Happy late Halloween! Halloween in the Marshall Islands consists of a few groups of kids (not dressed up at all) going to the apartments where the white people live, and singing a weird Halloween song that sounds like the tune is a Christmas song, and hopefully getting candy hahaha. I was yet again a missionary for Halloween (the 3rd time in my life, #throwback to 4th Grade, me and Bug haha). good times
So this past week the tide was insanely high and like coming up onto the roads and next to houses. yes it is true, the Marshall Islands are going to be under water in a couple of years ahahaha. Idk why but it didnt seem like Kiribati had this problem. But i want you all to try and say the word "ibwijleplep" its pretty easy but i think it will be funny for you guys to try hahaa.
Also this old man in my ward is literally the Marshallese version of Robin Williams hahahaa hes soooo funny. like i think they were twins in heaven. i will take a video of him so u guys can see when i get home.
So Transfers are happening this week. I will get yet another companion hahahh. I have never stayed with a comp for more the 2 months thats 1.5 transfers hahah. and my guess is that i will stay with this next comp for just 1 transfer too hahaha. I am still in my area of Long Island, still leading the Kiribati branch, my comp Elder Ross is now getting to go to to hi 3rd outer island. dang im jealous, but i think i will go outie after this transfer. I am trying to go open an outer island called Ebon. look it up, its sooo cool.
My new comp is a baller. His name is Elder Ntiua, he is half Marshallese half Tuvalu (hes a big boy). He grew up here in the Marshall Islands and he started his mission here and then went to Kiribati, and just came back on Friday. I met him in when i was in Kiribati, and he came back on Friday and no one even knew that he was coming haha not even the APs. He is going to help my sooo much with both the Kiribati language and the Marshallese language. He also is going to take a big load off my shoulders. Also the sisters in my ward, the STL's, are 3 Kiribati sisters!!! So i am still DL and still Branch President, but now i have a Kiribati team! only 2 missionaries in my District dont speak Kiribati and they are the APs. The Lord is blessing me!
Also its setting up perfectly for me to hand off this Kiribati Branch this next transfer. (im hoping to go open Ebon and train at the same time ahha we will see).
This week was kind of crazy and this next week will be even crazier due to all the missionaries coming in to main island because there is a mission tour. and also stake conference. I WILL BE HAVING PDAY NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY!
Work is great!!! picked up a family this week to teach! Also the Kiribati branch this week was sooo awesome. 18 Kiribati people!! thats the best we ever had. Everyone shared their testimonies and it was sooo awesome and powerful. For class i taught about Latter Day Prophets and tried to teach them the song haha. it was rough, but really fun. I told them all that i would quiz them next week.
Well time is flying. its already November! soon we will be in 2018 and i will be almost done. crazy and also sad haha. I am going to miss not being so famous hahah. what i mean by this is i wont be able to ride my bike down the street and have all the little kids wave and yell my name "Elder Tingey (Tenki) Tenki! Iakwe" or "Mauri" it just wont be the same. HEre you wear a shirt and tie and a name badge and ur famous hahaah. even the adults call my name out as im riding down the street. haha its a good time. thats one thing i will miss soo much. just the Love and kindness in the Islands.
Lets all be less "white" be more "brown" haha meaning to be more sharing, more loving, more kind.
Love you all!!
Elder Tingey
