Dear family of Elder Zierenberg,
December 6,
2013
We were very pleased to welcome
your son as he arrived safely to our mission full of enthusiasm and
excitement. He spent a busy day with interviews, training, and meeting
his first companion. After lunch he traveled with his companion to start
their missionary work in their respective areas.
We are grateful to you for having
prepared your missionary to be able to serve the wonderful people in this
beautiful country. We pray the Lord's blessings be upon you and your
family for the sacrifices that you have made.
A couple of pointers regarding mail
and packages. In Colombia there is no national mail system. All of
our correspondence is through email. Keep in mind if you are mailing packages
from the USA the flat rate package boxes are the most economical way. Please
keep it under 4 lbs. Packages weighing less than 4 lbs are delivered directly
to our office. If the package weighs more than 4 lbs it is held up in customs
at the airport and there is an extra fee that must be paid to get the package
out of customs. This extra cost is paid for by the missionary using his
personal funds. From the
missionary handbook it says this about expenses.
"Use funds from home for
other necessary expenses, such as replacing necessary clothing, ...approved
telephone calls home, and medical expenses not paid by the mission (medical
care for preexisting conditions, co-payments, and normal eye or dental care).
Keep other expenses to a minimum and pay for them with funds from home,
including expenses for film and film developing, souvenirs, gifts, ...any
damage that you cause to apartments"
If your missionary needs money from
home there are several options. 1. A debit card from home. The
family may place money into that account when needed for by the missionary for
his personal use.
2. Send a cashier's check or
traveler's check via Federal Express to the mission office in the missionary's
name. 3. Western Union.
Thank you for helping to prepare
them to serve the Lord for these next two years.
Sincerely,
President and Sister Andelin
Misión Colombia Bogotá Norte
Calle 72 #10-07 St 1001
Edificio LIberty Seguros
Bogota, Colombia
57-1-326-6562
