February 2, 2026

What once was open space, became the tightest ever. 

What used to be a small town, is now a dense city. 
I started in one corner, now rest in the opposite.
A companion as old a time, to one now younger than me. 
Friends that were all too familiar, now barely crack a smile.
Life goes on, and so the voyage continues

It's kind of crazy how things can just change so fast. From a steady rhythm, to uncertainty and worry, in just a matter of days. 

If you couldn't tell, I've been transferred to a new area. Its called Vridi Canal and its a beach area! Pretty cool. Our apartment is a house almost by the oceanside. I came from the village to straight city. And now I'm training... 

Yup, its been full of ups and downs but we're moving along. All I know is that the gift of tongues is so real. I feel like French has never been clearer. So that's some blessings I've been seeing. Life has moved on, like it always does. It was hard to say goodbye to the friends I made, but that's life. It may not be a long time until I see them again, but I will see them again.

Ok, spiritual thought time

Spiritual thought:
I want to talk about God's timing and putting our trust in him. We learn in proverbs 3:5-6 that we must  "Trust in the lord with all thine heart" 

What does that mean? How can we try it with all our heart? Well, usually the heart represents our desires, and our wants. Its thus comparison that we can change the phrase to; "Trust in the lord with all [thy desires]". So... what? 

We need to make our desires aligned with god. If we do this, we can do no wrong. It is very important that we "lean not unto thine own understanding" so Gods hand can be prevalent in our lives. Here's the promise: "in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths". 

"And he shall direct thy paths". What a cool promise. Jow can we know he's directing us? Well, sometimes we don't. If we are blindfolded, and god is the one directing us. Does he need to tell you to continue straight after every step? No, but he will keep you from falling off the side of the road. Sometimes when the path isn't obvious, god trusts us to do our own thing. To take another step. We dont need to take a step and immediately ask god; "ok where next". Its not necessary.

I know that God is in the details of our livds and that with his guidance, we can arrive at the end with a great big smile on our faces. I know that God loves each one of us, and i say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen. 

Ok random things of the week. 

-I've seen so many white dudes here recently, they stick out so much
-2 helicopters
-saying goodbye to the members in Ayamé was hard
-new branch doesn't need me to run things for them, its amazing

Thanks for taking the time for reading. Love you guys and have a great week!!


My amazing bead tie design

Saying goodbye to members looked like this

My beautiful trainee Elder Gallachar

CÔTE D'IVOIRE!!!!!


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