really exciting! One was a referral from a member and the others were from tracting. SO we will be busy this week teaching and getting them ready for the next step in there life. This week also we had a surprise B-day party for Tica´s Daughter and it was a good surprise too. she thought that they were just going to get ice cream but they ``forgot`` something at home. when they came to pick up what they forgot, the whole Branch was there to suprise her for her birthday. What else this week...oh, i am starting to look like a Brazilian with my Dark skin and sometime people believe me when i tel them i live in São Paulo.haha. i am sorry for the short letter but that is all that has happened in the last couple days. Pray for my investigators and my area. I love you all and glad that i can share my experiences with you each week. Àte mais todas!!!

Elder Browning

 

 

Shout out to MICAH!!! I found you a puppy snake!!

 

 We made "American" pancakes with Tica

 We helped make pastries for 4 hours.  Call me Chef Browning

Carnaval

1.  Had zone conference in Cuiaba.
2.  Saw a pile of blood on the street from a murder, pretty cool huh?
3. Celebrated Carnaval with the Branch because it was someone's birthday.
4.  I am getting darker and darker everyday from the SUN!

 The Art of Caceres

 Heading to a Birthday Party

Conference!

NO not General Conference but Branch Conference! SO this was not such an eventful week only Saturday and Sunday so i will tell you what happened. Saturday night President and Sister Oliveira came to Cáceres to have the annual Branch Conference. Since this Branch is not part of a stake it is part of the mission. President Oliveira oversees the Branches in the mission boundaries and deals with Cáceres and one other Branch. Saturday night we had a fireside and it was Amazing!! Sister Oliveira talked about how the missionaries cant do everything and how that members need to help. so wasn't sweet about it either, she got in there faces and said that its time to get to work! Then Pres. Oliveira did a Q&A session with all that was there! he answered there questions, doubts and talked about things that they needed to hear. It was really good and I yes I learned a lot. then Sunday Came around and they spoke again! WOW it was just as good! sister Oliveira talked about how Cáceres has 4 fantastic missionaries that are doing the right thing so stop calling them fubekas and talking bad about them( the members have had problem with missionaries in the past so they have really low confidence in the missionaries). She said that we are doing as much as we can do but the members have to do more because they live here!! it was a great talk.
     Then President Oliveira talked and open there eyes to somethings that need to change. He called new members to new callings and hopefully this will make a change! He also said that when he served his mission here this area his mission president opened up this area 25 years ago! the Branch is the same as it was when it opened. Sad right. He talked about a lot more stuff but and it was great!! He is truly called of God. So that is my tid-bit for the week and hope you enjoy it!! I am doing great down here rand keep pushing along! I love the members and the members love me!! i am grateful to be here and bring souls unto Christ. May the Lord bless you with whatever you stand in need of! Stay warm and until next week!!

Love,

Elder Browning🐙

 

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