We hadn't been able to talk to him on his last two P-days, and it didn't work out to talk to him on Thanksgiving either. So I was super happy we could talk to him this past P-day!
He told us that last P-day some locals drove him and his companion around the island of Moorea and gave them a tour! He was able to see most of the island and some really beautiful sites! He took lots of pictures, and hopefully he will be able to upload those next P-day. I can't wait! I'm so happy that he's getting to see and experience the island!
He also told us that some of the other missionaries that he lives with have been really sick this past week, and a couple of them even had Dengue Fever. They call it The Dengue (pronounced "dang") there, and its an illness that you get from mosquitoes. It makes you very sick with fever, nausea, dizziness, and your joints hurt and you ache all over. You can't eat much or keep much down. It pretty much takes you out for a few days to a week. I have been praying that Jordan doesn't get it. There's no vaccine for it right now, but I heard they are working on one! Jordan said he was sick on Sunday with a fever and feeling really dizzy. But he wasn't nauseated and he was eating okay. He called us later in the day Monday because had still been resting that morning. He said he still had a slight fever, but he was feeling like he was getting better. Pray he can get better soon and it doesn't turn worse!
I asked Jordan what he was eating and if he was getting enough healthy food to stay healthy, and he said that he's eating well and that people give them so much fruit that he has a picture of their kitchen counter full of it and they can't eat it all fast enough! I'm so grateful for that. Jordan LOVES fruit.
He said for breakfast he usually cooks up potatoes and bacon pieces in a pan and then scrambles some eggs with them. For lunch they usually stop at the grocery store and get something to eat. They don't really have places to eat at where he is (the other side of Moorea is more touristy and has restaurants and things. Where he is there's mostly just houses and dirt roads!), but luckily the grocery store there has food they can easily grab. They aren't supposed to go back to their house until nighttime so they find it easier to buy their lunch while they're out, rather than bring some with them. I'm guessing with how hot and wet it is there, food wouldn't stay good for long in their backpacks. Then for dinner they usually eat at someones home, and it's always rice with some kind of meat, and various other things. Seems pretty decent I guess :)
We asked Jordan how much he rides his bike every day, and he said he didn't know, but to get to the area where he serves is 6 miles away from the house where he lives with all the Elders on the island. And then he rides around all day, and back home at the end of the day. Rain or shine! He actually loves the rain, he always has, but he says that there it cools everything down when it rains so he especially likes it! Tahiti is in the Southern Hemisphere, so it is summer there right now. Which means extra hot and extra humid. But it's also the rainy season, so that helps :)
Here's Jordan's email this week!:
Iaorana!
It has been an interesting week, most of the elders in our house have been very sick, some with the dengue, but we seem to be doing better, so hopefully that will continue. I was really sick yesterday, I'm not sure what it was but I'm feeling a little better today and hopefully can be back to a full schedule tomorrow. The language is really coming along, I'm understanding more and more and am able to say more of what I want to say. We have a baptism scheduled for this Saturday, so that is super exciting! It's such an amazing feeling to see someone change their life to be in harmony with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to see how much peace and joy it brings them. I'm really growing to love these people, they are so wonderful. Happy holiday season!
Na na!
Elder King
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