Buenas to todos!
Wow! So these past few weeks have been SUPER crazy! de verdad! I will be honest... I don't think I have ever been more stressed in my life. Like you said mom, being health secretary has been very taxing.... but that is no excuse to not fulfill what the Lord has called me to do. I know what the Lord has commanded me to do "and I must obey." (last verse of second Nefi)
So yeah, things really have been quite stressful here. First preparing for President Searle to leave and for President Gallego to come, and all that while taking care of 180 missionaries' health. It has been an adventure!
So President left this last Tuesday, and amidst of all the running around and cleaning up things for the new president I had a few medical appointments to go to with some missionaries. In the morning President and Sister Searle gave a last little meeting with all of us here in the office... and well... we all cried. President and Sister Searle then went to the airport to get President and Sister Gallego and to take them and introduce them to the mission home and to pass on the mantle of mission President. Then they were all going to come back to the office and President and Sister Searle were going to introduce the Gallegos to us in the office... but, unfortunately... I was in a medical appointment... and I and Elder Pucha (the new financial secretary) missed the last goodbye of President and Sister Searle.... :'( Honestly, I was a little frusterated and upset with the missionary that had the appointment for me not being able to be there in the office. But the past is in the past. So anyways, I got to the office and met Pres. and Sis. Gallego! Pres. Gallego remembered me from the CCM because he was like one of the executives there when I was there. So we were all there sad, and excited, and I - frusterated and sad and excited and stressed, but en fin, it all turned out pretty good.
So the first real night with P. and S. Gallego, they invited us for a birthday dinner at the mission home for their daughter Camila. Just so you all know, P. and S. Gallego are very young. They are 43 years old and have two kids, one boy 17, and daughter 15. The dinner was excellent, we had lasagna, and well being here with the new president and sister has been a great experience so far. Even though it has been super stressful especially for me concerning my health responsibilities, it has been cool to hear some of the things that President is planning to do to help the mission and all of Barranquilla prepare for the temple!
So yeah, that's pretty much all that's been happening. We have been playing soccer in the mornings with Pres.'s son, Sebastian. Oh yeah, I think I have forgotten to tell you guys that we play soccer almost every morning because we have a few little soccer fields, even an outdoor sinthetic one, near the office. So that has been fun. But lately I haven't been feeling to great with some sinus pressure... once again... probably from the stress and air conditioning in our apartment, so I haven't been able to play up to my best lately.
P.S.
We went to a different mall today, Villa Country, and I found this totally legit CAPTAIN AMERICA shirt! Oh it's legit!
P.P.S.
Oh!!! Tell Jesse I am so super excited for him to go to Puerto Rico! Spanish!!! :D Tell him I love him and wish him the best! and to study Preach My Gospel a lot in these next months!!
Well, I love you all! Until the next time...
¡Paz fuera!
Love,
~Élder Tyler Hales~
ÉLDER HALES
Secretario de Salud
Misión Colombia Barranquilla
I am still not used to that stuff. (in regards to a photo of mom's broken toe) I never watch in the medical visits where they have to do blood tests or anything. We just had a sister get an operation on a hernia! I wasn't there, but when we brought her to the clinic, OH the smell made me a little dizzy and sick....
Tell Emma and Gracie sorry. Tell them I love them so much!!!! Have fun at book club! Adios!!!
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