Elder Kai Hicken: The Missionary: Sending Letters and Packages to Colombia

Things to know when sending letters and packages to Kai in Colombia, as sent from his Mission President:

Send letters and small, lightweight packages through regular post office mail and not through carriers such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.
Regular mail is usually quicker and less expensive.
Unfortunately, packages sent to other countries often do not reach their intended destination. When they do arrive, they are subject to taxes that the missionary must pay from his own personal funds. This amount may be equal to or greater than the cost of the items being sent.
If shipping a package, you may need the mission office phone number: 574-317-4159

All letters and packages should be sent to:

Kai Cyril Hicken
Colombia Medellin Mission

Calle 7 Sur 42-70 Edificio Forum P.H.
Etapa 1, Piso 24, Oficina 2405

Medellin Antioquia
COLOMBIA

You may also send a letter by pouch mail, meaning you send it to Salt Lake and they forward it on to Colombia. The requirements are:

One sheet of plain paper
Tri-folded and taped closed on the top. Do not seal the sides.
Do not include anything else in the letter, like photos or cash.
Without an envelope
One US Stamp on the paper and send it as is.
For more info about the Pouch Mail System for Missionaries, click here.

Pouch letters can be sent to:

Elder Kai Cyril Hicken

Colombia Medellin Mission

PO Box 30150

Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150

Another way to use the pouch mail, but for free, is to use DearElder.com. This time, use the scroll down menu to select "Peru Lima Central" and click "write letter". All letters submitted by 11:59 pm Sunday night will be sent out on Monday. They will print it and send it for free, following all the pouch guidelines.

Where to Send the Good Stuff

Click here for more information!

Colombia Medellin Mission Office - costs international postage

Elder Kai Cyril Hicken

Colombia Medellin Mission

Calle 7 Sur 42-70 Edificio Forum P.H.
Etapa 1, Piso 24, Oficina 2405
Medellin Antioquia
COLOMBIA

POUCH mail system - costs one US Stamp
NOTE: Letters only, 1 sided, see specific instructions

Elder Kai Cyril Hicken

Colombia Medellin Mission

PO Box 30150

Salt Lake City, UT

84130-0150

DearElder.com - cost is free You type the letter right on their site, they print it out and mail it in pouch for you! Select "Colombia Medellin" mission.

February 15, 2016

I was assigned a talk in Church yesterday and I felt it was important to talk about friends. Really, the importance of making friends with people who aren't active in the church, be they less-active or not baptized. The activity in the Church shouldn't depend on if they feel comfortable or fellowshipped by the members because it should be a given. Their activity should depend solely on their own testimony. I´ve met too many people on the mission that don´t go to church because they don´t have friends there and the members think that being their ´friend´ is visit them every week or month and invite them to church. A friend would communicate with the person often, invite them to things, spend time with them outside of their callings or responsibilities, serve them, help them out, and there just isn't enough of that in the Church in general. It makes a huge difference, though.

May 2, 2016

One mistake that many people make here is the requisites for read the Book of Mormon. They often say they don´t have time, but it´s because they try to take out 15-20 minutes at least. It´s better to read the Book of Mormon for 2 minutes everyday than 20 minutes every week. It isn´t a textbook, it isn´t just to obtain knowledge and memorize. It´s the key to our spiritual progress, the key to our religion and if everyday there are temptations and confusions and spots from the world, how can we think that we are alright not strengthening us as equally frequent or more frequently? Read the Book of Mormon EVERYDAY if it be for few minutes or for more.

Sending Letters and Packages to Colombia

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