Welllllll the results are in...
On Tuesday afternoon, my DL called and told me that....
I HAD CAMBIOS! And Hna T stays in Diriomo! (Spoiler
alert...she's already senior companion even though she JUST finished her
training. SO PROUD!)
Anyway, so I had to pack my bags and say goodbye to
everyone...that was pretty sad. I think the saddest part was saying goodbye to
E and her family. I love them so much. They cried when I told them I had
cambios. But they'll be great. When I told G, he wanted to cry (actually
the majority of the people I told cried or almost cried...including myself),
and said a ton of really nice things. Before he met us, he had had a dream
about two white angels that would save him from drugs...and the next day,
Hermana B and I appeared! 2 WHITE angels! So cool! He was giving Hna T advice...just keep going! Don't worry...itll be ok!''.That was pretty funny.
Everyone said Hna T looked devastated, but she's fine now. The funny thing
is that my first week of being in Diriomo, I met a less active hermano who
hadn't gone to church in over 4 years...we were working on reactivating his
family at the time...(his wife and kids are now active!) and he was a drunk.
And I told him, Hno V, I will NOT leave this area until you go to church!
And guess who went to church on sunday? Hno V! So maybe I had changes
because of him. But his family was pretty impressed when my prophecy was
fulfilled! haha
We left Wednesday morning for the changes meeting in
Managua...that was complicated. The zone left Masaya in a microbus with
everyone who had changes, but Diriomo is the farthest part of the zone. So we
had to take an overcrowded bus (yellow school bus style) and they tied my
suitcases on the roof. That was fun. Then we went from Masaya to Managua...where
I got to see the last testimonies of lots of my friends who went home this
change...like Hna R! haha. And I saw a certain ELDER SMITH from Virginia!
That was so crazy. Way fun to talk to him and get caught up on what is going on
in VA. And he ended up going to the farthest part of the misison, where the
speak this crazy dialect between english and spanish...in Bluefields. I CALLED
IT! Its the most adventurous part of our mission, so of course he'd go there.
Anyway, then they announced the changes and...President Russell said...
in Zona Masaya, Area Monimbo 2, Hermana G receives
her new companion who will finish her training...an excellent trainer...HERMANA
MACKAY!
I'm a STEPMOTHER! And I went back to the same zone!!! haha
it was pretty funny going back in the same bus that I had come in. Hna T and Hna G stayed in the same house together in Masaya, awaiting their
new compas...and they were pretty surprised when I appeared again!
Hermana G is great! She's adorable. She's from
Honduras and has 6 weeks in the mission, so I'll finish the 2nd half of her
training. Her trainer had changes because she is now the new Hna leader.
Everyone was super sad that Hna E left the area, but they're starting to
warm up to me. I've gotten a lot better at gaining people¡s confidence quickly.
My area is pretty cool. It's close to the center of Masaya.
It's more city'ish than my other areas have been. There aren't any trees, like
Managua, but there's more movement here because the people are a little more
well'off and have cars. Its weird seeing lots of cars again. The ward here is
HUGE! 230 people came to church on Sunday. In diriomo, assistance was about
90...and that was really good. I felt lost on Sunday because there were so many
people! And we meet in the stake center...the first time that I've sat in
cushioned seats for 14 months. That was kinda trunky actually...sitting in a
semi normal chapel again. I've been meeting in a house for the past 8 months.
The members help out a lot here. I still don't know the
investigators really well, but we're working hard to find new people...and
we're also going to have baptisms this weekend! Yay!!! I don't know them super
well, but that's the cool thing about being a missionary...you feel an instant
love for the people. I love it!
Today we had a zone pday and went to the laguna again...it
was funny bacause I went back to Diriomo for a few hours! I got to see Hna
Tadeo again! yaaaay! But it POURED on our way up. So I'm currently very wet.
But life is good! The first time I've felt cold in a long time!
Well, life is so good! I'm missing Diriomo, but I know I'm
gonna love Monimbo. Hard to believe that I'm probably in my fourth and last
area! The time is flying all too fast! I have 14 months in the mission now!
ahhhhhhhh! So hard to believe. I know that this church is true and that I still
have LOTS of people to help out here in Nicaragua before I come home!
I love you all! Have a great week!
Love,
Hna MacKay
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