Well I have been transfered to the Makakilo Zone on Oahu and am in the Pale Hua Ward. It's really good here but a lot different. I miss Lanai but I know that I have growing here to do but Lanai will always be home for me.
For the most part Monday and Tuesday I was teaching, packing, and saying goodbye to so many people that I have come to love. I had talked to my District Leader and he told me that I would be leaving Wednesday morning and then I find out from my Zone Leaders that I am leaving Tuesday night. WHAT! Im mad- first they are taking me away and then I think I am the only missionary that is traveling on Tuesday instead of the normal Wednesday. Tuesday night, oh man it was really hard and I cried a lot. I didn't feel the best because of nerves but they made me eat, in other words they were like Sister Lang we are waiting for you to eat first and then we will eat, so I grabbed a little bit of food and then made them eat. Then Brother Seiuli had me stand in front of everyone and anyone that wanted to say anything to me could. There were a lot of people and it made me cry again because I didn't want to leave my new family. Well, I realize that I should be leaving but a few more people wanted to say something so what am I to do... tell them I have no time to hear them? No... so they finish and I hug a few last people and run to the car... speed to the airport and they tell me I can't get on the plane. I'm late by 3 minutes... I can see the plane and the engine has not started or anything... Man I just about broke. The plane left 10 minutes early. All I wanted to do was sit on the curb and cry. I had to catch the first plane out in the morning. I felt so awful. On the bright side I got to see one last sunset in Lanai and have the chance to say goodbye to the island.
Wednesday I flew in to Oahu and was able to see a few of the people I actually have met while on Lanai. I saw Sister Duke and then both my companions from the MTC (Sister Nethercott and Sister Curtis). It was really fun to see people and see how they were doing. Then I met my new companion, Sister Challis from Bountiful, Utah. She is super sweet and humble.
So my time in Pale Hua has been good. It is super hot here and I am still walking. Though this time it is really hilly and we get to walk up and down all of them and get super sweaty which is super fun and everyday I come home exhausted and only wanting a cool shower. I'm starting to meet a lot of the people, names are still hard but with time I know they will come. To be honest I was a little home sick for Lanai when: 1. there are more cars that pass by in 10 minutes than are even on Lanai and only 2 people wave at you 2. nobody knows who I am 3. we don't get fed as often and we don't have a house that tells us to just come whenever 4. at church all the kids aren't sitting with me asking to see my pictures of Jesus and draw in my journal. At church I wanted to cry because I missed being needed. This ward had it all under countrol everything was in order and routine. Well, Heavenly Father answers even the unspoken prayers because that night we were invited to a dinner (we didn't have a dinner appointment) with the Toilolo family. We were in a tiny apartment and so many kids running around and different families cooking and bringing what they made too (potluck style). The kids were super cute and they all started calling me Auntie (apparently they dont really talk too much to strangers). I loved the choas and the noise and the modge podge of everything and I felt at home again. So for this week, I learned that Heavenly Father answers every prayer!
Im getting to know the people and love everyone that I have met so far. Yes, it is different here but it is also good. Yes, very good. I'll have more stories next week with people. Olofa atu. Mahal kita. Aishiteru (Japanese). I love you. Te amor. Ete au mai. (Tahitian) Aloha wae ia oe.
Love Always
Sister Cassidy Jean Lang
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