Elder Romney has had a few difficult months since I last posted and most of his emails have not been public post worthy. He got bad skin infections while on Mili and had to take antibiotics and take measures to get better. His skin did clear up and he was doing better. He lost about 20 lbs while on Mili from lack of food and that probably contributed to his skin problems. In May he was transferred back to Majuro and was shuffled around for several weeks while they waited to decide where he would serve. His food and money were also stolen several times. He then became very ill and was in a lot of pain in early July and they decided he might have a kidney stone and might have to leave the Island and go to Fiji for a CT scan. After more than a week of severe pain they did an ultrasound locally and decided it was just an infection and he was treated with antibiotics again and that seemed to clear up the infection and pain. He was in poor spirits for a few weeks as well but has since recovered and is doing much better. Here is an excerpt from his email on July 26th.
"Sorry for not emailing last week it was a busy day. Last week the president held interviews for everyone and his interview helped me a lot. It wasn't what I was expecting the interview to be or the results. But first he just wanted to know what was wrong and I told him what I told you and he said that this mission is exactly the opposite of what I think. And about the bad elders he just told me "you should see the huge line of emails and authority you go through when dealing with whether or not a missionary is going home. He pretty much said that I don't have the authority you might think I do haha. Anyways he then told me my transfer which is happening today that I will go to the other side of the island, I drive a car now and I am the designated driver and when my new companion leaves in a month I am the new district leader, so that was not expected and I hope I can really help and do a good job. What really helped me most was how much faith president had in me, that hit me really hard and made me get out of the funk I was in. The last week I have been happier and also working harder and that also helped pick me up. "
His mission president , President Weir wrote us a nice little email and said
Brother and Sister Romney,
Elder Romney is physically well. He will be transferred to Arrak on Majuro and at the end of August he will become the District Leader for the Laura District on Majuro. He is doing wonderful work. Warm regards, President Weir
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| End of June before he got sick.... 20 lbs lighter |
Elder Romney said to thank everyone for the support and love. When he was sick and we told him we were fasting for him he replied with this message:
Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers in Elder Romney's behalf. He is doing so much better now and looking forward to his new assignments.
