Preaching in Paradise: Transfers and Changes

Well the big news for this week is that I am going into my 3rd transfer and that means that I'm training....yay! I don't feel ready yet, but apparently the Lord does, and he knows better than me, so I will have to trust him on that. Sister Crompton will be leaving St. Vincent after spending her first 7 1/2 months here. She is being transferred to St. Martin (sometimes referred to as little America by the missionaries because of it's very American feel and left hand drive cars on the right side of the roads). She feels like she is being spoiled by first serving in St. Vincent and having a really nice apartment, now going to St. Martin where there will actually be places to shop! I don't think she really minds though. She will be serving with a sister from St. Lucia, the only St. Lucian sister currently serving. She sounds a lot like Sister Forbes, the temp that Sister Crompton had before. She should do great with her. They speak some French in St Martin, so that will be interesting. Well, as for me, I will be staying here in Calliaqua and will be finishing the training of Sister Bennie from Guyana. She served her first transfer in Barbados. A lot of the missionaries who have served in Guyana know her family and say that they are great. I am sure that she is an awesome missionary and I look forward to meeting her, though I am nervous as well. I will miss Sister Crompton for sure, but I know it is for the best. I cried...A LOT at church because she bore her testimony and people were saying goodbye and all that. But that's me for ya!

It is going to be interesting to have someone being trained in each of the companionships here on St. Vincent next transfer. We are going to be a very "young" island. I'm excited to work with all the new missionaries coming in. It should be interesting to see the work progress in Georgetown with two sets of Elders there. There will be 12 total missionaries here now instead of the 8 that were here just a few transfers ago. The work is truly being hastened. We got 30 new missionaries in the mission this transfer!

I hope all is well at home! I love you all

Sister Bratt