Wake Forest: P-day (10/26/2015)

On P-day this week, Drake and some of the missionaries planned on playing baseball, during a zone activity.  A very kind ward member, Sister Howell, helped them gather up baseball equipment from many of the ward members, so they could play a baseball game.

I am told they were playing baseball in a very safe area of town, next to a library even, and during their baseball game, Elder Harper and Elder Bleckner's car was stolen.  This is what I know so far, I will update this post if I get additional information.

Elder Harper and Elder Bleckner had their mission bags in the trunk of the car.  Elder Harper's wallet was inside the car.  Their car keys ended up on a pile of stuff next to them while they were playing baseball.  Someone picked up their keys and took off in their car.  I received a phone call (after receiving a few calls from the mission office, I have decided that phone calls are always bad news!!!) around 3 pm on that day from the mission office telling me the Elder's car had been stolen and I needed to cancel Elder Harper's personal debit card.  I did cancel it.  I had many more questions...what else was stolen?  Driver's license?  Scriptures?  Camera?

I sent a message to Sister Howell, who is such a kind person.  She was able to get in touch with the Elders by going to their apartment that evening.  She was unable to contact them by cell phone, since that had been stolen with the car.  She told me that somehow they had recovered Elder Harper's wallet.  I guess whoever stole the car decided they didn't need it since there was no money in the wallet and he must know missionaries are poor, so he threw it out the window of the car!!!  Thank heavens I didn't have to try and replace Elder Harper's driver's license.  Drake lost his bag, scriptures, camera (with all of his mission pictures), and some other personal items.  Most things can be replaced...except his pictures and the markings in his scriptures!  This makes me so sad!  I am very thankful that none of the baseball equipment that they borrowed was stolen.  That would have been very sad too!!!

I am anxiously awaiting his email this next Monday, so hopefully I can get more information from him.  Through the whole experience, Sister Howell said these Elders had the best attitude.  They stayed positive and were smiling!!! 

Thanks for taking the time to get caught up on Elder Harper's mission experiences, good and bad!

Love to you all,
Elder Harper's Mom