A lot of people have been asking me from the beginning people who have heard that I’m going to do mission work “So…. Where are you going?” Until now I have had to say “I don’t know…. I’ll know at Christmas.” So here it goes after waiting and much anticipation…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I’m going to PRATO, ITALY!!!!!!!!!! For those of who are not sure where Prato exactly is, it is in between Rome and Florence. So I hope you will take the time to Google this city. What I can tell you about it is that it is the third largest city in central Italy, only behind Rome and Florence.
But seeing as how I’m not going by myself I should take the time now and introduce you to my team.
Starting with the girl second from the right. This is Rachel Brown; she graduated at the age of sixteen and was a foreign exchange student to China. She is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, but she is one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet. So I will forgive her for the fact of her being from Oklahoma. She is so kind hearted; she hurts when other people hurt. But she can always….no let me say that with better emphasis… She can ALWAYS make people smile. It is so hard to be in a bad mood around Rachel. Rachel is like a bad mood cop and I thank her for writing me a few mood tickets. But I am so glad that Kris and Pat decided that she was needed in Italy.
Next is the girl sitting next to me. I’m sure a lot of you people remember Jessi Pope from the Australian group of AIM girls we had for four months. Well this is Kristen Pope Jessi’s cousin. Kristen is 19, and she is from Idaho…….. Of course she says it funny it sounds like (ohw-deoooo). But then again everything she says sounds funny….. she is from Idaho. One thing that I can definitely vouch about for Kristen is that she is a hard worker. She is the first to start and the last one to leave kind of person. She is constantly looking for something to do that will help people. I told her that was the way my dad raised me, and she looked at me funny and said mine too…. Bottom line is Kristen will work her fingers to the bone, thus making her an awesome addition to the team.
Next is the girl on the far right. Tracie Hunter just turned 20 on the 31st of December and she grew up in Hawaii for most of her life but for the last couple of years has lived in San Antonio, Texas. Now contrary to popular belief vegetables really are not that bad…. That is a lesson that Tracie has taught me. Most people would fault her for this but Tracie is a vegetarian. I like that fact because every time she cooks it means a healthy meal. She and her sister make a mean vegetarian lasagna… and yall are going to laugh at me when I say this but here it goes…. I like the vegetarian version of lasagna better. Tracie is very precise and logical when it comes to things…. This is something I need to work on. She likes to think things through when it comes to making decisions. Proving herself more than needed on Team Italy.
Ok those are the girls on my team….. Ya’ll were beginning to think it was me and a bunch of girls huh….. I have one more teammate.
Now the only other guy at the table. His name is Brandon Tribbett; he is the one of the two oldest in our class at the age of 24. Since Jedda the other 24 year old came after Brandon we have rightly named Brandon…. Grandpa. Now Grandpa is what you would call an easy goer. I don’t think there is anything Grandpa likes more than an empty house, a cup of hot tea, and some music playing low while he sits on his favorite couch and just chills. He doesn’t realize it or he won’t admit to it but he is one to think on a deeper level than everyone else. For him it seems that the simple answer isn’t enough there has to be some more to it. I don’t always look for the deeper meaning in things…. Sometimes my thinking is shallow but Grandpa is helping me understand that there is usually more to things than what you see the first time. He also has a way of calming me down putting me in a very relaxing mood. Grandpa will be a good roommate and teammate he will definitely stretch my mind and attitude.
But seeing as how I’m not going by myself I should take the time now and introduce you to my team.
Starting with the girl second from the right. This is Rachel Brown; she graduated at the age of sixteen and was a foreign exchange student to China. She is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, but she is one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet. So I will forgive her for the fact of her being from Oklahoma. She is so kind hearted; she hurts when other people hurt. But she can always….no let me say that with better emphasis… She can ALWAYS make people smile. It is so hard to be in a bad mood around Rachel. Rachel is like a bad mood cop and I thank her for writing me a few mood tickets. But I am so glad that Kris and Pat decided that she was needed in Italy.Next is the girl sitting next to me. I’m sure a lot of you people remember Jessi Pope from the Australian group of AIM girls we had for four months. Well this is Kristen Pope Jessi’s cousin. Kristen is 19, and she is from Idaho…….. Of course she says it funny it sounds like (ohw-deoooo). But then again everything she says sounds funny….. she is from Idaho. One thing that I can definitely vouch about for Kristen is that she is a hard worker. She is the first to start and the last one to leave kind of person. She is constantly looking for something to do that will help people. I told her that was the way my dad raised me, and she looked at me funny and said mine too…. Bottom line is Kristen will work her fingers to the bone, thus making her an awesome addition to the team.
Next is the girl on the far right. Tracie Hunter just turned 20 on the 31st of December and she grew up in Hawaii for most of her life but for the last couple of years has lived in San Antonio, Texas. Now contrary to popular belief vegetables really are not that bad…. That is a lesson that Tracie has taught me. Most people would fault her for this but Tracie is a vegetarian. I like that fact because every time she cooks it means a healthy meal. She and her sister make a mean vegetarian lasagna… and yall are going to laugh at me when I say this but here it goes…. I like the vegetarian version of lasagna better. Tracie is very precise and logical when it comes to things…. This is something I need to work on. She likes to think things through when it comes to making decisions. Proving herself more than needed on Team Italy.
Ok those are the girls on my team….. Ya’ll were beginning to think it was me and a bunch of girls huh….. I have one more teammate.
Now the only other guy at the table. His name is Brandon Tribbett; he is the one of the two oldest in our class at the age of 24. Since Jedda the other 24 year old came after Brandon we have rightly named Brandon…. Grandpa. Now Grandpa is what you would call an easy goer. I don’t think there is anything Grandpa likes more than an empty house, a cup of hot tea, and some music playing low while he sits on his favorite couch and just chills. He doesn’t realize it or he won’t admit to it but he is one to think on a deeper level than everyone else. For him it seems that the simple answer isn’t enough there has to be some more to it. I don’t always look for the deeper meaning in things…. Sometimes my thinking is shallow but Grandpa is helping me understand that there is usually more to things than what you see the first time. He also has a way of calming me down putting me in a very relaxing mood. Grandpa will be a good roommate and teammate he will definitely stretch my mind and attitude.
Ok Christmas Break was a good break. Santa brought me this really nice 21 speed mongoose bike.... except mine is silver and black and grey and bright orange. So i guess im set for transportation during mission term. Which i will explain mission term in a later post on my blog. my parents bought me some very much needed warm clothes.
Im very excited about my team, and my field and I want to thank!!!!! all my supporters once again.
AIMing to fulfilling the great commission,
Evan Williams
