From November 22, 2010: Juju Men

From November 22, 2010:  The missionary Elder Boyd has recovered from his Malaria and is fine now. I stayed at the house on Tuesday with him so I cleaned, did some washing, read the scriptures and wrote some letters. It was nice to relax for a day, but I'm glad he is better because the time passes too slow in the house.
 From continuing the subject on Miss Ghana from last week Elder Orchard and I saw her on TV being interviewed and later at stake conference on on Sunday. Ya that's all I really have to say about her.
 On Monday The elders from the neighboring town stopped by to say hello. There names are Elder Prince and Elder Freeman. They are both from the US. And though I don't really see them due to them not being in our zone area, it was nice to see other missionaries.
On Wednesday the Elders in the house made this stew and named it B.O.S.H. (Boyd Orchard Silika Haggard). aside from the hamburger I had two weeks ago it was by far the best thing I have had here. There was chicken, onions, hot peppers, tomatoes, tomato paste, eggs, garlic, seasonings, and something called ocro (it's a green vegetable). We had it with rice and it was delightful. If people want me to make them something from Africa I would make this because it's a party in ones mouth when eating, and it's the only thing people from home would really want to eat.
 Elder Orchard and I taught some sweet lessons to Sister Na with her brother Joseph listening in. They learned about what happens to us after we die. We also met this woman named Freda. She is by far the smartest person we have taught and the most prepared person for the gospel. Through her own research she agreed that something was missing from the doctrines she had known regarding the priesthood power and how the authority is passed down.
 The last few days were a bit different. Elder Orchard and I taught some homosexuals and an albino. The gays were fun to talk to and we found out that one of them was and investigator. The albino was interesting. We have seen him around Teshie before, but only at a distance. He has the same body type as a Ghanaian with super white skin. Elder Orchard and I talked about how the gays and the albino have it really rough here. Homosexuals are often looked down upon here and the albinos know they stand out from the rest of the people. Elder Orchard heard that there are people who have been known to cut off albino's heads and sell them to the Juju men (witch doctors). The people even with their Christian beliefs and seemingly common sense still convey their faith that black magic is real here, and while the devil does have power on Earth, these witch doctors seem to be outsmarting everyone here (being immune to bullets, sleeping in coffins and all that fun stuff).
  Oh, we also came across a Korean that lives near the Pakistanis, who we saw building another internet cafe. I don't know what really motivates them to come here. I figure that they think they can make it rich here bringing technology to Africa.