Hi from Elder Winget

FYI- Most mission updates you will find at http://ninjamissionary.blogspot.com/ that my Mom and my sister Channing are keeping up, but this is just a little insight to my life.

So I decided to put a real post on my original blog. Yes, this is Brand name Elder Winget, not generic brand collinhead signed in by someone else. :P I'm just kidding, I appreciate those who have kept up my blog/facebook/etc while I've been gone. Anyway, I just thought I'd say hi and thanks to everyone who still reads my blog. I wanted to enlighten you about things of my life, so here goes.

I'm currently serving in the Atlanta Georgia mission while waiting for my visa to clear to New Caledonia. It's part of the Fiji Suva mission, although New Caledonia is technically part of France, and has nothing to do with Fiji. So from what I understand my visa should clear in 2 weeks-ish or so. Most likely it has already been cleared with France and they're just waiting to get it back from the islands. So I shouldn't be here too terribly long.

However, I'm loving it here and I wouldn't mind staying here for a little while longer. I like my companion, Elder Lewis, I like my area, "Carrollton inner", and I love the fact that there are fireflies! :D

I'm excited to be out of the MTC, but it's not all bad. I never really hated it as much as everyone else did. However, the mission field is so much better. Just for the fact that I can actually share the gospel with people, instead of pretending to share the gospel with people who already have it.

I love getting email and real mail, and I would love to hear from you! Even if it is just a few lines. My email address is

wingetsandwich@myldsmail.net

and my Preparation day is on Wednesdays, so I'll probably email you back some time Wednesday morning, although it could also in the afternoon.

I love getting snail mail also, and the address for that is

Elder Collin Winget
104B Danny Dr.
Carrollton, GA 30017

And you can mail me there. However, because I have no idea how long I'm going to be here, your mail might get returned. And in that case, it most likely means I'm already off to New Caledonia. That address is:

Elder Collin Winget
Bureau de la Mission
B P 15154
Cedex
98804 Noumea Cedex
NEW CALEDONIA

If you want to send a letter, leave that address as is. If you want to send a package, take off Elder Collin Winget from the front, and put Attention: Elder Collin Winget on the bottom, after NEW CALEDONIA.
I don't expect any packages because of the fees involved for overseas shipping, but if you happen to send a package, here are some guidelines.
Don't send more than one or 2 of an item. They are suspicious of re-sale. Take all CDs out of packaging, and include all receipts with everything. Do not send medications or beef jerky, they will be destroyed.

Thank you for reading. If you want more current updates, look at that other blog that my mom and sister are doing. You'll see more pictures and stuff and more updates. Anyway, thanks for reading. I love you all, and have a great day.

-Elder Winget