So today here i am on the chunk of rock they called staten. This is the first time in my life i have lived on an island and so far its pretty sweet. We are doing em
ails from our local macstore because we couldnt get library cards yet, but they were nice enough to let us use some new macbook airs, which are sick. plus the ambiance music is coldplay right now, :) i love motab but a break every once in a while is nice too.
This island is soooo different then brooklyn and queens. Its techincally nyc but barely, its super nice. the people here mostly live in big house with yards, and arent too interested in any church that doesnt begin with catholi. But things are going really well so far.
We are working with a woman named yvonne and her daughters naomi and natalie. None of them are members, but yvonne's mom is a less active. Anyways, natalie turned 12 this week and now is planning on getting baptized in 2 weeks. We are hoping naomi(15) will jump on board this week and catch her sisters fever. Its awesome to see.
oh, I have to tell you about this amazing miracle that happened this week. elder kosaka and I were driving home from transfers and trying to figure out where our apartment is, and an hour and half later we decided we were lost. we called the other missionaries and told them were we were, and they said they would come and get us. When we were waiting, I felt like i should talk to the guy walking by our car in the parking lot. i grabbed a passalong card and jumped out. when i called out to say hey to him, he turned around and started laughing. He was shoked to see us. he was a member who had moved from boston 3 months ago but hadnt been in contact with the church. I was just a surpised that the first person i talked to was a member. We meet with him saturday and taught his roommate john, and both of them will be coming to church this sunday, hopefully. It was just such a testemant that even getting lost on a totally foreign island can be part of the Lord's plan.
anyways, now for Q's and A's:
(bob marley is playing now, i feel like im back in jamaica!)
Questions for Elder Sky…
1. How are you? amazing
2. How is your new area? so sweet, the members here are so cool. most of them are from the west and are transpanted here for school or work and most of them have served missions. They are so amazing, we have dinner appointments every night this week. A big change from Jamaica. 3. Can you introduce us to your new companion? Name, where is he from, how long has he been serving? He is Elder Kosaka, from Osaka, Japan! He is my second foreign comp in nyc, and he is way rad. his english is really good, and he is teaching me some japanese. Do itashe mashite. He has been out for about 6 months, and it a cool kid. Good companion to have when your blinded into an area. A japanese family in the ward feed us some really japanese food last night, and it was amazing!
4. How is your new ward/branch? amazing. They are all willing to go out with us, we just have to find people to teach first! :)
5. How did transfers go? Did all your “stuff” fit back in your bags? Did you take a bus or train or ?????? The senior missionary couple, The williams, who serve in jamaica drove my stuff to transfers and then we have a car here on staten so we drove it back. but my stuff fit, barely..
ails from our local macstore because we couldnt get library cards yet, but they were nice enough to let us use some new macbook airs, which are sick. plus the ambiance music is coldplay right now, :) i love motab but a break every once in a while is nice too.This island is soooo different then brooklyn and queens. Its techincally nyc but barely, its super nice. the people here mostly live in big house with yards, and arent too interested in any church that doesnt begin with catholi. But things are going really well so far.
We are working with a woman named yvonne and her daughters naomi and natalie. None of them are members, but yvonne's mom is a less active. Anyways, natalie turned 12 this week and now is planning on getting baptized in 2 weeks. We are hoping naomi(15) will jump on board this week and catch her sisters fever. Its awesome to see.
oh, I have to tell you about this amazing miracle that happened this week. elder kosaka and I were driving home from transfers and trying to figure out where our apartment is, and an hour and half later we decided we were lost. we called the other missionaries and told them were we were, and they said they would come and get us. When we were waiting, I felt like i should talk to the guy walking by our car in the parking lot. i grabbed a passalong card and jumped out. when i called out to say hey to him, he turned around and started laughing. He was shoked to see us. he was a member who had moved from boston 3 months ago but hadnt been in contact with the church. I was just a surpised that the first person i talked to was a member. We meet with him saturday and taught his roommate john, and both of them will be coming to church this sunday, hopefully. It was just such a testemant that even getting lost on a totally foreign island can be part of the Lord's plan.
anyways, now for Q's and A's:
(bob marley is playing now, i feel like im back in jamaica!)
Questions for Elder Sky…
1. How are you? amazing
2. How is your new area? so sweet, the members here are so cool. most of them are from the west and are transpanted here for school or work and most of them have served missions. They are so amazing, we have dinner appointments every night this week. A big change from Jamaica. 3. Can you introduce us to your new companion? Name, where is he from, how long has he been serving? He is Elder Kosaka, from Osaka, Japan! He is my second foreign comp in nyc, and he is way rad. his english is really good, and he is teaching me some japanese. Do itashe mashite. He has been out for about 6 months, and it a cool kid. Good companion to have when your blinded into an area. A japanese family in the ward feed us some really japanese food last night, and it was amazing!
4. How is your new ward/branch? amazing. They are all willing to go out with us, we just have to find people to teach first! :)
5. How did transfers go? Did all your “stuff” fit back in your bags? Did you take a bus or train or ?????? The senior missionary couple, The williams, who serve in jamaica drove my stuff to transfers and then we have a car here on staten so we drove it back. but my stuff fit, barely..
This week was sweet, and Im excited to be here on staten. There is alot of good things that are getting ready to happen here, so im psyched. Its hard getting used to being in a car, i miss the trains and buses. Being in a car is a bit like being trapped away from the people we want to talk to. but thankfully they have the staten island ferry which travels between staten and manhattan and we can find people there. and see the statue liberty there and back. its a sweet deal.
Ya'll are my heroes, love ya
sly,
elder nemo(my nickname from mac, a 3 year old in the ward)
Ya'll are my heroes, love ya
sly,
elder nemo(my nickname from mac, a 3 year old in the ward)
How awesome to get to spend some time on Staten Island!!! They have no idea what they are in for with Elder Thiot. Prepare to be amazed!!!!
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