It all started while visiting our daughter Whitney and her family in Boise, Idaho. Whitney's friend Darcie emailed a link to her uncle's mission blog. We enjoyed reading about the mission experiences they had and the impact it had on the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa mission. We were touched by what we saw and read.
We have been planning on serving a mission for a while now, and with Brent retiring from his more than 50 year career in road construction this year, the timing was perfect.
Through a series of events, including putting in our missionary application, we received our call to serve in that very mission.
We received our call exactly one week ago today, on October 26, 2008. We will be serving in the city of Douala, Cameroon. Douala is a modern seaport city of 1.5 million people. There will be 8 young missionaries from North America serving in the city. French and English are both spoken in the area, and we will be working hard to learn the French language before we arrive.
We are excited to begin this new chapter of our lives serving the Lord as missionaries.
About Me
- Brent
- Brent and Lynda Willis were called to serve as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in September 2008. We will be serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa Mission. This blog will allow us to share our thoughts, feelings, and experiences with our family and friends.
1 comment:
I am so excited for you and can't wait to read all about your experiences in Douala! I'm sure that you are crazy busy getting ready but I'm thinking about you and you are in our family's prayers. Congratulations on your mission call!
Love--Darcie
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