Hello everyone! I'm happy it's Monday! This week has been so much better than last week. I have been making some small improvements.
Last Monday, I was still very sick, so I didn't do a single thing but talk to my family, which made me happy.
Tuesday was the day I made a decent recovery. I was still sick, but I was feeling much better than the previous days. We had district council, and after that, we had appointments. We are teaching a man named Neilson, who has been coming to church quite faithfully. He works at a welding shop, and he is progressing well. Every time we go over to his shop, I tell him that I can weld and try to get him to let me, but he hasn't let me yet.
On Wednesday, I went and showed my companion a chop bar. We ate rice ball and ground nut soup. He fell in love with it and hasn't stopped talking about it yet. Also, that day, we got a random call from a guy named Nicholas. He lived in our area and said he wanted to meet with us. We met with him that evening, and he impressed us both. I had never met Nicholas before, but he had found a pamphlet with Elder Adu and my name and number on it. He said he is tired of all the Ghana churches. He spoke very little English, but with the help of a member and the Holy Ghost, we were able to teach him.
Thursday was a full day of proselyting. We are trying to find time for everyone. The Lord has blessed us with plenty of potentials, and the issue is having the time and stamina to meet with all of them. Not a bad problem to have. The people we are focusing on for this transfer are progressing well, and things are going well. In the evening, we headed to Mpraeso for an exchange with the district leader. So I got to spend the night with Elder Riley, his companion, and the district leader and his companion. It was a blast.
Friday was my exchange in Mpraeso. It was so nice to go see and proselyte in a different area. Just to see new people and new things made me happy. It was also awesome to hang out with other elders for the day. I helped a family pound fufu, and Elder Alger and I enjoyed some fufu with palm nut soup to polish off the day.
On Saturday, we were back in our own area. Earlier in the week, our sink tap had broken, so we had no water in the apartment for like 3 days, which sucked. But on Saturday, the plumber arrived and fixed the sink. Bless his heart. I have been in a fufu kick this entire week. All I have wanted to eat has been fufu. So we found a fufu restaurant. It was nice, and I will be going back there, but I took a video of the restaurant. I think you will like it.
Sunday was a great Sabbath day. We had three investigators come to church, one of them being Nicolas, the new guy we met on Wednesday. When we met him, he had questions about tithing, and we answered them and didn't think anything about it. He rolled up to church on Sunday and, after the service, told us he wanted to pay tithes. My jaw hit the floor. Most members don't pay tithes, so for an investigator that we met just a few days prior to want to pay tithing was pretty awesome. Plus, he is a farmer, and farmers make little to no money, so it was pretty tender that he was so willing to give what he did have.
I think that's all I have for this week. I have felt all of your prayers, and I have made a recovery from whatever sickness I was experiencing. It almost did me in, but I am so grateful for all of the love and support I have from all of you. Love and miss you all, and I'll talk to you next week.
Photos this week include:
Exchange with Elder Alger
The fufu joint
Me pounding fufu
I found a guy carrying around a wooden gun he made, so I got a picture with it.
Ghetto bridges in Mpraeso
An investigator's baby.
