Uuwi Na Sila (They are on their way home) - 29 June 2026
Magundang gabi my dear friends and family, this is Elder Shill coming at you from the land of the Philippines. I apologize for not being the best at emailing, it is a very easy thing to slip from ones mind. This has been quite the transfer filled with a lot of sweet but definitely pretty freaking bitter goodbyes. Elder DeWitt (my current companion) Elder Phelps (the guy who lives 5 minutes from my parents house) and Elder Blaser all left this afternoon for their comfortable beds back in ol' Utah USA. Love all three of those boys and I am so grateful for their friendships and impact that they have had on me up to this point. It feels kinda weird now, I have never really experienced the Philippines without those guys and I'm not sure how this is going to go. However all the new wide eyed, unsuspecting, curious American kids will be coming in these next 2-4 months so I will get to their Phelps, Blaser and DeWitt, which will be really fun, and slightly stressful. Sometimes God let...