All
right everyone, I'll give you the run down of the week. On Monday being my last day in Miyako, Elder Kudou and I went around and I was able to say
good bye to all the members that actually lived close to the church and within
reasonable biking distance.
It
was good time and kinda sad but I promised them all that I will be coming back
to Miyako some time and see them all again. Honestly, I want to keep that promise. The following day was transfer, by myself. I woke up around 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning and did
some final packing and then after everyone else woke up we headed to the Eki. Little did I know that a good number of the members had
woken up early to see me off:) I love those people! They gave me food, manga, and other
presents.
Then
I was off on my own for 6-7 hours traveling all the way to Sendai. This is were it gets interesting. I was supposed to meet some other elders in Morioka,
and time was tight so I got off the bus and ran to where they were supposed to
be and.... there is nobody.
So
then I realize that I left my luggage on the bus so I run back to the bus stop
and.... the bus is gone.
Hahah
so at this point I am stuck in Morioka without a phone, no luggage, and a solo
missionary.
Lol
it was a ride.
After
asking a few people to borrow their phone and getting rejected every time. I go and ask the people working at the Eki to call the
bus back and use stations phone. After a few calls to the mission home and telling them
that the elders are gone, I am stuck until my luggage comes back, and the APs
telling me that all I can do is wait for other missionaries that will come from
somewhere or I basically have to wing it and get to Sendai on my own. Haha so with all that I get my luggage and catch the
next bus to Sendai.
Just
an hour behind on time.
I get
to Sendai and again no body there so I just hung out until another solo
missionary came out of the blue. Well long story short I made it to Furukawa safely and
I am now sleeping on beds not futons in this area. Furukawa is great! Bunch of great people here and it is terrific. And there are a lot of people who don't know that
they need the gospel.
Also
there is a bullet train that runs about 50 yards away from the apartment,
so everyday about 15times I can hear/feel a bullet train pass by.
Called
up a pi this week and she became a new q so that is a great highlight of the
week. Also got to go back to
Izumi this week.
It
was an awesome time.
As
soon as I got off the bus in Izumi, I was like "I AM HOME THIS IS THE PLACE".
I AM SO HAPPY".
Ok
on a serious note.
Everyday
is a blessing! The fact that we have sunlight to break apart the night
every morning is a blessing.
Just
the fact that I can be in Japan at this point in my life is a wonderful
blessing/gift from God.
All
the things that have come up to this point has shape me into the person and
missionary that I am. It is a blessing that I am so thankful for. God love us individually and love to see us TRY. Love you all and have a good week.
Elder Halverson
ハルバソン長老~日本仙台伝道部
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