So this week has brought a lot of change. Hansen Shimai's foot was
not getting any better, and she decided it was best to go home, heal and then
come back. She left just Friday morning and since then I've been placed in a new
district to be companions with Bickmore Shimai.
My new district is a tad bit louder than my old district. Haha although
they may not focus as hard as my old district does, they're super loving and I
feel like even after only spending a day with them I'm part of their
family.
Bickmore Shimai is great! She's very open, and very funny too. Although
we're pretty opposite, I think we're going to get along pretty well. We are
already very fond of each other and found something in common that we love:
Disney!!
Speaking of...
This week's Disney reference is going to have to be Pocahontas, and more
specifically, her song "Just Around the River Bend".
"What I love most about rivers is you can't step in the same river
twice.The water is always changing always flowing." Being on a mission is FULL
of change. We overheard a new missionary say that they hate change, and all we
could do was laugh and wish them luck. While it may feel like the strict
schedule will never change, every day is different and new. Especially after
this week, with a new companion and a new district, I feel like I'm never
stepping in the same river twice. I just have to wake up and pray to know what
to do differently each day.
"But people can't always live like that, we all must pay a price.To be
safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing what's around the river bend, waiting
just around the river bend." To not be a missionary is to lose the chance of
ever knowing what's around the river bend that the Lord has in store for you. I
can't always be a missionary. Sometimes I wish, but unfortunately I can only
live like this for a year and a half. I can only wear His name on my badge and
forget myself completely in this work for a year and a half.
"I look once more just around the river bend." But I still have so much
ahead of me. I'm sitting here at the MTC, embracing the change because I know
who is taking care of me. I know that there will always be something around the
river bend if I embrace the changes ahead of me.
Hope everything is great back home!
Your missionary,
Johnson Shimai
