New Area

HellO! 

 

Don´t have much time, turns out our internet place is closed on P-Day so we had to come today and we have an appointment in just a bit. 

 

My new area! Is great. Talk about huge change. My greenie still has not come. The hope is that within the next few weeks. I can´t wait to meet her. Right now she is serving in Montana while she waits. Cool! One time I had a flat tire in montana, so I´m sure we will have lots in common.

 

As for now I´m in a tripla. Irma Perez and her Greenie irma lima. Irma Lima is from Cabo Verde. She is really sweet, totally willing to work and get things done. It´s awesome. We all get along pretty well, with a couple cultural bumps along the way we are getting to know each otehr and already seeing miracles. Our ward is gigantic. I mean gigantic. like 110 people every sunday. Here is the scoop.... There will be a new branch in our neck of the woods, thats why they sent our two companionships here, to help open a new branch closer to our area. Right now the chapel is faaaaaaar away from us. We have to catch the bus, and then the train, and then walk to get to church....ya, I thought the chapel was far in my last area.

 

Anywho, I can´t believe that the Lord trusts us with this huge change. But listen, He really is in control (Bil reminded of that).

 

I´m having the time of my life. I feel like I started my mission again. Coming back to the continent has been so neat. I saw some old friends from past disticts and it was like the sons of mosiah meeting again after a long time and rejoicing because they were still strong itn the faith. Neat.

 

I miss the island, but not enough to worry about it. I have a work to do, it is the Lord´s work. He has called me to this area in this time and time is flying. This week makes 1 year in the mission. Now is the time to kick it in to high gear.

 

Maybe next week I will already have started working with my greenie and we will have split up our area. who knows.

 

Here is my address:

Alameda Salgueiro Maia, Lote 82 RC-C

2975-333 Quinta do Conde

Portugal

 

write me a line. I´m out of time!

 

Love Lizzie

Last Week on the Island...

Dear family and friends,

Well my internet was interrupted, and now I don´t have much time. This was my last week here on the island. I will miss this island like nothing else. I will miss these people. I will miss the accent. I will miss the ocean. This place has become my home. Today we got transfer calls. Last week we already found out who was leaving the islands, we just didn´t know where to. Today I received a lot of ´´Through the grape vine´´ calls as to where everyone is going. The most shocking call was for me. I found out where I will go, and who I will serve with...

I will be a trainer. I will train a new sister missionary coming from Holiday, Utah. Her name is Irmã Perkins. They are pulling the elders out of the area where I will be serving and we will move in and start working there. I am opening and area and training. Probably the two scariest things that could happen. But it wont happen all at once, I will serve in a group of three sisters for the first part of the transfer, because my ´´greenie´´ is waiting for her visa I think. It´s all a bit hazy. Everyone has received an official call except me. What an adventure. 

I will live in a house with a total of four sisters by the time my greenie comes. What a treat! Sleep over!

I feel inadequate and a little surprised that the Lord trusts me to train a brand new missionary. I feel humbled. That's just how it should be I suppose. I know that this is the will of the Lord. 

So here I go, leaving the island embarking on another chapter of this wild ride. I have about 6 months left and its flying by. Before you know it I will be back there, showing you my battle wounds and tell you old war stories, but for now I´ve gotta get back to work, this is a new start, fresh slate....I´m going back to the continent! I´m moving time zones!

Love Irmã McCrery

PLEASE NOTE!

Hi, friends!


Stepper here. 


Lizzie asked me to let you all know that she will be transferring from the Azores area within the next few weeks. To avoid any lost mail, if you are planning to send her anything going forward, please use the Mission Office address (now posted to the right). 

THANKSMUCH!

Some Pictures from Lizzie

Baptism of Daniela a couple of weeks ago.

Down our street and up on a hill

Morning sky outside our back window

One For the Blog

This week was great, thanks for asking! Diogo was baptized! He is Daniela´s friend. Daniela was baptized two weeks ago and this weekend Diogo was baptized.He is 20 years old. It was a miracle. He was so prepared to accept the Gospel before we entered the scene. It has been awesome to see him completely grasp the Gospel. We talked with him the night before his baptism and he expressed his desire to serve a mission, how cool is that?

I´m am trying to soak up my last few weeks in this area. I will be leaving the island within the next two weeks, and I´m getting those nervous little butterflies in my stomach, because I love this place. I love these people and I don´t know if I will be ready to say goodbye. But, life keeps moving, a new sister missionary will come here and I will go back to the continent. I will meet new members, new investigators, and love my new area. But what will life be like without the Açores?

Also, one day I will be home from this mission. I will leave Portugal and a new sister will come here and I will go back home. I have 7 months left on my mission. Time is flying. The clock is ticking and I am trying my best. The Lord has called me to do His work for a short season. I hope I can do what He needs me to do and be who He needs me to be. 

The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. It is the reason I wake up in the morning. It is the reason I can get out of bed at 7am. The Gospel gives everyone the chance to change, to be better, to reach our potential. Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. He redeemed us from death, and only asks us to follow Him and trust Him. So I´m going do that.

Here´s to another week! 

-Irmã McCrery