On our own
A lot has happened since I last posted. On January 30, Grace Hsieh, who trained us for the first month of our mission, left the office to return to school. Grace is a lovely young woman who spent more time away from her studies than she should have to help us get on our feet. She was so very patient and kind as we tried to learn our duties. Without Grace, we're pretty much "on our own." Yikes! We both find our work quite challenging. My role as the Financial Secretary involves a lot of bookkeeping. The Church procedures here include involved procedures with many steps to achieve any task. The job is greatly complicated by the language barrier. When I get a bill in the mail, I first have to figure out who it's from, what it's about, whether it is a bill or a receipt, etc. etc. Every step is easy to mess up, and I am very good at it. :-) Sister Wells is the Mission Secretary, and has spent considerable time this month compiling the Mission History for 2020. Since s...