Hello friends and family!
Well, I can't say that I expected anything to happen this week that
happened. I really have had to place my confidence in the Lord and
realize that He really is the one who knows what is best.
First off, I will be saying goodbye to elder guarcax, my little
guatemaltecho, as he heads back home to his family to hug his mom and
go swimming! It has been an amazing transfer that I have been able to
share with him, learning and laughing the whole time. He has taught me
so much and I truly will miss him!
As if that goodbye wasn't enough, I found out this week that I would
also have to say goodbye to all the amazing people who I have met
these last 6 weeks. There is a large shortage of missionaries right
now in the mission, so they don't have enough to keep all of the areas
open, and because of that, Huelva will only have sister missionaries
instead of sisters and elders. It was pretty sad news for us,
especially after 6 weeks of working so hard here to get to know
everyone and finally getting accustomed to being here! I finally
finished unpacking and now I have to repack everything. It's sad to
leave an area I have grown to love so quickly, but I know that this is
what the Lord wants right now for Huelva and for me.
And now the question, where does the Lord want me right now? I will be
serving in the beautiful beach city of torremolinos, right outside of
the city of Malaga! My new companion will be elder Reeder, a new
missionary who has only been here one transfer! But it's going to be a
little different serving with him because I'm used to being the taller
companion....elder reeder is like 6'10...we will definitely be
attention grabbers walking around the city for sure.
Also unexpected, I broke my first pair of shoes...but they were my
running shoes not my missionary shoes...oh well I guess I just won't
exercise.....hehe
Funny story of the week: so last week we went to this little town to
try and found some people to teach. We were knocking doors and this
guy came to the door who was about our age. He gave us the number of
his mom so we could call her and ask if we could come by. A couple
days later we called his mom and she told us that she wasn't living in
that town for the summer and we asked if we could come by when she
came back and she said no...and that was that. So this past week, we
went back to that town and we figured since the mom "wasn't there" we
would visit her son and talk with him. We knocked on the door and a
different kid came to the door and before we could say anything he
said, "one second, my mom is right here...." I couldn't help but laugh
and as she came to the door, I just gave her a big smile and said "Hi,
I'm elder Jenkins" the look on her face when she realized she had
talked to me on the phone....PRICELESS! The first 3 minutes of that
conversation were the most awkward of my life, but an hour later we
left her house with an invitation to come back anytime and a can of
soda:)
It is so surprising to me how much love I can have for the people here
even though I have only been here 6 weeks. There is a special feeling
that you get from trying your hardest to serve others. Huelva and the
people here are so important to me and a piece of my heart will stay
here, just as big as the part that is back in Cartagena and just as
big as the part that will stay in torremolinos. I know these next 6
weeks will bring new challenges and new experiences, but I know that
they will be to help me grow if I confide in Him who knows best.
I love you all and thank you for your support, prayers, and the
occasional letter! I hope the best for you all this week and will let
you all know about my new area next week.
Until then,
Elder Jenkins
1. Don't wait to make the changes tomorrow that you need to make today
2. How to defrost a freezer
3. A ton of things from the Christopher Columbus museum
4. Always be ready for a surprise cleaning check
5. There are these really amazing deep fried French toast type things
that they make here called torrijas
6. 8 of these torrijas will make you throw up
7. Be ready for anything during transfers
8. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own
understanding
9. You really don't need 40 ties
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