This week we said goodbye to many of my favorite missionaries. And also Elder Fuller.
Yep. 2 years. It's been almost 2 years. Have of the people that came in with me are now headed home. I still have 2 weeks; our group was too large to send off all in one go, so we've had to be divided up. Elder Cannon and Sister Hendricks left last night to go to Dnepro, and from there they'll fly out back to America. We're all pretty sad, they were great missionaries.
Anyway, the week was a good one!
On Monday we went to Gorkiy Park. It's a pretty famous place, and it was a ton of fun. We met up with the guys from Novi Doma (Fuller, Anderson, Downing, etc.) and played volleyball, then rode the rollercoaster, then rode the ferris's wheel. I said goodbye to Elder Fuller and Elder Anderson there, because that's the last time I'll see either of them in Ukraine. Our friend took us afterwards to where he trains for track and field to show us around.
On Tuesday we took a trip to the hospital where our friend Stass was preparing for surgery on his cancer. We went from there to meet up with Eddy and go to the forest again. Last time he wanted to find this spot by the river that he really liked, but we couldn't get to it. Hence we went again on Tuesday to find this mysterious cool place. We found it and sat around outside talking about the church and playing guitar.
I'm going to start this paragraph by commenting on the fact that the number of times I have sat in a car speaking Russian with Ukrainians while listening to metal in a language that none of us understand is too dang high. On the ride home Eddy turned on his Rammstein, because Eddy loves rock. Elder Mayberry was like, "Who is this?", and Eddy, Elder Cannon, and I responded with a hearty, "Rammstein". After a moment of heavy guitar riffs and German I added, "It's special German music; for Germans.".
Wednesday was pretty cut and dry, nothing too interesting. You know, just our last district meeting and all. Nothing dramatic.
Thursday came and went with no fanfare and little-to-no applause. We met with a lady whose number we found. She met with the missionaries a long time ago, but when they left she got dropped. She's really nice old lady.
Friday was also uneventful, actually.
Saturday was the last game night. We ordered a pizza for lunch, put up the banner we got for English Practice, then talked to everyone that wanted to come say goodbye to Elder Cannon and Sister Hendricks.
Sunday we went and had dinner with Joseph's family as a parting activity for those that are leaving us. That was after a good church meeting and lesson with Lyuba.
Elder Mayberry and I are now waiting. Sister Stepaiko was transferred to Zaparozhe, and with Sister Hendricks gone, that leaves us with no sisters and no district. But, the sisters from Alekseevka are coming to save us. They'll be living here, but serving in both areas, so that'll be fun for them. Our districts have been combined, but appearantly neither district leader has been released. So I guess that means we have 2 district leaders now? Anyway, we'll be meeting up with everyone today, so maybe that will become clearer. Or maybe it won't. I don't know. Probably won't effect me too much, seeing as time is now so short on my end. Lot's of work to do, no time left to do it!
Whelp, that's all!
Peace!
Elder Robison
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