Exploding Irons and Makeshift Ovens

Short circuited...

This was an eventful week! On Monday we did the normal everything, only this time, our iron short-circuited and blew up.... so that was exciting. :) no one was hurt which is always a bonus. My companion was tired so we just chilled and rested in the apartment. We emailed for the usual 2 hours and then went and visited Christian for awhile and helped him finish his talk, and then with Auntie Kate.

Tuesday we had a great Zone meeting. A lot of things will be changing like supplies and how we get them, ECG and various other things about the apartments. This week is transfer week, and a lot of the Elders in my Zone are heading home! So it was a good chance to say goodbyes. Man I'm going to miss some of those guys. Especially Elder Wasden. We went to DIS afterward because Elder Ofordeme's shoulder has been giving him problems for the past couple months, they diagnosed it as muscle pains.... I don't trust African Doctors.

Elder Wasden's
last day... :(

That evening the Andoh-Kesons fed us Fufu since Elder Mapfumo is leaving. After that we went and helped Mami Sopa move 150 crates of drink. By the time we were done we were soaked through and through.... Nasty.

Wednesday was transfer day! Out with the old and in with the New! I'm going to miss some of the Elders that went home, but we got a new Elder in our apartment, his name is Elder Tom from Nigeria, 3 Nigerians in the apartment! It's crazy! But he's a really sweet guy and he's 26.  Here in Africa they let men leave a little later.

Fufu with the Andoh-Kesons!

The day was quite productive, we had 6 lessons and got a new investigator! PEC was cancelled again.... shocker. On the way home it began to drizzle, but at the base of the hill to our house it began to pour! So we had to sprint for the house! I'm so glad we were that close and not further away. :) The Lord helps us, even with the weather. :)

Thursday was also really productive. We spent the first part of the day tracting and found a long lost Less Active and an interested Muslim.... We'll see if they're serious. We taught several other lessons throughout the day. The sun is so hot.... As long as it's out you're wet... like soaked. Which means mornings and evenings are bliss. :) We stopped by the Appiah Family in the evening unexpected and they fed us dinner! They are so nice to us and always do all they can to make our lives great. They're a wonderful family. :)

Moved 150 crates like a boss. :)

Friday was great. It was hotter than hot, as usual. I took a mini nap which felt nice. Our first appointment was a gal named Ruth, a new investigator that wants to learn about the Book of Mormon. :) Little does she know that it's the Book of Mormon that will convert her. ;)

After we went and got Fufu and fish for lunch and I ate WAY too much. I felt slightly ill for the rest of the day. I found some Aluminum bread pans so I can now make banana bread! We visited with a few people small small and then a Recent convert named TillyWendy. She's 13 and still needs a good foundation, so we're helping her with that. :)

Nigerian Tie Woman. :)
She makes lovely ties

Saturday I made banana bread! And it tastes just like Mom's homemade from back home. :) The guys in my apartment inhaled it... I guess it passed the taste test. ;) I had to make a makeshift oven to back the bread since our apartment don't have ovens, or blenders, or microwaves, or anything nice. So you make your own appliances! :)

My makeshift oven!

Only Lawrincia was around today, not as productive as days past. Sister Patience invited us over to her house for Fufu. She gave us beef and snail with it as well. And it was all good. :) The snail was just new, it wasn't bad, it was quite nice. We talked with her and her friend, Anita, about the gospel and why there are so many churches today. After them we went and had a lesson with Christian and Benjamin.

Just like Mom's! :)

Sunday, Christian gave a wonderful talk on obedience. It was mainly in Fante but I could tell it was good. ;) 2nd hour Elder Ofordeme and I taught primary. Those children are stubborn eesh! We went back to the house for lunch and I made more banana bread. I gave one loaf to Mami Sopa right as it came out, so it was still hot. When we returned to her place for dinner the loaf was gone except for the bum! She then told me my bread was too nice and she couldn't stop eating which means she won't be able to eat dinner. Sounds like a real bummer. ;) She made us Kotonte, which is a different version of fufu, and it sits in your stomach like a rock. I'll be digesting it for the next few days. So that was my week!

Elder Park