This week was a blast! To start off the week on Monday, my P-day, we had a district activity. We went to Lake Volta, which is the biggest and probably the only lake in Ghana. But we found out that there is a ferry that takes cargo and passengers to the other side of the lake. It was only 4 cedis for a ticket to ride, which is about 50 cents - totally worth it. I was like a little kid in a candy shop getting on a big ship. I was so happy to see a large body of water. The only thing that would have made it better was a fishing pole. Another cool thing is there are fishing boats. I'm surprised I didn't get yelled at for taking a photo in one of them, but I'm here for the experience - you only live once, right?
On the other hand, we went from a cockroach problem to a man-eating spider problem. I mean, take a minute to look at the photos and look at the size of that thing. I had to get the CKC rounded up again. CKC stands for "Cockroach Killing Crew", which consists of Elder Riley, Elder Bloomfield, and myself. We played a quick game of Rock-paper-scissors to see which unlucky elder would get to attempt to kill this behemoth of a spider. It was not me, thank goodness. We tried to spray it with insecticide, but it just ate the insecticide like it was an afternoon snack. So we did what any man would do and smacked it repeatedly with a broom. We have won another war - CKC-2, Africa-0.
On Sunday, we had three baptisms! Super cool. I'm so very proud of the people that made the decision to be baptized, and I am so thankful for the opportunity Elder Bloomfield and I had to teach them. I cannot wait to see where the gospel will take them! I love being able to see how quickly people can progress through the gospel. We have only been teaching these wonderful people for about a month, and the progress they have made in such a short amount of time is surely the work of God. Once you plant the seed by sharing the message of the gospel with them, it grows. Pretty soon, they want to know more and more. I can't wait to see who and what else the Lord has in store for us.
For this week's photos, I have a bunch from our district activity and the ferry. I have included a video on how they load it. They pack that sucker right up to the brim with cars and people! And the cool fishing boats - I would like you to notice how most of the boats have a scripture on them. It makes sense as to why they do that. It looks like a miracle that they are still floating. The food of the week was garden egg stew with boiled plantains and yam. Man, it was good! I would tell you what is in it, but I don't even know what was in it. The only thing that I know is in it is garden egg and sardines. I have some scenery photos of all the rooftops of Nkawkaw - I thought that was cool. Also, baptism photos and the pictures of the man-eating spider.
Well, that's it for this week! I hope you all have a wonderful week. Until next time!