For this week Elder Bladen and I were hard working and stayed
optimistic, but even though we did this it felt like all of our
efforts' results were slipping through our fingers. We contacted the
majority of several days this week without much avail on certain days.
The late president has his burial this week and that kept people busy
too. Elder Bladen's neck and back flared up this week and it was
quite bad on some days. Saturday our baptism fell through because the
father didn't show up and he was to preform the ordinance, and we
wanted to honor his privilage. The bishop said that it would go on
this Saturday regardless if the father arrives with the family (they
are members too). Becuase of Elder Bladen's pain, he slept the majority
of the day and I left Elder Hurley's companion, Elder Ndarya, with him
as he was having serious stomach issues which we later identfied as
sertious constipation. Elder Ndayra is a quiet person. I joined with
Elder Hurley for a split to try and acomplish what we needed to do
before Sunday. Sunday Elder Bladen gave a talk on the Second Coming of
Christ, and it helped force him do things not normal with him to
help him grow. He did quite well. Elder Bladen was then followed by
Elder Dickson, the Africa West Area president, who came to visit the
ward.
Thursday We contaced a lot around the bishop and at the end of the
night we ended up contacing a mission or church house for the Jehovah's
Witnesses. We were suprised to have them welcome us in, but we could
tell by the look of their faces that thay were JWs as they have a
certain countenance and as we taught our message their questions were
leaning towards that. It was an interesting experience, but we did our
best and we learned that we can't teach from the Bible like they can
so we are utilizing the restored truths we have.
Friday we were biking home for lunch when Elder Bladen pointed out a
tro tro that was broken down and suggested that we help push the 23
seater van. Pushing from the back were two boys under twenty five and
an older man over 60. We later found out that they had been pushing for
several miles to a repair shop and had hit the uphill part of their
journey when we came to help them. We pushed that van at least a mile
uphill and it drained us. It was a lot of fun and the highlight of the
day by far.
On Sunday I saw an old missionary, Elder William Acquah, who I used
to live with in Alajo about a year ago. He has wanted to visit the
ward I'm in and it was nice to see him and to talk for a bit.
This upcoming week we are going to continue our finding where we have
an appointment with a father of a child of record who was baptized on
Saturday and another member's friend. All in all we hope to find
around members' homes that we will identify this week. We will see
what this transfer brings and I'm working to complete the few weeks
honorably. While I wasn't expecting the current missionary results,
now as I close I feel that the ward is trusting us more and we are
working to leave it stronger that we found it.
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