Week 22- New Area

Hey! This last week was exciting and also very sad! I had to say goodbye to a lot of people I love so much! I have found that on my mission I've learned to love a lot deeper. It's hard to explain, but saying goodbye to the members and less actives in my first area broke my heart. Saying goodbye to my "mom", Sister Haddock, was super hard also. She is seriously the best!

One of the last days before I left was crazy! I was biking next to an Elder and out of no where a motto just took him out. The guy on the motto got pretty beat up and his motto was a little messed up, but the Elder looked like he wasn't even touched! His bike was totally fine! I was in shock from it! Not a single tear in his clothes from skidding on the pavement or a mark on his white shirt!  Goes to show that God really does protect his missionaries. Don't worry mom... I'm okay :) 

That same day we got to do service at a members house. She told us we were helping her move her house so we thought we would being hauling things into the new house. Nope. We were doing "Extreme Home Maker". Let me just say, I've watched a ton of those eposidos and have not seen a house worse than this one. It was the grosses/scariest house I've ever been too. The floor was covered in cockroaches.  Because I didn't know we were there to kill cockroaches, all I wore was my Crocs. They were running all over the top of my feet. Our job was to kill them all.... all 1000 of them... We had brooms and smacked the crap out of them. I couldn't kill them without letting out a little scream every time. We ended up being the entertainment for the neighboring houses for the two hours we were there. The next day we went back and started fixing the walls. Super fun. Service is the best. 

My new companion is awesome! Sister Sermones is from Texas! She is almost done with her mission and I will being "killing her off", as in I will serve with her for her last two transfers/ three months until she goes home! She is helping me so much with the language! I'm so grateful to have her as a companion! I also live with two Khmers who are so cute! They have been helping me a lot with the language and I help them learn English! Super Fun! 

This new area is great! There are a ton of recent converts who are amazing! I'm excited to be serving here!

She liked my glasses so I bought her some fake ones. She loved them so much so she gave me her black head band I'm wearing. So sweet! ​

Thank you for your support! Happy Thanksgiving!