6/23/13 "The Most Hectic Week"

i sure do love getting your emails! sounds like you had a great week and some exciting things are coming up! oh where to even begin! this week for transfers was by far the most hectic week of my life, we were crunching hours in the office, getting things ready for the new missionaries and because the new transfer day, it was quite the task! on wednesday we woke up to a text from president that said the new missionaries were getting here early, 11am!!! haha we were expecting them at 6pm! so it was go go go go go! haha we were running all over the place, oh by the way i get to drive now, so we were running around getting stuff for their lunch and everything, then we get a text and about 10min away, so we run out to the car and by the time we got to the bus stop they were already getting off the bus, there were 27 of them, haha i wish you could have seen 27 fresh new missionaries with deer in the head lights look! haha we got there and start shaking their hands and getting there luggage and loading it up. haha it was pretty fun to see them and their excitment, this was a really good batch! i was impressed with them. they get better and more prepared every transfer! so this week we were juggling watching them, getting everything set for transfers which is crazy! haha i dont even know how we got it all done, honestly it was a miracle, after it all was over on friday elder and i couldnt believe what actually happened, it was a testimony builder! i wish i could better explain why it was such one or why the change was so big but it would take forever, ill explain later haha. other than all that this week was good, i got to speak in sacrament meeting and i like that, the ward here is so great and i feel really welcome here. oh yeah i forgot on tuesday we sent off all the missionaries that went home. its interesting to see what missionaries get out of their 2 years or 18months. this week we are crammed as well, on tuesday we are going all the way up to SFLU, its about 3 hours and we have to train the new assistents up there cause they are both new, then wednesday we are going to baguio for a tri-zone meeting, the last one. so that will be my last time going to baguio, im grateful i get to go though! then we have other exchanges to do. friday is new missionary training where all the new missionaries come back for a meeting and we will give some training there. should be an exciting week! just know that i love you and am so grateful for all your support and love you give me! ingat po kayo! mahal kita, Elder Machen