Around 10 p.m. on Christmas eve (our time) we got a call from Christian saying to call him back. We could hardly hear him when we called him back. It was Christmas day for him around noon. He was at a church about a block away from his apartment. Yes, I said apartment...he doesn't live in a shack or a hut. And he doesn't have mouses. Yay!! He was in his church with air conditioning and loud music in the background. People all around do karaoke in the streets. Little kids give him high fives and ask him if he's an actor...We told him he should say..."yes, my name is Ricky Schroeder". He is doing good and is in a city called Merida with a companion from California. It's the first time their area has had two white elders together. His companions name is Elder Woods. He still didn't know his first name after a couple days together. He likes him well enough.
He has a shower with two buckets and a ladle...he also uses that ladle when he uses the bathroom. No he doesn't have toilet paper. It's kinda like he showers over the toilet too...He uses alcohol for his left hand...enough said. And he seems ok with it... He seemed in pretty good spirits. His pdays will be Mondays same as Jensen, but we'll get his email Sunday sometime. With the 15 hour difference.
At the time we talked he still hadn't opened any presents yet, so I don't know what his thoughts of them were. And hopefully this time we'll get some pictures right away. We got to "talk" and repeat things over and over for about an hour. It was so nice to talk to him again and know he's ok. Best Christmas present ever.
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