1 Year, 12 Months, 365 Days, 9 Transfers, 50%

So i have come to the Mark of one year and nothing really was special for me. We did get a bit to eat a night to celebrate, but really nothing! Also this was my last week in Ponta Porã and its pretty sad. I will leave here with 7 and a half months in my favorite ward and favorite area! I am so grateful for the time i have had to pass here in Ponta and help all those that i meet!! I love Ponta Porã and will never forget the memories i have made. Now it is time to make a new chapter to the Mission Book. I am getting transferred to a city called Rondonópolis and will train again. i guess there is something i do to keep on train. Now one more kid to add to my family! haha. Also i will be the District Leader and will have the privilege off opening up a new Branch in that city!! SO yeah and lot has jumped in my face but i am excited for what the future holds!! I am grateful to be here in the one and only MIssã Brasil Cuiabá!! Love you guys and áte mais meus amigos!

Elder Browning  

The usual stuff and lots and lots of pictures

SO this week was another week that passed bye and nothing really happened! we did the usual stuff and that is about it! I spent my one and only Independence Day here in Brazil and was nothing special. They don't do anything for the holiday but they are all happy because they don't have to work. so yep that is it for me. this week is the last week of transfers and the week i will make one year on the mission!! Also i hope you enjoy the big picture upload! (click on images to enlarge)

Elder Browning



Trapped in the closet and The Poop Shoot

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!!

SO this week fly by because we had a Zone Conference with President Oliveira and was SUPER awesome. We did a lot a practicing and how we can teach better to baptize. The rest of the week we worked in the rain. the weather here is super weird because Friday was SUPER HOT, i mean in the 100s and now it is in the low 40s. Where am i at? But a good cold front is good once in a while. The problem is the rain! This week was slow whit the work but are are doing our best to find and teach. Well that pretty much sums up my week. I only have 2 weeks until i hit 1 year and then it is all down hill! this coming week should be better and i am ready to call more people to repentance! Thanks for the support and the love!!

Elder Browning

I feel like I have traveled the world

So this week was pretty fun because i went all the way back to CUIABÁ!! i had to renew my visa in Brazil and all went well!! I Saw my old companion and another missionary that i arrived with!! It was super fun to see and hang out with them in Cuiabá. We went shopping for random things and went to McDonalds to end the day of festivities. I traveled back to Campo Grande on Saturday and went to Church there on Sunday. After Church i went home and finally slept in my own bed!! It was a fun week and glad that i had the chance to see such great friends that i have made on the mission. It was really tiring and all in all i traveled for 40 hours on a bus. But i am home and i am back to work. Until next week my fellow Americans

Elder Browning

 Thank you, Thank you very much

 We were in heaven,  3 Americans!!!

 Look what I found!

I know why they call it hard work

If a mission was easy, everyone would serve.  I know that I am not doing this alone and I am glad to be serving the people in Brazil.

 

 The Book of Mormon is true no matter what language you speak or where you live.

Birth"Week"

The members in the area knew how to treat an Elder to a great birthday week.  So much love and SOOOOO much food!

 

A Super "Kraby Patty"

 BBQ

Happy Birthday to Me!

Another trip to the big city

So just to let you guys know what happened this week really quick. I went to Campo Grande again to have a training meeting with our mission President and then i came home. We had a good Sunday and the city closed down yesterday because it was the Ponta Porã´s Birthday. so p-day was moved today. This week i will be celebrating my Birth week and well let you guys know how it goes. Love you all and till next week.

Love,

Elder Browning

 

 A Ponta Pura Reunion

 Elder Mendoza- finally saw him after 10 months

Week 43

 The English Class I taught

 Hello?

USA USA USA

     So what an interesting week it has been for me here in BRAZIL. I traveled by bus ( 6 hours) to Campo Grande to pick up my my comp or as said  in Brazil ,``Meu Filho``. He is a "greenie".  A fresh new missionary.  He is from the north part of Brazil, where it is hot, and has a funny accent but i can live with it. Does not no english, but would like to learn.   He can be very quiet, but I am getting him out of his comfort zone.  He is very respectful to everyone.  He comes from a small family, and is the only member.  He has been a member of the Church for 5 years.
     I stayed in Campo Grande till Thursday and then we headed back to Ponta. My comp got settled in and we got to work. Sunday was really awesome here in our ward, one because i got to bear my testimony and two Carlos and Mateus, the two youth that we baptized a week or two ago, received the priesthood. It was supper awesome and i am seeing the fruits of my labors. They have a bright future ahead of them. Today i am going to a English School to talk about the USA in English and we will see how it turns out. I was promised cookies, so i better get them.hahaha. that sums up my week. I will continue my training here and well keep all of you informed. Love you all and until next week!!

Love,

Elder Browning

Campo Grande

 Mmmmm....Brownines

 Elder Brownie!!! hahaha

The new tree crew in Brazil

I am staying in Ponta Purã and I am getting a new companion.  I am going to train him!!!! I am going to Compo Grande to receive some training first and then pick up my new companion on Wednesday.
I am very excited and nervous.  I will be staying in Ponta Purã the next 3 months/12 weeks because I am training.  I think this is my new home.  We have not moved from our current apartment yet, we have 4 missionaries living here again.  The apartment feels very small. 
We had to do a service project and we cut down part of a tree. Well they don't have chain saws here so we used machetes. It was awesome and reminded me of home working with Kurt Fife.
I am traveling this week and that is about it. We had a ward talent show and I did magic of course. Everyone loved it.

Who needs a letter when pictures tell it all

My adventures for the week....I sang in the ward choir for Ward Conference, and we had 2 baptisms.

 

 I lost 30 pounds on Jenny Craig!  Ha ha ha ha

 Us, Tiago( the ward mission leader) and the Espinoza Family

 Carlos & Mateus

 We are to cool for School

 Onward into Battle

A Visit from Jack Frost in June

so i know that it has been a while but i just want to keep you guys updated on what has been new here. It has been cold and finally dropped down below 32 degrees. Who know Brazil gets cold?! i am now just waiting on snow but will probably never see it. SO this week we had a baptism and it was the coldest day of the year. The water heater broke and so the water was ice cold. I felt bad for our investigator but she toughed it out and we dealt through the pain. I walked in the water first and held in my desire to scream because it was cold but was glad that i only went in waist deep. All in all it was a very spiritual baptism and the whole ward showed. Mow this week on Saturday we have to more baptisms. i just hope someone fixes the water heated or it will be round 2 two of ice water!! so that is all here in PONTA (BURR)orã. I love you guys and glad that i am here on the mission. God is Good and until next time!!

Love Elder Browning

 

 

 Translation:  39.2 degrees farenheit - Brrr

 We even got frost on the ground.

 Saving the Day

 

The day had finally come.

Sushi

BRRRRR its cold.

So this weekf lew by and we did get a lot done here in PONTA PORÃ!! The temperature dropped again and it has been n the 60s all week. I spent the first part of the week in the hospital because of my asthma but all is okay now. The rest of the week was filled with teaching and FOG!! One day here the fog was so bad that at night you could not see anything. It was pretty sketchy. We have two Baptisms set for next week and hopefully well we will mark 2 or 3 more. The sad thing that happened this week is that starting this week there will be only one group of Elders here in our area. i will stay with my comp but the Others will leave. Its s really sad and we are going to work even harder. But i know we can do t. SO that sums p the week for me.  love yo all and  will definitely need the prays n my behalf. I will also try to stay warm here in Ponta. Until next week y´all

Love Elder Browning

 

Brr. It's Cold

Working in the rain

Saying Goodbye to another friend.

I think I would fit right in.