Monday, August 26, 2013

Reassignment

From Hermana Haynes, August 16:
"I finally got reassigned! Wahoo! I honestly was super anxious for my reassignment! I had no idea where I would be going and all I wanted was someplace I had never been before, no freezing winters, and fire flys. And....for the most part its real!!! MISSOURI INDEPENDENCE MISSION!!!!  I am super stoked. I know that there are people there that I need an that will help my testimony grow. I know that I am supposed to go to Missouri for a reason."



From Hermana Haynes, August 26:
"Things are so great! I flew in on Wednesday and then President took all us of new missionaries to Liberty Jail. It was awesome! I really liked that. Then, we headed over to the visitors center and had a little tour there. That was also super cool. Then, we headed back to the mission home and had dinner, some training, and interviews. There were 31 of us new missionaries there (the biggest group they have ever had come into the Missouri Independence mission) but it seemed like it was just one big happy family. In our interviews, he told us who our companions would be and where we would be going. 

"So, then the next day we headed to the stake center to meet up with our new companions! My trainer is Sister Fuenzalida. She is from Salt Lake but both her parents are natives of Chile. She is SO awesome! She helps me out so much! She is bilingual in spanish and english so that is super helpful. Then, we traveled to our area. Oh the area...haha. I am serving in Kansas City, Kansas, in the Kaw River ward. It's an interesting place that's for sure....It's literally a ghetto. There is only black people and Latinos, mostly Mexican, and its a jungle! I have met all walks of life here that's for sure! Everyone is SUPER poor. It's a great place! It has really opened my eyes on life. I was expecting poorer people in Argentina, but not in Missouri. It's pretty different. But, everyone is super humble. 

"Its hard to keep progressing investigators because no one is really into commitment here so we have just been finding like CRAZY!!!! Missionary work is hard, but its so great! I wouldn't want to be doing anything else! Its also super hot here! Like 95+Humidity. Pretty crazy. But, things are great. Our ward is actually bilingual. There are headsets which you can use to get the message translated and then there are English Sunday schools and relief societies and then Spanish Sunday schools and relief societies. Our ward had 600 members, and 200 come...so reactivation is also a huge priority right now too! 

"We have an investigator named Nancy. She is 15 and awesome! Yesterday we were able to commit her to baptism on the 14 of September! During that lesson with her, it really hit home why I am here. I love it!"

New Address:
Hermana Haynes
3117 Barnett Ave.
Apt. A 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Kansas 66102

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Update from Hermana Haynes


Makenzie is doing great!  She is in the middle of her fifth week at the MTC.  She says her Spanish is coming along pretty well; some days are definitely better than others, but she has been catching on pretty quickly.  

There are 10 people total in her District, six of which (including herself and her companion) will be going to Argentina.  Her companion is from Boise, and she actually already met her through a Facebook group.  She said it was nice to see a familiar face right when she got there.  She has seen quite a few other elders and sisters from the Rupert area and has met even more who have connections to people living there.

There have been some problems with getting Visas approved to go to Argentina, so many missionaries have been waiting in the MTC or getting reassigned to other U.S. missions in the meantime.  Makenzie was supposed to get her reassignment last week in order to leave the MTC this coming week; however, with so many missionaries needing reassignments, she was told that she would have to stay another week at the MTC until her reassignment came.  So, she should be getting her temporary reassignment this week.  She was a little disappointed but also knows this will be a good opportunity to continue studying and learning.

She has loved her time at the MTC, but is excited to go out and preach the Gospel!  She loves hearing from her friends and family and loves getting mail.  Her address at the MTC is:
Sister Makenzie Alyse Haynes
AUG13  ARG-ROS
2007 N 900 E Unit  86
Provo UT 84602
She will get an updated address when she gets her reassignment.  Her email is makenzie.haynes@myldsmail.net.

District 17F

She chopped her hair.  Six inches!  It's taken time for her to get used to it, but it's so much easier to take care of.

Las Hermanas