We had the day planned to visit members in Bongabon with the Elders when we receive an urgent message from Sister Clark. She doubles as the president's wife, nurse, hostess and everything else in the mission. Her request:
Please go to Pharmacy and pickup some antibiotics for an Elder, then pickup the Elder (2 hours away) and get him back to Cabanatuan and on a bus so he could be in Tarlac (mission office) by dark where there is better healthcare. The quest was on.
We picked up the prescription and headed to Dingalan...a beautiful seaside town just 60 miles away. But 60 miles in this country is 2+ hours passing at least 50 trikes, 50 slow moving vehicles and 20+ school zones. School zones are constructed in a way that it's impossible to speed through.
The drive was beautiful in the rain and will be incredible next time in the sunshine. Charming Bryongys (little villages) all the way We had time for a quick lunch at the local public market and back to the bus station in Cabanatuan.
Since Missionaries must be with a companion at all times, Elder Pulu had the privilege of riding back to Cabanatuan with us. In the meantime, his new transfer companion rode the bus from Tarlac. We arrived at the Cabanatuan bus station at 3:30 PM. Put one elder on the bus to Tarlac at 3:45 pm. Met the new companion getting off the bus from Tarlac at 3:55 pm and by 4:03 pm Elder Pulu and his new companion were on the last bus back to Dingalan. Unfortunately it was standing room only so they probably sat on the new companions suitcase in the aisles until someone got off. So while the Elders rode long bus rides, we went to Burger King for dinner.
With the time difference, this all happened while you slept in the US.
What did you do interesting today?