Teaching By Skype - and Moving. Enseñando por Skype y traslando

As I write this post Elder Read, accompanied by Elder Avilés, is on his way to Aljarafe, his new area 11 miles west of Sevilla.  He is going to finish training Elder Metcalfe, who has been on his mission for six weeks.   President Deere said to Elder Read: Oh, you are getting the best companion! Hermana Deere and I really love this elder."   Aljarafe is a fairly new area, so it will be a challenge, but the President said he has confidence in Elder Read, which means that the Lord also has confidence in him.  So he is pleased with this.

Like Portsmouth Stake, Cartagena have just had their Conference and, as President Deere was there for the Saturday Adult Session, he was able to tell Elder Read in person.  Interestingly, he is going to the same ward as Elder Sandelin, whose companion will be Elder Avilés, who has been living in the same flat as Elder Read. However, they won't be sharing the same flat in Aljarafe.  He also says that he may have the opportunity to drive on occasion.

The truth is that he's rather sad to be leaving Cartagena, as he feels part of the ward and stake, and it has been difficult to say goodbye to both the members and missionaries.  However, this is very much part of being a missionary.  You grow to love the people you serve.  As he was District Leader for practically all the missionaries in Cartagena that makes it difficult again.  However, he's on his way and he's delighted to have this new challenge.  He believes he has been released as district leader so he won't have that responsibility in Aljarafe, which means he'll be able to focus completely on training his new companion and building up this new area.

He's going to be in the same zone and district as Huelva so it's quite possible that he'll see those members again.

On Sunday they gave an amazing lesson! They went to visit an investigator and in the house they found another person, but he didn't want to join in the lesson because he was talking to his girlfriend on Skype.  So Elder Read asked him to bring the computer to them, with the result that he joined in and his girlfriend was taught by Skype! 
A most interesting lesson!  It was about the Plan of Salvation.  The girl lives in Cadiz so they took her address and phone number to pass the referral to the missionaries there. 

Now follow a lot of photos without captions, but it's evident that some were taken in a building that was being used for their stake conference.  As it's a new stake, it would seem that they don't yet have a proper stake centre.

Aqui están un montón de  fotos sin titulo, pero parece que unas estaban tomado en un edificio que fue necesario  usar por la conferencia porque ya no hay centro de estaca.  

Bueno, me trasladan de Cartagena. Me voy para Aljarafe, un pueblo de Sevilla, y voy a terminar el entrenamiento de un Élder que se llama Élder Metcalfe. Presidente me dijo "Oh, you are getting the best companion! Hermana Deere and I really love this elder." Solo lleva 6 semanas en la misión. Es un área bastante nuevo entonces va a ser un desafío, pero presidente me dijo que confía en mí. Eso significa que el Señor confía en mí entonces me alegro con eso. Acabamos de tener la conferencia de estaca aquí también. y presidente Deere estaba aquí para la sesión del Sábado. Entonces me lo dijo en persona. Voy al mismo barrio de Élder Sandelin. Élder Avilés que vive en el mismo piso que yo va a ser su compañero. No vamos a vivir en el mismo piso. Pero es posible que voy a tener que conducir a veces, pero no mucho creo. 

La verdad es que estoy bastante triste de ir me de aquí. Realmente me siento como parte del barrio y de la estaca. Era muy difícil despedirme de todos ayer. Va a ser difícil para mi despedirme de todos los misioneros aquí también. Fue el líder de distrito de casi todos entonces les quiero muchísimo. Sin embargo, eso así por los misioneros y tengo mucho alegría a tener esto desafió en el nuevo área de Aljarafe.  

Creo que me relevaron como líder de distrito entonces no voy a ser líder en Aljarafe, que es algo bueno porque significa que puedo enfocarme completamente a entrenar mi nuevo compañero y al área. 

Voy a estar en la misma zona y el mismo distrito que Huelva, entonces es posible que voy a ver a los miembros de Huelva otra vez : voy el miércoles creo.

Ayer enseñamos una lección buenísima, Fuimos a visitar a un investigador y en la casa encontramos alguien mas, no quería venir porque estaba hablando con su novia en skype, le dije que no pasa nada y que traiga la compu aquí y, pues enseñamos a la novia por skype jaja :P estaban de hecho muy interesados, especialmente sobre el plan de salvación, ella vive en Cadiz per tenemos su dirección y número para mandar la referencia a Cadiz.