Hey everybody! How are you all doing? First of all I will announce
whats going on with transfers. I´m staying here in Sorriso for another transfer
and Elder Cordeiro is going off to be a zone leader in a city near Cuiabá called
Rondonópolis. Thats probably where he will finish his mission. Also Elder Chaves
the zone leader is being transferred to Rondonópolis as well. He only has one
transfer left so he will finish his mission there as well. I will be here in
Sorriso my companion will be Elder Geisler he is an American with about 11
months on the mission. The other missionary that is coming here is Elder Miguel,
he will be one of the zone leaders here in Sorriso, I know that he served in
Cáceres and was companions with Elder Reed as well. It looks like Elder Geisler
wont arrive until about 1 in the morning, tomorrow. But I'm exited it should be a
good transfer. This week was a whole lot of nothing. It felt like my first week
in the mission field, when we had to go to the hospital a bunch of times with
Elder Burton. This week I think we went 5 times over the week. Elder Cordeiro
has been having alot of pain in his side. Last P-day we went fishing again but
in an area across town in a different part it was really pretty but the fishing
wasn't that great. E. Cordeiro was fine p-day and didn't have much pain but on
Tuesday right as we were getting ready to go out and work for the day he started
having alot of sharp pains in his side again, we thought it was his kidney, so
we went to the hospital the mission recommends, they said it would be about
an hour and a half wait until they could seem him so we had to sit in the
waiting room for a while, luckily the movie A knights tale was playing so that
helped the time pass a little quicker, to bad the only places we can actually
watch a movie is in places like a hospital that have a waiting room and a tv.
But still its good that we are not allowed to watch movies whenever want, it
takes our mind off the work and makes us think of home alot more. They finally
attended to us at the hospital, we were in with the doctor lady for about ten
minutes and we were done, she just asked some questions then looked and poked
at his belly a little and then wrote down some prescription and ordered a urine
and blood test for him the next day. So we left, But he was still hurting a lot, so
we went to another hospital which is a public free hospital. Brazil offers
hospitals that are free to the public, we went there and he was attended to
quickly, I stayed in the waiting room and he was in with the doctors for about
an hour and a half., when he came out he was pretty out of it, they had given
him a drip bag to help kill the pain and had done some other tests, they said
that he needed to gets some x-rays in the other hospital. so we went home cause
it was pretty late, he was pretty out of it with the drugs but he was filling
alot better. Then next day on Wednesday we went really early to the hospital lab
and he did his urine and blood tests, then they told us to come back again that
evening at 5:30, so after this Elder Cordeiro was still feeling pretty good so
we went to Lucas and had district meeting, it went really well and they had 2
additional sisters there who are the sister trainers that go around the northern
part of the mission helping all the sisters. We had a great meeting and
training, then we ran back to the bus station, the buses were delayed again but
we got back to the hospital in sorriso right at 5:30. We waited another hour and
a half, but this time the movie of the day was snow dogs, they attended to us
and we were in with the doctor about 5 minutes this time, she said that
everything was normal, and gave him some more prescriptions then she ordered
some more tests. Thursday we went to lunch and then went back home, we had to go
to the hospital after this to see when we could set up the next appointment for
Elder Cordeiro, it couldn't be until monday cause the doctor was out of town, so
after this we went back home and bummed, we got sick of sitting and the house
and Elder Cordeiro was filling alright so we got ready to go out but then he
started having alot of pain again, the worst he had so far. We went to the
public hospital again and he was attended to pretty quick, he talked with the
doctor and they did some more blood and urine tests and said to come back in a
few hours to receive the results, I talked to Sister Reber and updated her on
the situation, she said that she would have a doctor from São Paulo call him and
talk to him, So we went to a members home nearby and waited the 2 hours there
and then the member gave us a ride back to the hospital on the way there the
doctor from São Paulo called and talked to Elder Cordeiro, the doctor thinks its
a problem with his appendix and said to wait it out until he gets his ultrasound
to confirm the problems. He said to just take it easy. The blood and urine
testes showed nothing again. So we went back home and began the wait. Friday we
just had to bum in the house for most of the day, we were able to get out of the
house and get our hair cut and have a lesson with our recent convert but that
was about it, but we did get a fish fried that day which I included a picture
for you guys. Saturday we had to go to lucas again cause the sisters had a
baptism and baptism interview, it was of a guy named João who looks like hes 18
but is actually 29, they had his baptism on Saturday as well it was cool getting
to watch the baptism and feel the spirit. Everybody was saying goodbye to me and
having me right in their journals and stuff cause they thought I would be
transferred, even Elder Cordeiro was expecting me to be transferred, but deep
down I felt that I would be staying. We were going to stay in Lucas a little bit
longer and have ice cream with the sisters but we got to the bus station to get
our tickets and there was a bus that was late but was leaving right then to
sorriso that we could get on so we got our tickets quick and said bye to the
sisters and left. We got back pretty late but Elder cordeiro was doing ok.
Sunday was normal, it was a good testimony meeting, I got up and bore my
testimony. Elder Cordeiro didn't sleep very well the night before cause his side
was hurting alot, and at the end of church it was hurting really bad, every
Sunday right after church there is a council meeting of 5 minutes where we look
at who was not at church and what we need to do to get them there, I went to the
meeting and Elder Cordeiro had the branch president and counselor give him a
blessing in their office, he said that during the blessing it was as if there
was a knife that had been stuck in his side had been removed. What a blessing it
is to know that the Priesthood has been restored to the earth today, the very
power of God. We went to lunch after this and then back home, we saw that
President Reber had called and so Elder Cordeiro called him back, from the
conversation that I heard I knew that President Reber was asking about Elder
Cordeiros medical condition and when he was going to get the ultrasound done,
then I heard Elder Cordeiro say well if The Lord calls me to do that then I had
better do it. From that I knew that President was calling him to be a leader
somewhere. After the phone call me and Elder Cordeiro talked about what President
Reber had said. He said that he wanted to call Elder Cordeiro as a zone leader
in Rondonópolis because its needing help there. So from that I knew that I would
be staying. President didn't say who was going to come be my companion, but we
found out about 7 hours earlier than everyone else that I would be staying. So I
at least knew half of the transfers already haha. We got calls about 9:30 that
night that I would be getting Elder Geisler as my companion. I will be staying
junior comp this transfer. This will be his first transfer as Senior comp so
should be interesting, he will also be the district leader. Sounds like hes a
goofball like me so it should be fun haha. Im going to miss Elder Cordeiro alot.
He really is one of the best missionaries in the mission, I think one day he
will be the president of a mission, he is a spiritual powerhouse, and I have
been extremely blessed and privelaged to have him as my teacher and companion
for these last 3 months.He has truly been one of the Lords angels here on the
earth. I owe alot to him. Elder Cordeiro was convinced that I was going to train
the transfer, but not yet it looks like haha. Phew haha. Oh btw happy
Anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa Fitzgerald last Tuesday, and Happy
anniversary to mom and dad and Grandma and Grandpa Kennington on this Sunday. I
want to have a family as strong as my own and my grandparents one day. Thanks
for the examples and for all the blessings that you have brought me. I truly
have a great heritage from my grandparents on both sides of the family. Oh also
I got a letter recently from Robby Woods family. If you guys see them tell them
thanks so much I enjoyed the letter very much. Also I emailed Elder Reed today
and he is going to train again, another American from Utah, so now I will have a
brother on the mission! ha but thanks for all your prayers this week. Elder
Cordeiro will have to wait till tomorrow morning to get his ultrasound so I will
be in a threesome for a bit it sounds like, he might have to get surgery if the
problems is his appendix, but they will probably do it in Cuiabá if this is the
case. So yeah that's about it for this week, I look forward to next week emailing
you guys. Thanks for the pictures as well from moon lake looks like you guys had
fun. So yeah everyone take good care and have a great week! Amo vocês muito!
Tenha uma ótima semana!
-Elder Kennington
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