Drew is
winding up his mission. He is serving in
a Spanish branch in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
We got an official email from the Massachusetts Boston Mission this past week with his release date
of June 1st. He wrote earlier
this month, “This past week has been
an emotional one for me. Today when I started my email, I put the date 2/6/2010
by accident... I wish that was still the case. I wish I had another two years
to give the Lord. I have had dreams of either being home and no longer a
missionary, or being released... I fear that day more than I feared the day
when I left home. I wish that there was
more I could do for this mission and for the Lord.”
He was able to help another missionary this past
month that was planning on going home with only 7 months left. Drew said “I told him all about my experience
of coming home from Brazil, the feelings, the pain, and regret. I answered all the questions he had, then
just listened to him with love.” He then
decided to finish his mission. Drew
said, “President Evans and a lot of other missionaries thanked me for keeping
him here, but I don't think it was me at all.
I think that the spirit bore witness to him through my experience in
Brazil that couldn't have been born through someone who hadn't experienced that.
So it was a great learning and growing opportunity for the both of us and I'm
grateful that he will be staying through the end of his mission.”
We are grateful that
Drew has grown spiritually and has been able to help missionaries in the
field. We know that he has not lost his
sense of humor or his love for motorcycles.
He wrote, “We finished our studies and lunch at the Cerro (Spanish)
house. They are way freakin cool. I love that family. They are from Columbia
and Brother Cerro is a big guy. He works
for some intelligence agency and we're not really sure what he does, but we
talked a lot about the Gospel, Guns, and Motorcycles. What could be better!? Then he showed me his new toys. He's got some sick bikes, but he doesn't know
much about them. So I was answering a
lot of questions. We will go over one P-day and I'm going to do some
maintenance for him on the bike... Service! :)
He ended his last email with this testimony, “Well
family... Thanks for everything; your love, letters, prayers and support. I
miss you and I hope that you will continue being healthy and doing what's
right. I am excited for the time I have
left here as a servant of the Lord.
Never quit and settle for a satisfaction right now when you can receive
an even greater reward in the long run. I
know my Savior lives! I know the Book of Mormon is True! I love my mission. I have never experienced so
much joy in my life.”
Bridgeport, CT
Drew being....well...Drew
