I'm not much of a phone talker.
It's usually just business for me on the phone and even that all went out the window when I heard his voice.
It took a few tries to get through to him, since I have not ever made a call to Zimbabwe before last Sunday.
After we had discussed how he was doing and how I was doing and how was the weather and some umming and errring, I handed him off to Michael and all the kids. Then I remembered that I needed to ask if he had received any of our packages (he didn't know yet, since he hadn't been to the mission office). And then we got him talking and sharing some of the amazing experiences he is having. It was much easier to just let him talk because then we weren't overlapping conversations with our delayed questions.
It was really nice to hear his voice. Made me really happy. And I think it lifted his spirits as well. I was worried that it would make him more homesick.
Then I got looking at my cell phone history online and realized we had talked for a total of 87 minutes. I'm not sure if he's supposed to talk that long. When we asked, he said, "There are rules and there are rules. I could talk all day to you and not feel guilty." Anyway, when I visited my local cell phone store, the gentleman (young boy) there who helped me told me that my call had cost me $234.00. I didn't even bat an eyelash. It was totally worth it, but he kept working his computer and pre-dated my new "international calling plan" 5 days so that it only cost about $48.00. Bonus blessings!
I was also worried that after a phone call, we wouldn't have anything to write in our weekly letter, since we write that on Sunday evening. Not so. Still plenty to write.
And he sent us some great pictures:
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| Proof that he is still alive |
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| My first experience with The God-Makers. Evil stuff. |
Some of the amazing families who have joined the fold of God:
I have all the same issues with phone talk. So glad to know that is diminished when talking to your son.
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