You all thought wrong, I am sorry.

Wednesday night: Anziano Squire and I left at night to catch a train
to Milano. He is training a 'greenie' and I was going to be with
Hales. So I thought. That night, in the Navigli apartment, we got a
call from the mission president. Anziano Hales was having digestive
problems, and it hadn't seemed so serious, but the medical team the
church had just contacted him that night to tell us that Hales would
have to go home. He'll be able to come back out, but first he had to
resolve the sickness.
He was supposed to leave today, and we were going to be in a threesome
of missionaries up in the area of Muggiò. We arrived Thursday to
transfer circles to meet with Anziano Foremaster from Las Vegas, he
was instead going to be the senior comp. of us three and take us back
to Muggiò.
Thursday's chaos: on the train ride to the 'peasini' near Muggiò (the
work takes place in several tiny towns, the apartment is in Nova
Milanese) Hales gets a call and learns that there is a boycott for the
flight on Wednesday, he will instead leave on that Saturday. Whoa, so
we only get one day as a trio, then Hales would be home.
We teach an investigator named Francesco about the Word of Wisdom and
halfway through the lesson we get a phone call from president. We now
learn that Hales will not go home Saturday, but tomorrow, Friday the
13th with all the other returning 'dying' Missionari.
Whoa, they are going to take him to the mission home that night. We
run home, cancel an appointment, get together Hales' luggage and he is
whisked away without ado. Now you might be wondering: Who was
Foremaster supposed to be with? The answer is: he was supposed to
train a new missionary greenie as well, but his companion, Elder
Domes, had just received a surgery and would come a transfer late.
Friday: a normal day of missionary work in Lissone, Seregno, Muggiò,
etc. we bike everywhere at a hasty speed. So many kilometers are
covered and so many people are taught...
Saturday we get a call from president that tells us that SURPRISE,
Anziano Domes is coming on Wednesday (18th) and I am supposed to go to
Bergamo and be in a threesome there! I will be the senior companion of
three and I'm supposed to be in Bergamo until the end of the transfer.
President thanks me for being so malleable and flexible then hangs up.
So am I at Bergamo? No! He calls us again on Monday and tells us that
Domes is NOT coming, the mission office has changed their mind again.
Arghhhhh. Anyway. Until I get another surprise tonight or tomorrow, I
am serving in Muggiò with Anziano Foremaster.
I have to do much to unpack, and I don't trust that I'll be here long,
but.... Yeah
Saturday was the awesome day. I came here just in time to see our
investigator Benjamin get baptized and set apart on Sunday. We are
also working with Joshua (bapdate of Dec. 5), Francesco (to be
baptized in December), Nicola (a strong investigator), and many less
actives and members.
I already like this ward immensely.
Eventually I will stay put somewhere, but I know that the work is
going forth and I love it all the same. I hope I didn't confuse
anyone...
Vi voglio bene
--Anziano Benge