Wow! this week has been FULL of UPS and DOWNS! well start with the ups...
We
had the last two exchanges of the transfer! they were great and
wonderful and faith building experiences! ...and Hna McLaws and I
are extremely excited to have a complete week together!! Then we'll
begin the cycle again! with the 10 companionships that we cover in the
peninsula, we typically try to do 2 companionships a week for the last 5
weeks of the 6 week transfer. Hopefully we can plan it out to be
balanced with Christmas and New Years in this transfer, but It'll work
out! Besides, It's the Lord who really plans these transfers, not us--so
it'll absolutely work out.
Thanksgiving!
It was great! we had a delightful lunch with the sweetest strongest
member named Araceli who just got baptized about a year and a half ago,
she's a single mom who works so hard (3 jobs) and gives everything of
herself for her 2 sons. AND she fed us a delicious roasted chicken :)
she's only 24 and I'm AMAZED at her strength and love for the Lord and
diligence in the gospel. Then we went to the Bailey's (the incredible
senior couple serving in our ward) and had LOTS of pie :) Her apple pie
was good, but NOTHING compares with yours Aunt Sharon!) then we had a
nice dinner with the Canilzales who made "panes con pavo" these El
Salvadorian sandwiches with turkey and veggies drenched in this
delicious mystery sauce... estuvieron RIQUISIMOS!! she also gave us
pumpkin pie :) all in all It was much less food than I ate last
thanksgiving, so my insides were much happier about that.... or so I
thought.... here comes the "downs"
Friday
night we were out proselyting when Hna. Mclaws began feeling really
sick! She threw up 3 times just on the drive home, then we got home
around 7:30
and she tried to get some rest but she couldn't hold anything
liquid down at all, and she was vomiting every 15 minutes for hours and
hours... I started feeling sick around 9pm and threw up a few times, but it didn't hit me nearly as hard as it hit her. By 2:30am
(7 hours of pure vomiting) she still hadn't stopped, her poor body was
so weak and dehydrated, and even though I wasn't feeling good, I was
strong enough drive her to the Emergency Room... They got her checked in
and hooked her up to an IV and she started feeling and looking much
better. We finally got a hold of some Elders who were able to meet us
there and give her a blessing too. They gave her some medication and
after that everything calmed down :) they gave us our own little room
and Hna McLaws rested. I just threw up a few more times and was able to
make it through, we got home around 6 am
and SLEPT ALL DAY. The Baileys brought us some yummy turkey noodle
soup and we got some broth down. Yesterday morning we were feeling much
better, very weak, but better :) We made it to church for Mike's
Baptismal Interview (which he PASSED! yaaaay! He'll be baptized on Thursday)
and then we took the sacrament and went back home to rest more. I feel
like my abs got hit by a train, but all in all MUCH better. Hna
McLaws has totally bounced back and is doing great and I feel SO blessed
that the timing was just right that I could take care of my companion
and that we're both all better now :)
also.... this week was...... TRANSFER CALLS. (dun dun duuuuuun!) On Saturday
President Meredith called us to check up on Hna McLaws and I, and he
was about to hang up when he said, "while I have you here on the phone
I'll just spoil the surprise.... you BOTH will be staying in your
positions in San Mateo!" We would have leaped and jumped and cheered and
laughed and cried if we were strong enough to! We're SO happy to be
together. I'm grateful for this area, and I'm grateful for my companion
and for our investigators and members! I'm over the moon that I'll be
here for Mike's baptism and even more that we're planning and praying
for. 6 more weeks of being a set apart missionary... so many MIRACLES to
see still! I love you ALL! keep us in your prayers!
Hermana Mitchell
one of my new favorite quotes:
"Be the first to say I'll do it, and the last to say I did it"
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