An Example of the Believers

Transfer week! Again. We were again in the hotel across the street from the office for the new and departing missionaries. This was the biggest transfer yet: 20 new missionaries and 17 going home. This meant that on Wednesday at lunchtime, 57 missionaries were eating lunch in the hotel's restaurant (besides the office staff): 20 new missionaries, 20 trainers and 17 departing missionaries. Needless to say, it was very busy. It was fun to talk to everyone as we got them started on the legal processes. 

It is always sad to see the old missionaries go. Especially when some of them were some of the best missionaries in the mission. Same for the sisters that left: almost all the experienced sister missionaries are gone. But I am sure that their replacements are up to snuff. It does change the equilibrium and the shape of the mission somewhat, with so many young sister missionaries. Much like it will change again in May and July, when about 60 elders go home and (hopefully) get replaced.

There were not so many changes in my district (the Amsterdam district), but we do now have two new missionaries that are being trained, an elder and a sister. And next week is zone training. 

Today, we will play munchkin again with the assistants and go to Stake Conference in Haarlem this evening. Apparently a new stake president for the Den Haag will be called tomorrow! So that is rather exciting.

"He does not believe that does not live according to his belief" - Thomas Fuller