Darren received his call in mid September and was thrilled to be called to the Boston Massachusetts Mission but was quite surprised when he noticed the report date to the missionary training center in Provo was not until March 3rd nearly 6 months of waiting. We soon found out that an American visa is one of the most difficult and slowest visas to get of any country that the church sends missionaries to.
The Massachusetts Boston Mission includes all of Massachusetts and small parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Rode Island. There Are currently 190 fulltime missionaries serving in the Mission. The mission contains 5 Stakes, 40 Wards, and 13 Branches one Haitian ward, 2 Portuguese wards, and 4 Spanish wards.
Darrens Visa did not come in time for him to leave on March 3rd so his report date was moved to April 14th.
Darrens Visa came and he is getting ready to leave on Wednesday!
I went for lunch with him today and he pointed out that today was his last full day before becoming a missionary. He will be set apart tomorrow night.
I know Darren hates that people think he is so wonderful when he hasent even left or done anything yet, but I am so proud of him and his choice to go on a mission! I wish him luck and cant wait to read his letters and hear about all of the amazing experiences he is about to have!
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