Alright my week was eventful but kinda rough.
Thursday: Today a full on monsoon hit my area. It was
pouring rain in all directions! I honestly think of the scene in Forrest
Gump (sorry mom hehe) where he's in Vietnam and they are walking through the
rain and he said rain was coming from the ground going upwards because that's
what it was like here! Within 30 sec of being outside my whole body was soaked
haha. We had a baptismal interview and while we were trudging through the rain
Elder Obena slipped and rolled his ankle but he was completely fine so we just
kept going. We had a few visits but so many paths were flooded, and we aren't
allowed to walk in water because of parasites and other wacky stuff, so we came
home early.
Friday: This morning when we woke up, Elder Obena couldn't
walk! His foot was a bit swollen but he said even touching it was painful. We
called a cab and took him to the hospital. He got an x-ray and it showed that
he had like stretched his Achilles tendon or something. The doctor told us we
would be out of work for probably 5-7 days:( We finished up the day by just
working in the mission home. When we were going to bed I could feel a sore
throat coming on but I was just hoping it would go away with some sleep.
Saturday: Today i woke up with a temp. of 101 degrees! I had
a super sore throat, headache, and a stuffy nose. I contacted the mission nurse
and she just told me to rest and drink plenty of water. Later that night the
AP's (assistant president) came by to check on me and they thought I had DENGUE
FEVER!!! The virus thing from mosquitoes. Dengue usually puts missionaries out
of work for like a week and they feel like death that whole time. I was super
bummed.
Sunday: The temp I had broke today and I was feeling a ton
better. I still had the sore throat and a headache but I felt great. I
contacted the nurse and she said either I kicked Dengue's butt or i just had a
cold and that we would go to the hospital tomorrow to check it out.
Monday: I woke feeling fantastic but as soon as I got out of
bed I noticed a big rash on my hands and my feet. We drove to the nurse and she
said that rashes are a typical sign of Dengue. We drove to the hospital and
they took some blood to run some tests to see if it was Dengue. The first two
came back negative and the third one would arrive on Wednesday.
Tuesday: The rash was still here and it had spread to my
shoulders, knees, elbows, and face:( Elder Obena as DL had a conference to go
to so the ZLs had to come by and watch me for the day. We played card games for
like 8 hours and they had brought pizza from this supermarket and oh my gosh
did it taste better than rice and hot dogs! My taste buds were in
heaven!!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to make my illnesses not seem bad because I don't
want to sound like a debbie downer but it was pretty rough and it's still
pretty rough. I've been out of work for 4 days now and it sucks! However, since
I've had so much time on my hands I've been studying a lot. On Monday I was
reading in the Bible in the book of Job. Real quick overview of Job---Job was a
man of great faith to God. He had a family, livestock, he was wealthy, but he
still loved God and had great faith. Satan got permission from God to tempt and
try Job to see how faithful he actually was. Satan killed all his animals,
knocked over his house with all of his children and they all died, gave him
terrible diseases and boils, his friends mocked him and were angry with him but
through it all, Job stayed faithful and God blessed him again with everything
he had lost. Being sick right now sucks. Having to stay indoors all day sucks.
But I know these are just small trials for me. Everyone in the world has small
trials and they probably seem like the worst things in the world at that
moment. But I know if we just persevere and rely on God and his strength to
bless us, we can overcome anything and we can be happy doing it.
Mosiah 23: 21 Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his
people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. 22 Nevertheless—whosoever
putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and
thus it was with this people.
I love you all so much and hope you are all doing maayo
g'yud!!!
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| A photo I submitted to Vogue magazine hoping I can become a model ;) |
Ummmm...so what was the result of the Dengue test?
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