ha..
Well
turns out that I was transferred to an area that is the farthest area
in our mission! Calauag, Lopez! It is so far! it was over a 5 hour bus
ride! Thats like riding to St. George with no movies to watch, crammed
in a seat that doesn't even fit your knees! haha It wasn't a fun ride
but I finally got here.
So
how's this area? Just like all the other areas I have been put in
haha, No work has been done, area book hasn't been updated, house hasn't
been cleaned, and companion that needs some help.
I
will start with the Companion. Elder Calianga is his name and he is
actually a really cool guy, we have a lot in common (games) yeah we are
both nerds. So we got a long really well, we were able to sit down right
away and talk about our expectations and our weaknesses and all that
fun stuff, and it turns out that he isn't really the reason why i was
Emergency transferred, he is a good Elder and there is just a few things
that we can work on, he is really willing to work and do everything
else so thats good. I actually have no idea why I was Emergency
Transferred but I'll give a little background of the Zone I am now in
(lopez) This zone is known as the Outer Darkness, and who lives in Outer
darkness? bad people do haha... and so it is here that all the pasaway
missionaries in the mission are here in the Lopez Zone, I am not saying
all the missionaries here right now are pasaway but it has its
reputations, and the stories that I have heard are just unbelievable and
I will not repeat them in an e-mail. So maybe I have been placed here
to add some strength to the Zone, I am not sure I traveled directly here
I didn't have an interview with President or anything. So a few
obedient missionaries amongst the many pasaway missionaries is all ready
taking affect, I feel alone, really alone, and under attack haha. I am
like the only foreigner in this Zone, and the missionaries have their
little secret combinations over here its crazy, I can't believe it.
Elders have all ready started to make fun of me for being obedient,
ridiculed, laughed at, and teased. Ain't no easy task but Elder Kikel is
on the Job and he aint going to be fooled' and guess who my new
District Leader is... Elder Oliva. My first companion in Mindoro haha
yeah thats been pretty fun... (not really) he was there when I got off
the bus and the first thing he says is " welcome to my Kingdom" and I
just thought "oh great..." haha... this will be fun. He goes home in a
couple weeks, so missionary work is out the window for him. Its sad
really but he can make his own choices and will recognize what he has
done later in life, or in the next.
Work
wise it has been just the same as my other areas haha. No
investigators, no teaching pool, and a weak relationship with the
members. Area book hasn't been updated for months, and no work done in
this area for the last six months as well. So... here we go again with
the same process as last, fix, repair, and plant... haha thats fine I am
ready and willing, its what has been asked for me to do so which means I
need to do it. I will just make that plane flight that much more
relaxing haha!
Oh
fetch... and the apartment looked like it hasn't been cleaned in
years!! It was so bad, and so depressing to come too my first day. It is
actually one of the nicest apartments I have seen the mission it is
sweet. Its like 10 times better then my apartment in Victoria, but its
just so dirty! So what did we do? We cleaned it for 2 days straight! no
work! I am starting to get good a this cleaning stuff. Now its clean and
its looks amazing, I love my companion for being willing to help me
clean it and clean it the right way the first time! Dad, I now
understand when you constantly said that to me, I was so hard headed
before haha... sorry. ha.
The members are really nice here and they are super excited for me to be here for some reason... (I wonder why)
I
am like super hero here! hahah its crazy! its like this city has never
seen a white guy before! Even though there has been white missionaries
here before but the people are just so shocked to see me. Everyone asks
me how tall I am and where I am from. Everyone just stares at me.
Everyone calls me Superman haha. Not to mention the girls here.. a
freak... haha where ever we go girls take on look at me and start
giggling and whisper to the friends, and they like cat call me in a
sense and its super weird! Kids follow us forever on the streets, old
guys calling me out saying " Hey Joe!" My companion says I am like
celebrity here everyone all ready knows who I am.... haha as I am
writing this e-mail there is girls outside peepin through the windows
and waving at me haha.... Its crazy here I am going to get kidnapped are
something! Nah... My companion who is Filipino that I forgot to mention
told me that if you are as tall as I am and white I could get any girl I
wanted in the city. Its really weird and different. I am going to come
home and no one is going to notice me the same way and I am going to
feel like a ghost hahah! Its a good laugh everyone now and then but
mostly annoying because you can never get an oym in all they want to do
is talk to you laugh and giggle.
Well thats
about it for now I hope you are all doing well back at home, and keep
strong because the world is going down the Toilet!
Elder Kikel
-on the Lord's errand-
San Pablo Philippines Mission
Lewis,
ReplyDeleteUse the your charming white boy skills to get them thinking about the book of Mormon.:) Getting transferred to areas that don't have anything going on is great! Field is white already to harvest. Rub your hands together because that's an awesome opportunity. Helps to be the local celebrity also? Do what you do best and that's work hard and teach everyone around you by example.
Your Bro
Tony