Elder Hemmert's Mission in Cavite, Philippines: WHERE AM I?

Chilling in the sugar cane field

Magandang Araw Po,

It's More Fun in the Philippines:

I TRANSFERRED! Honestly, I didn't want to transfer, and I really miss many of my friends from

Saying goodbye to Elder Fepuleai

MA Cavite. But now I am happy to be in LEMERY BATANGAS. I have been super used to the city my whole mission and have only been assigned to small areas, but now I am in a province and my area is huge. My companion brought me down a "shortcut" in order to get to someone we would be teaching. This shortcut went through a sugar cane field, and was about 3 Kilometers! Not much of a shortcut in my opinion! HAHA! It's a huge change for me, but I'm loving each and every day. AND, I'm right next to the ocean, whixh is beautiful! I missed the beach SOOO MUCH!! However, storms have been WAY intense because of it.
This last week has consisted of saying goodbye to all of my friends from GMA and meeting lots of new people in Lemery. I am one of the only missionaries that has not yet had a Filipino companion, so I was really expecting one. However, my new companion is ELDER CURTIS from Phoenix, Arizona. ANOTHER FOREIGNER HAHA!! We are having a blast together.
ALSO, I am now Zone Leader which basically means I am responsible for watching over and supporting 10 elders and sisters. Ultimately it is a pretty small zone, and not too stressful.

Next week's email will be a bit better, but for now I just want to express my gratitude for all of the prayers that have been sent my way. I am so grateful for each one of you, and I wish you the best!

Elder Hemmert

Lemery, Batangas