Hey hope everything is going great up in the states, things here are hot and sticky as usual but got to love it!!

I was wondering when anyone was going to ask about investigators and baptisms and such and I just simply cannot say a word why... in the past every time I have told you about an investigator something bad has happened, usually his date falls, so I don't say anything really haha just a personal problem.   I will inform you that we do have a baptism coming up and I am excited but when it happens I will tell you their story and everything so don't fret!!!

So this week I went on divisions with the ZL´s and I stayed in Canlun and Elder Champagne came with me and it was a blast.   The first 20 minutes he slipped and fell in mud and we went up to San Vicente and had some great lessons.  Elder Champagne knows such good Qeqchi he blew me away with his Qeqchi knowledge and he taught me a lot but our last night he told me I have good Qeqchi and for someone to say that means a lot in the Polochic so that was just a great adventure and all in all a good two days!!  Elder North is doing great and I am going to have him teach all the lessons this week.  If I get transfered I want him to know everything about Kanlun.

Something funny I learned this week from E. Champagne is how to tickle a pig until it falls asleep haha.  It's so weird but a lot of Qeqchi´s have been calling me the pig whisperer haha!!

Alright well I love you guys hope you all have a good, fun, safe and joyful week hey and shout out to Kate for her first date woooooo!!! 

Neketinra,

Elder Barker

What is goin on?

Happy Fathers day to my dad Brett Barker what a great guy!!!  You have taught me everything, thanks!  Hope you had a great day!!! 

Also Happy 22 year anniversary to my wonderful Mom and Dad.

Also Congrats to Alemania (Germany) to beating the tar out of Portugal take that Ronaldo, haha!!! Good luck to the U.S.A later today.

Well on to this week we actually didn't have divisions with the ZL`s but we did have interviews with President Curtiss and I have a great story about that.

So we were talking about just how is Canlun and I told him its been hard to find new people and stuff and I told him a story.  So this last week we contacted this house and turns out its a family - wow!  miracle in Canlun.  We finish teaching them and they seemed interested and they asked if we could bless their bed ridden grandma and she was really skinny and paralysed and the family told me if I could make her walk they would go to church and I was pretty nervous haha!  I told President Curtiss that I can't raise someone and he just was like Elder Barker tell me why you can't?  I was like um... um....  then he said Jesus did why can't you?  I was just like duh of course I can I have the Priesthood and I felt foolish.  Now I definitely have a stronger testimony and faith thanks to President Curtiss. I want my family to know he prayed for you all and he even got teary praying for you all, so someone else here loves ya.  I wish you could of heard his prayer.

I honestly am going a little crazy in Canlun, six months is a long time in one area but we are having success so that's awesome and yes yooli booti ahaa!! its flooding haha!! Remember I always talked about how areas flood turns out that's Canlun.  It rains so hard here that it starts flooding our house through our toilet.  The other week I was battling with a plunger to keep water from coming up the toilet haha good times!!!

Well honestly things are great I have been blessed exceedingly.   Last night one of our families told me they were going to cry when I leave so that made me feel good but its going to be hard in 3 weeks to say goodbye - maybe! Well have a great week and enjoy life and be safe!!  Love you all!!

Neketinra Elder Barker

Wow finally a whole hour to write, but good news... the parasite is gone haha and I did not have a lost day.  I decided to buck up and work and be an Elder of Polochic in other words be a man haha!!!

But anyways this week was good  I saw lots of miracles this week and it was awesome.  so story time... We had zone meeting and the ZL told us that all of us need a new baptism fecha or date but in Canlun nothing is going on.  I was super stressed but I felt ready to go and work again so we go and visit some people and we find out that two people that always go to church are actually not members so we put 2 baptismal dates that very day and it was awesome so bam two miracles!!!

Other miracle, so I wrote you all last Monday in Coban and we had to travel home and take the boat and such and walk 3 miles but anyways we were walking to the boat and bam water the river flooded and we didn't have our boots or flashlights and its night time and so we have no choice but to truck on and we finally got to the boat after walking through mud and water up to our knees ( if you wonder why I need new shoes here is the reason haha) but we got to the boat and there was this other guy there who was going to Canlun and turns out he has a flashlight and leads us home and talked to us about the gospel and bam new investigator bam other miracle.

Another miracle is my Q`eqchi is really picking up. I love it when I speak and people whisper wow he knows our language and they just listen its awesome.  I have lately just been able to speak really without thinking which helps a lot.  This week we have divisions with the ZL´s and I feel they are just going to judge me on my Q`eqchi but oh well hopefully I surprise them.  Elder North is a fun guy and is teaching me how to play chess and stuff and its always a good time here in Canlun.  Well I love you all I hope you all enjoy your summer and have fun and be safe.  Congrats to Carly for her mission call that's awesome she´s going to love it down south haha!!! Well love you all tons peace out!!

Neketinra Elder Barker

Elder North