Elder
Koehler has now been in the mission field over 6 months! He spent
most of it in a suburb of London called Stratford. He loved it there
for the friendly people, the interesting places in London to visit on
P. Days, and the diversity of the residents. He believes he has met
someone from just about every country in the world while serving in
Stratford. Just ask him...name a country, give him a few seconds to
think, and he can probably come up with someone he met from that
country. We tested him on Mother's Day when we spoke to him and
couldn't stump him with any country we came up with. He also learned
to greet people in 7 new languages.
Stratford
was a walking/big, red, double decker bus-riding area. He put a lot
of miles on those pretty new shoes!
He also learned to eat a lot of
new foods. Things he would previously turn up his nose at such as
lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes and cauliflower turned out to be quite
good to a missionary! He had African food for Easter, and Jamaican
food after a funeral. And one cute little old member lady cleaned out
her cupboards to send food home with him...candy bars, chips, canned
tuna fish...all the while bemoaning the fact that she couldn't give
them more.
Elder
Koehler has now been transferred to a smaller town called Huntingdon.
It's near the top of his mission boundaries and has an American
military base in it. This area is a driving one, and Elder Koehler
has suddenly found himself behind the wheel of a car, on the wrong
side of the road! As his companion doesn't have a driver's license,
Elder Koehler does all the driving. He loves the beautiful
countryside they pass through, and he is getting used to both the
steering wheel and the cars being on the opposite side from what he
is accustomed to.
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| Dreaming in a member's Porche! |
In
Huntingdon the missionaries do a lot of service. He says he has a new
appreciation for the movie quote, “We trimmed the hedges of many
small villages!” (From The Three Amigos) There are a lot of hedges
in England, and Elder Koehler is doing a lot of trimming!
If
anyone wants to send a letter to Elder Koehler, just get in touch
with me. He can read email once a week, but snail mail would be
especially appreciated. Letters & cards can be mailed with a
generic “global” stamp, available at any post office. They cost
$1.
Thanks
for supporting Elder Koehler. He loves his mission and loves serving
as a missionary!
