Almost every time we have new missionaries arriving, we also have missionaries returning home. This group has successfully served in the mission field, and are returning home to Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Bolivia. We miss them already.
I have chosen the title "Hermona Patrona" because my husband has for many years affectionately called me La Patrona. In Spanish the word jefa means "she who is the boss". My husband, however, says that the word patrona refers to "she who commands". In other words, La Patrona is more powerful than La Jefa. Because we are serving on a mission, he now calls me "Hermana Patrona."