We currently have three missionaries living in our home, it is interesting how that came about but it's like this. Elder C from Oregon is awaiting a visa because he was called to serve in the Brazil Manaus mission so in the mean time he is here but because he may leave before the next transfer it's better to have him here with 2 missionaries so that when he does leave there is still a companionship here and not just one lone Elder. The other two are just awesome. Elder L is from Tonga and Elder W is from Jacksonville Florida. All three Elders were able to talk with their families on Christmas Day and that was great for them and their families. The members here just love missionaries and so they are always giving treats and junk food to the Elders, the only problem is that they are all gaining weight and they don't really like the idea of going home fat. Elder C's mom saw him on Skype on Christmas Day and told him that he looked fat, so he is trying really hard to turn down deserts and extra treats.
I went down to the apartment this week and there was this countertop just filled with junk food! Most of it was not really good and definitely not good for them so they kind of threw all of it in the garbage. This really upset Elder L because in Tonga there are too many people there who go without and here they just throw food away. How sad is that? It really tugged at my heart to realize that we waste so much while people are out there starving...
Today's reward was awesome, there was a knock at the door and Elder M and his mother were here from Houston Tx. Elder M finished his full time service 2 weeks ago and now he is moving back to go to college near by. It's great to see that the missionaries don't forget us.
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