Trust in the Lord.
I have been repeating those words in my mind for the last 48 hours. I found out on Sunday night that I am gettting transferred cause my companion will be training a new missionary(she is scared to death). SO that mean tomorrow I will be going to a new are awith a new companion. When she got eh call I immediately started crying. President Saylin knows me well and asked if "this Wed is going to be another funeral service"(when I left Mocity I cried the entire transfer meeting...this one will probably be similar. LOL. He did say that where I am going and who I am going with will make me smile....so we will see.
I spent all day yesterday packing. Then last night we went to an AWESOME noche de hogar. We had 3 families in the branch there. We went to hitchcock(a small town 15 min away) to have it at one of the members house there. We had a lesson then played this game called "papa caliente" which is basically hot potato. One person claps and then we pass teh ball around. once the noise stops, teh person who has the ball land on them has to pick something out of the secret bag( the bag is full of funny items to wear)....SO MUCH fun!!! Of course the two macho men get the dresses and the mumu thing. LOL!!! I took pics and will send them next week. All 20 of us looked ridiculous by the time the game was over. But super fun!!!
Well......The Fuentes family(part member family that we are teaching) gave us a ride to the noche de hogar. I hadent told them I was gettting transferred cause I didnt want to spoil the FHE. Os as we were getting out of hte car I gave Maria(the mom) a hug and told her. She then got histerical and started bawling. she was hugging me and kept saying "porque??!!!!" In the car is her 6 year old daughter crying screaming and telling me that she doesnt want me to go. Javier the 15 year old son then gives me a hug(freaked me out cause im not supposed to hug boys) needless to say it was the most dramatic goodbye ever!!!! Seriously!!! I was crying the whole family was bawling. I told her I could come back if Jaime and Javier get baptized, I would just need to find a ride. She said she would drive to canada to get me back!! :) I love these people.
It is going to be a hard couple of days. I dont deal with change well. But we will see. I have about 8 more goodbyes like that I have to do today. I am not excited to say goodbye to Mary Beth or my other Fav people here. :(
Almost every morning Hermana Bird and I take a walk to the sea wall and watch the sun rise. It is amazing. I am going to miss Galveston really bad. This is paradise island!!! the members are amazing!! I am so sad. Hermana Bird and I are best friends----we are the same person! But we are going to be friends after FOR SURE!!! she is so amazing nad I am so excited for her to train. We are only getting a new baby Hermana about every 3 transfers so I might never have to train and I am TOTALLY ok with that cause it is really hard.
I actually think I will miss my bike too. I have my own bike and I will take it with me till the end of my mission then leave it. I might use the bike randomly but nothing like everyday here in Galveston. :(
Part of Hermana Birds email:
"""""""""""Hermana Richards is the acting mother of the van (driving the vehicle, conducting a symphany while pushing the buttons to open and close the automatic sliding doors, etc.)...I was the acting co-mother (providing the fresh fruits and veggies to the hungry kids in the back)...the family van is awesome!!
So, I must tell you about how the fit for survival sometimes overtakes companion responsibilities to protect each other...
...outside in the 110 degrees..no clouds...pure sun...two chairs...only one in the shade...so the question begins...who is going to have to face the entire lesson in the blazing hot sun?...the one who tans easy? or the one that burns like a lobster?...Hermana Richards neglecting her already pink companion, runs to be the first in the shady chair...so what do I do you ask??? I sweat, sweat, sweat....as the sweat drips off my face, and down my neck I keep my trusty handkerchief at my side...dobbing and whipping when needed..aka the entire time. All that I can see from the corner of my eye is Hermana Richards...smiling...laughing...and totally content in her shady bliss....fanning herself lightly with a For Strength of Youth Pamphlet...so don't worry I left the lesson with a huge BURN!!! Got to love it!""""""""""""""""""
I love her and am going to miss including her stuff in my email.
So dont send anything anymore to the Galveston address...send it to :::: 4627 Austin PKWY Sugar Land, TX 77479..........until next week when I email you. REMEMBER email is now on Monday. So send them before Monday morning. :) :)
Well, I love you all SO much!! I really cant mean it more. When serving other people you learn to love them. even when you have nothing in common wiht Hispanics. Please keep me in your prayers these next fewe days and I will update you all next week on everything. I am praying for you and miss you!!! LOVES!!!
Hermana Richards
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