New Area

Week 57

01 February 2016

Sa Bula Family, 

Homesick, homesick and more homesickness... As I boarded the plane in Labasa airport to Viti Levu I stopped for a moment to look around, to just pause and say one last goodbye to my home of Vanua Levu. The members from my area called me just before the flight to say another goodbye, it was so sad. I was on the plane and as I was flying over the ocean towards my new area, i couldn't help but feel homesick almost as if I was leaving for my mission in the very beginning. The first two days in my new area I was terribly homesick I tried and tried to distract my thoughts but I kept going back to thoughts of my old area. On the 3rd day being a Sunday in my new area, we had a baptism it was wonderful but I don't think I was all there you know, my heart was somewhere else. 

I am now serving in the Nausori Zone in the Nakelo Area, I'll be honest I know I've only being here 3 days but I am not a big fan of this area so far. Not at all. I think the trouble now that im facing is that I've left so much of my heart in my old area that I'm struggling to find it and use it here in my new area. Its so hard! my new companion's name is Elder Barnaby, he was in the intake before me and we were in MTC together for a little bit. 

Last night we attended a Special missionary broadcast that was shown worldwide. To those missionaries that have seen it, a friend of mine was featured in it. He is a Fijian Elder, names Elder Koroinibuka. I know his family VERY WELL!! In fact his village was my last area :D I was going crazy last night when I saw him on the screen. We watched the broadcast with our Mission President and his wife and all the missionaries in the Naursori and Suva Zones ITS WAS CRAZY!!! I saw how many Elders and Sister that I already knew from back home!!!! It was so funny, somehow I have a big reputation in the mission and everyone know's me hahaha I find it really odd because the area's I have served I dont meet alot of missionaries so yeaahh?? 

We have a couple investigators, alot of them children but also some adults the older ones are harder to teach because they have so many thoughts especially crazy ones. You can tell though it all comes from confusion because of the millions of churches in Fiji and how they all try to be different and prove that they're right and all. As a matter of fact two brothers who are preachers had an argument and now they've set up two different churches from the one?? 

Iv'e set up my area in the flat with all my fine mats and tapa's lol. I have become sick though, I can feel it in my body its become weak and ache's everywhere. Hurts to walk and move, I think though it may be caused from the home sickness?? im not sure but I'm just going off last time how I got sick. A good thing though is I'm close to Suva if I ever need medical treatment. 

Our Flat though is a mansion!!! timbered floors, aircon, running water and electricity, tilled bathroom, bed frames and a washing machine. Balcony and a fridge and all sorts, OMGSH I was so shocked!!! especially coming into Suva last night I was scared, it might seem weird but I was freaked out! just because there was so many people and the road were like highways, cars everywhere and houses not huts, houses!!!! I was nervous as lol I want to go back to the bush life!!! I hate aircon though, give me headaches and makes me feel sick -.- 

Hope you are all well and healthy though, especially spiritually too. I have being praying for you guys, so I hope heavenly father has been able to be bless you all. Dont worry about me I will keep pushing on or shouldering on as the hymn goes.. I love you all so much, take care of yourselves. I know the gospel is true and the work of the missionaries is a inspired and everlasting work that cannot be stopped by no man, things or being. Be good to one another, LOVE YOU!!!