Well I'll cut right to the chase- I'm not leaving this crazy place. We're actually receiving a third elder here. He should be getting here this week or next and we have no idea who he is. Although we both think it's a new guy. Then after "a few weeks" I'll be leaving. I'm stoked actually; maybe that's what this sector needs in order to really get going. Looking back though this sector has really improved since when I first got here. Despite the MANY obstacles we've pulled it off until now. Wednesday we went up to the main island. What a difference. I went with a couple other missionaries to teach some lessons and stuff and I thought I was going to die for sure. I was just waiting to get knifed by someone at the houses. Then on the road we just cruised in between cars through red lights over curbs through sketchy metal poles just wide enough for a bike and many other things. It was way fun though. Then our conference was killer as ever. I'm pretty sure the elders in that zone are like the highest baptising in the world.They had done a hundred this year alone. Also we went to the French wanna be Costco and finally bought all the things we need. And finally the best part was I was able to go to McDonald's with Elder Redding from my district. I nearly died. Then we got to teach together and finally we all slept at there house. He's a Zone leader; that makes three of the six from my district who are currently zone leaders. Nuts huh? The next morning we almost missed our flight. When we got there, they escorted us to the fronts of all the lines. Then we went out to the airplane and a friend of ours was the guy waiting to close the door. He put us to shame. But we made it in, sat down, and not but thirty seconds after we took of. We were soooooooo close. Then we got a way sweet contact with a guy who was at an investigator's house. The investigator wasn't there so we just started chatting with him. Then both at the same moment we felt the need to ask him to take the lessons. Nailed it! He totally became interested. Later that night we had and activity at the ward and I was making sweet progress with a non-member who was there until a fight broke out right next to us between the two former branch presidents. Uhhhh...Okay. Lost that one. Fortunately the got stopped before they actually hit each other. The final news is a very good one- We challenged an investigator named Mahao to get baptised April 16th. I really hope that it will go through on the said date. If it works out I'll have at least one baptism while here in Rurutu. Hope and pray with me. We'll see what happens. Oh and one very last thought, we officially know what day we will come home. An elder from our district asked the office couple. Well, I'll see you guys March 1st I guess. Two years just isn't enough for us. Gotta love it baby.
No comments:
Post a Comment