Transfer to Bingerville

So yes, I am transferred to the area called Bingerville, in the zone of Cocody, which is very close to the city of Abidjan! My specific area is not a city, but there are a lot of hills, and trees, and even road construction on a massive road, so the terrain of our area is super varied and I feel like I am in a movie a lot (between the houses, the trees, the red dust massive road construction)

My companion, Elder MBuya, just finished his training. He is from Congo. In our apartment, which is nice and clean, of 4 missionaries, we are all relatively new in the mission. Our apartment has a really nice feeling of respect and just happiness.

So, i am really excited for this transfer. This week, we had a baptism, we did our apartment shopping, and were able to go out to our sector during two days. So I am still quite new, and I saw that Elder MBuya is actually a very capable and loving missionary already. He led the team for this first week, and starting tomorrow, it will be me who will be leading. I feel a little strange, because I know that my French, knowledge of scriptures, and even my ability to connect with the investigators is probably inferior to Elder MBuya's, but it will me that will be leading. I figure that this is just a super safe environment to be a senior companion in...my companion is humble and accomplished, so I really have a lot I can learn from him.

I have really loved the advice mom gave to list things that I should be grateful for. It is easy to get resentful about the sum of the circumstances we face here but I have really felt uplifted by taking time to reflect upon what I am grateful for each day.

We did a light the world service project, in the city, where we cleaned up this garden in the middle of a round a bout. The Lewis couple was there, and took pictures.

I got the package! It was crushed a little! And it looked like someone cut a fist sized hole in the corner while it was en route! But I have loved the mangoes, pop tarts, and Christmas tree. The others in the apartment have loved it too. 

Love you guys, 

Elder not so Chilly Willy