Hey guys
Holidays here are pretty fun because they have normal christmas and new year but they also have the russian christmas and new year which is celebrated on the 7th of january and the 14th of january. So Christmas is still in full swing here. 
It's been a crazy week with new years and everything. We celebrated it in the same apartment as we did last year and me and elder walch were the only ones who were there last year during new years. Crazy. 
Right after new years we went to Kiev for a couple days. funny story.
So we get to the airport around 6 am and our flight leaves around 7am. We enter the airport and realize that we had forgotten our passports and so we had to rush back home (20-25 minutes away) and we were praying so hard that we would make it back on time to catch our flight and we did so booyah miracles exist. 
While in Kiev we had an exchange with the assistants and it was so fun. The next day we had MLC and got to discuss our plans for the new year and how were going to help people come unto Christ here in Moldova and Ukraine.
Other than that a pretty normal week but I absolutely love being a Missionary and I love the fact that I can help people here in a way that affects not only today but eternity. I'm grateful that I can serve the Lord in this new year andI'm excited for the work that is happening here. 
Love you guys! Read Matthew 1 and Luke 1 this week!

-Старейшина Уайтинг




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