Surprise phone call!

It’s Mom/Carol Anne writing…
We haven’t had a letter from Jonathan for two weeks and were watching the computer for one tonight when the phone rang with a surprise call from our missionary! What fun to hear Jonathan’s voice! It was a quick call to tell us he did receive our email letters, but was not able to send letters out because of a glitch in the lds missionary email system. He was given permission from the President to explain that problem and to arrange the time for the Mother’s Day phone call, which will be Sunday night at 6:30 our time, which is Monday morning for him. Yeah!

He was able to tell us that their area is “on fire!” There are 6 elders and 2 sisters in the city. His companion said that a few months ago, things were really slow in Hualien but right now, the missionaries have many people to teach and the work it moving forward. Jonathan said he really enjoys the Zone Leader meetings back in Taipei because everyone comes ready to learn. He loves the work.

From their apartment on the 5th floor, they are able to see the ocean and the mountains. They have a p-day scheduled for beach volleyball. He says the area is very beautiful.

So, there you go. We really miss The Boy’s letters but we are happy we were able to actually talk together on the phone for about 5 minutes. We are looking forward to a longer call Sunday night. :)

Thanks for all your prayers for our missionary and for missionaries around the world. Love to you all, Carol Anne