Troy's Mission Call!!!

Did I get your attention with that one? Did anyone start doing the math in their heads to see if it was time already? Trust me, it will come soon enough! I'm sure these next 2 years will fly by.

Seriously, though...since Troy is 16, he had the opportunity to spend a day with the missionaries here on Okinawa during Spring break. He started with their district meeting, ate lunch with them, knocked on doors, went to their appointments, and even got to teach part of the first discussion to a part member family...interspersed with LOTS of bike riding on these crazy streets! (I did plenty of praying throughout the day, trust me!)

The day was supposed to end at 8 PM back at the Elders' apartments and Troy was supposed to call me to come pick him up. When I didn't hear anything by 8:30 and couldn't get through to him via cell phone, I just decided to go pick him up in case his cell phone wasn't charged. It takes about 20 minutes to get to where they live on the back side of Kadena AFB.

When I got there, I found him with the Elders at their table with scriptures open, having a discussion. He said, "Oh, mom! I was going to call you when everybody got back." It was wonderful to see him having such a great time with these awesome Elders. It was an amazing opportunity for him to get a taste for what it is going to be like. I thought it was funny, though, that he was being a missionary in Japan, but he had taco rice for lunch and pizza for dinner! Oh well, we eat Japanese so much now, it wouldn't be so exotic anyway! (Taco rice is technically Okinawan, so I guess that counts!)


Troy being nourished by the Word


Troy and his friend Drew along with 2 sets of Elders


We had to head to the other side of town to drop off Troy's bike for another "Jr. Elder" to use the next day...so while there, we got this shot of Troy with friends Josh and Seth who were paired with the Futenma Elders.

Next year, Troy will be 17, so he will be able to spend 3 days with the Elders over Spring break. He plans to keep up on his biking skills in the mean time, so those hills won't be quite so killer!