Week 6 - Making new friends on Vava'u

Malo e lelei! Welp, good news every one! I have arrived in Tonga! I left the MTC Monday morning at 3:30 am. We flew from SLC airport to Houston. Houston to New Zealand, and then New Zealand to Tonga. In Houston we had an 8 hour layover, so we found a jazz band in the terminal and listened to them all day.         So we arrived in Tonga and had a meeting with the mission president. In this meeting he was announcing where all the new missionaries will be serving. When he got to me he said Elder Delgado, Hunga; Vava’u. When he said that everyone in the rooms jaws dropped. And I was just confused. Then I came to find out Hunga is a tiny island off of Vava’u. Hunga has no internet and solar power electricity. So I was super pumped to go there.         I flew out to Vava’u on Thursday and found my new companion. His name is Elder Tongolei, he is awesome. We have been staying at Elder Jacobson and Merrill’s Missionary quarters or MQ. We have been here ever since because we are waiting for two things; a sim card for our phone and a working boat that can take us out to Hunga. Because the church' s boat is broken we have been told that we will no longer beserving in Hunga :( I was super sad when we herd the sad news, and mycompanion and I are still waiting to find out where we are going toserve now. My guess is probably back at the main island Tonga.         Although I will not be able to serve in Hunga I am still very grateful for the time I have had here in Vava’u and for the good friendships I have made in here.         Oh, and I just experienced a miracle. The other day I was in thestore and I saw a Mango Arizona drink that I really wanted but it is super expensive in Tonga. So I was like “Welp maybe I'll have one in America” but then just now the bishop came by and gave us food and Mango Arizonas. Alright folks, I love you all so much all the way from the South Pacific. Ofa ‘atu Elder Delgado