So the title here means "When there is time." It is a
phrase that I have come to loathe over the last howevermanymonths, but at this
time it protects me. It is the phrase people use when they don't really want to
do something and so they just say, "When I have time" – but what they
really mean is "I will not do that thing" (I have found most people
in the world use their time to watch tv anyways, so they never end up having
time.) .
At this point, we are pretty busy. I basically have no time, but my
time is not used watching tv (Don’t worry ‘bout that). It has just come to the
point that I never seem to have the time to sit down and think about home
(might be a good thing). I have not avoided writing the weekly email; but I
have not really sought out the time to do it.
Zone conference is over. It went well. We taught about how to learn
how to teach. I hope it helps the mission because I can't really do much more
for them in the coming months. We focused on the process of evaluation (For
when you don't do something well) and Application (So you can actually change
it.)
These last few weeks, we have had around 7 Emergency transfers –
which is a lot; especially because most of the time we end up doing the driving
to make sure everyone gets there safely and quickly. (We had a couple nights of
getting home around 1 A.M.!)
Other than that, we have a new missionary in the companionship – Elder
Cantillo. He is going around with Elder Hopoate to work in the area, while
Elder Nelson and I deal with all of the administrative duties of being an AP. It
is good and bad; we lose our friend Elder Hopoate, but we gain more time for
the area. We have been seeing a lot of miracles lately. Some of the people we
are teaching are showing a lot of faith and I will have lots of stories – when
I have time to write them down.
Mission is good, life is good, life back home is going to be a lot
different. For now, we are just pressing on. My batch goes home in 9 days. I
will still be in the Philippines.
Sorry no pics
Love
Elder Faulkner
