From July 18, 2011:
Tuesday I woke up to find that our propane tank had been used up. In Ghana the two most common sources of cooking fuel is coal and propane. The only issue with propane is finding a filling station when the tank runs out. Elder Acquah and Elder Mutuku went searching for a place, but returned to inform us that the two places they checked didn't have any gas apparently due to a national gas shortage. Our distress was cut short thankfully, by being able to find a filling station with gas allowing us to continue cooking the next day. Aside from no gas the only thing to mention is that recently at night I have been feeling the colder weather due to the rainy season. It's quite nice and even though in comparison to the temperature back home it would still be considered hot.
Thursday we were riding when Elder Moses spotted a father of some members so we stopped to say hello. Even from a distance it was apparent he had undergone some physical problems by the pink skin color indicating a new layer of skin. From talking to the man we found out that the former wife had tricked him to coming over to her house so she could throw boiling water at him. The water burned his chest and arms thankfully missing his face. He was still in pain from the incident over a week ago and it was definitely a memorable coversation. The woman was taken by the police, but was currently out of jail by bribing the police with 200GHC ($150) to ignore the case.
Friday my zone met the new mission president and his wife, President and Sister Judd. The two were clearly excited about being in Ghana and were wanting to pick up the culture. President Judd and his wife are from Utah. before coming to Ghana he was a professor or ancient scripture at BYU-Idaho and then BYU (Provo). His previous church calling was a counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency. The two have very warm personalities, making jokes and possessing personalities that one can't help but love.
Saturday and Sunday were characterized by the unusual occurrence of naked people peeing into the gutter.
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