Mission Report

Michael sent one of the longest letters he has ever written. He had to let us know he was alright and just what happened.
He is alright, but was in an accident. He was coming down a hill, riding his bike past the stopped traffic. As he got to a little side road one car decided to jet out of line and down that road, without any signal or warning, and just in time to collide with Michael.
"i flew. it was so classic! i cleared the front of the little car and landed with a sweet somersault 180 twist thing and ended up squatting on my haunches looking back at the car and my companion coming down the hill."
His companion saw the whole thing; "he saw my bike get whipped up in the air and thrown 2 meters in the air and 5 meters forward. about on meter past me. my companion said it was the craziest thing to see a bike flying without somebody on it let alone just to see a bike flying."
To make things worse, the car just took off and never returned.
Michael said that he got a couple scratches and a chunk of skin taken off one of his knuckles, but other than that and some bruising he is fine. "my helmet and backpack took all the beating of the short trip across the road."
It sounds like his bike took a pretty good beating though and will need several repairs.
They were only about a mile away from the branch president's house when this accident took place, so he carried his bike there for help, and it sounds like this guy took great care of them.


We are just so glad that he is okay and that he didn't end up in the hospital, or worse. We continue to pray for his safety and health, and hope that he has nothing show up internally or otherwise difficult health wise.

Michael says that this is one of his most challenging areas he has been in, but he loves it soooo much. Over all, his letter did sound positive, and you'll notice, he sent some photos.


Thanks for your prayers for him and the missionaries. We know they help! We believe in prayer.

We believe in missionary service too. I have 2 sisters, and all three of us have a missionary out right now. That's a pretty awesome feeling. We have several missionaries serving from our ward, and we have friends serving from other areas of the country, and they are all awesome people. We love you and we pray for you all! You go guys, and gal!