So this week was not terrible, but it was definitely bad, numbers wise.
On Wednesday we were going to try and get my ingrown toe
nail cut out but realized that we wouldn't have a ride home, except in a mini bus
which would have been extremely painful. So we did a trade off Wednesday and I
spent the night in Canje. Which was nice to get a change of scenery and get to
know our district leader a little better. But Elder Hodgkinson and a next
missionary got home and found no power. The bill had not been paid because
there was a senior couple who lived in the apartment before us and they paid
their own bill.
So on Thursday we went with Elder Carter, the senior couple,
to see Dr. Ganesh. a really nice guy with a sketchy office and operating room.
But he just gave me some pills to go pick up so that he could operate on
Friday. So we went to get the pills and headed back home to find that our power
was still out and were told that it would be on by Friday.
So after two nights of little to no sleep because of the heat
we headed to Dr. Ganesh to get the operation I needed pretty bad. He cut the
side of my toe nail out after numbing it and cleaning it. To numb it he gave me
a shot and asked if I could feel him pinching me. I said yes, a little bit. So
he started chopping at my nail. When I repeatedly said ow, that still hurts, he
gave me a next shot. After about 15 minutes of him just hacking away, he said
he was done. We went over to his desk (which is in the same room) and he told
me that he gave me two shots because sometimes the first one works and
sometimes it doesn't. It didn't this time. haha. So we spent the rest of Friday
sitting around. and when we got home we still had no power. We found out that
we would not be getting it until Monday because the power company isn't open on
weekends.
Then on Saturday we literally spent the entire day sweating
with no power in our house, and laying around and me taking some pain pills
that didn't do much.
But yesterday, Sunday, we were called by a member of the
mission presidency that we needed to attend the Rosignol branch because of some
false scandal about the branch president that wasn't true. So I wore my
slippers to church because I couldn't get my toe into a shoe yet.
haha, but we actually spent the rest of the day with President Goodluck who is
an awesome guy and super fun to be around. When we got back home we found that
we still had no power.
So all in all, it was a pretty successful week sorta. I am
wearing shoes today, and feeling really good!
I hope everyone is doing well. I love you all and want you
to know that I know that this is the one and true church on this earth today.
Have a great day and week!
Much love,
Elder Dorrance
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| Elder Hodgkindson and Elder Carter waiting while I get operated on. |
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