I am transferring (2) two weeks early!

Kumamoto (熊本市, Kumamoto-shi?) is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto (ja:熊本都市圏) has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census. It is never considered part of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area despite both bordering each other.


EMAIL FROM ELDER COLE:

we got a phone call yesterday morning (Sunday) it was the a.p`s they told us that both elder watanabe and i are leaving nobeoka, and this Thursday will be transferred to kumamoto city. elder watanabe will have two weeks with the missionary there to learn all about (nagemine) area. and i will have 2 weeks to learn all about (kumamoto-kumamoto)area. it should be really interesting. we will be in a 4 man appt. so that will be fun. but it sucks leaving the members here they are honestly so good. but i really like kumamoto. and there. there is the outreach program going. just like the one in urasoe.(okinawa) so it should be way fun. nobeoka is becoming a sister missionary area. should be interesting because there will be no one now to pass the sacrament haha. but.

this transfer is 2 weeks fast for us. the real one isnt until sept. 2 me and elder watanabe are still comps but we have to learn from the elder in kumamoto about both of our areas. its a FOUR MAN meaning 4 human beings in the same appartment. so im still with elder watanabe. and after two weeks we will have our real transfer and get new companions. but yeah i was going to upload a bunch of pics for you but i was a huge deuce and grabbed the cord for my Nikkon camera so i cant upload any sorry. but next week i will spend some time and send some pics. i will also be sending a 4 gig card full of pics. but mainly fireworks and videos of random crap home so that you can watch and stuff. so look for it. that last package got there soooooooo fast. 5 days. or less what the freak i sent that on the 12 of this month. wow that is sooo fast. anyways yeah.

but did you hear that from now on the JMTC (Japanese mtc) is closing and all Japanese elders from here on out are going to the Provo mtc. so that will be interesting. you will be able to meet lots of Japanese elders. haha but yeah. should be fun in the new area. but packing again is a huge huge pain. i just packed 4 weeks ago. but o well. but in the manner of transfers im sending another package home. i thought i would be here in nobeoka for a long time. i had planned to start saving but with transfers its always a huge huge pain in the butt.

but yeah i have a Japanese friend going to USA in a week he goes to Utah. i gave him Max's number and said call him.

but i love you all i really should be off to `prepare` haha but yeah i love you all

the strugis pics were great.

love you

love cole