What is this recent turn of events? Well last Saturday night, with 15 minutes till lights out we got...the call. TRANSFO. Guys, this is a big deal.
And so after 5 months, the 5 hardest months of my life, the Lord is finally calling me away from Brovary. And if you were to have told me during my first weeks in Brovary that i would be balling my eyes out about leaving i would have doused you with tears of laughter. And yet, here i am, balling my eyes out, dousing you with imaginary tears of saddness. For you i guess it's a lose lose situation. It's usually not until you are leaving that you realize that even through the war of all spiritual wars and trials (seriously, this has been a bloody spiritual battle) you somehow still managed to make some of the best friendships and are torn about leaving them! But I'm sure there are more to be made in Perchairsky, which is nothing more than Center Kiev. If it helps you at all with the geography let's just you can't get much closer to Maidan.
So this week has had a lot of lasts, including one last train ride to the cello's for a trip to the Clarks. In a couple days my rustic greenery and "cock a doodle doo's" will be replaced with golden domes and architecture and so i didn't hesitate to take it all in.
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| "Popcorn popping on the apricot trees" After all these years of singing it, i finally get it! |
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| OK, so I'm still working on the jumping shots, but you got give me credit for getting some wicked air off those jumps |
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| The "hey there cutie, ready to be baptized?" |
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| The "cow lick seducer" |
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| The "babushka" |
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| So this boy came out of nowhere and as you can clearly see it caught us all off guard Sister Anderston- the "The grin and bear" Sister Roe- the"Ohhhhh myyyy goshhhhh" Sister Winsor- the "As long as he's not touching me...im good" |
- Ukraine in the spring. Seriously there is nothing more beautiful. I can somewhat see why Putin wants it. Let me tell you, Ukrainians love their strolls in the park. The park is filled with Frisbee throwing, kite flying, outdoor ping pong tournaments, javelin throwing, bike riding, jogging, row boating, peddle boating, and meat kabob roasting
- Finding a new potential investigator! The only thing i can compare it to is the feeling you get when you buy new clothes
- At long last finding bobby pins! In a...display case? Awesome.
- Ukrainian ring tones. They are the most intense thing in the world. It's the best thing in the world to be sitting on a marshrutka and all of a sudden having your ear drums blasted out of your head and onto the the window as the babushka sitting next reaches for her techo pulsing cell phone
- When a complete stranger opens their heart to you. It's a cool thing for a missionary. Also interesting that just an hour before i was crying over thee same exact thing she was and then here i was testifying against it
- An African pigeon English birthday party!
- Service with my Ukrainian uncle Sasha! Im still suffering my permanent paint marks, but from this day on i will always have a connection with their bathroom door
- A backstreet boy music video
- Getting an invitation to someones home by a potential investigator! The first time in 5 months! This family is amazing! The mother sells Mary Kay, the father is a police man, and they have 3 sons, 1 daughter, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 birds, 3 turtles, and a mouse. I was in animal heaven.
AWKWARD
- Going through three pairs of shoes in a day
- Half way through a plate of rice being told tha the piece of meat you have been knawing on for the past five minutes is cow intestine...
- When a clown is half naked and asking the crowd if he should take off his last piece of clothing and the entire crowd is screaming, "DAH!"
- When a drunk man tries stealing a picture of your brother..
The circus came to town this week and settled itself right across the street from our church! We took advantage of such an event and decided to see what the a Ukrainian circus has to offer with a family from our English class. They are by far one of the nicest families i have ever met. The mother really reminds me so much of my oldest sister with her sweetest and playfulness with her two adorable daughters. And we really enjoyed watching the Lady of the pidgeons (what every babushka im sure strives to be), balancing acts and strip shows with a girl who i swear was using the benifits of almost no clothing to "clench" onto the tight line if ya know what i mean. Even the clown was supportive and was half naken at the end of his act. Only in Ukraine, right? Walking into the quiet, clean, peaceful church with the familiar pictures of Christ on the wall was a good refreshment. So much world at one time can be tough on a Sister missionary!
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| Our last district photo before Elder Fisher (the one flying) fly's home to America. If you haven't noticed this is the day that shoes were just not my friend. |
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| Soccer Morning |
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| My trophy shot for this week |
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| I was able to do what not very many missionaries are able to feat! A 6-some companionship! At our Stake Conference on Sunday i was able to round up ALL my companions since my mission (expect for Sister Griffiths who had to leave for home early) From left to right: Sister Anderson, Sister Winsor, Sister Wallace, Me, Sister Parish, Sister Prach, and Sister Lambereaux |
Well that's my time for this week, here we go on another transfer. But first things first...I still have my suitcases mocking me with empty mouths...have a great week! Say your prayers, read your scriptures, go to church, read Preach My Gospel, and don't eat cow intestines.
XOXOXOX
-Сестра Ро
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