Harassment, Mind Games, and an Aye Wee

The sun was bright.....

There are just not enough hours in a day when it comes to Mondays. There is so much to do and so little time to do it! We went to the Gym first thing in the morning, which felt really good at the time being. But I haven't worked out that hard for a long time, which resulted in the both of us being sore till Friday.

We went to the Market and I got things for Vegetable stew. I used to be such a picky eater, but in Africa, you learn to enjoy anything in front of you. The stew took a lot of time to prepare so I didn't get time to wash or clean. :/

Gyming like.... :)

On the way to emailing 4 guys boxed us in, I got a nice spit wad on the side of my face, and then pushed around while they cussed me out. All because I was a "Whiteman" in a "Black country" teaching a "Whiteman's Gospel". The people here are just wonderful, but just like in any culture, there are always those few that are less wonderful. And with them you just have to show them extra patience. Afterward we had a lovely time with the Andoh-Kesons at Family Home Evening. It's amazing how the spirit can bring such comfort after an episode like that.

Tuesday was quite enjoyable. I had been asked to give the instruction for District Meeting. I decided to instruct on the Holy Ghost. I opened the lesson with Mr. Barth's (my psychology teacher from Timpanogos High School.) 9 box psychology game, which totally tripped out everyone, everyone that is, except me and my companion. :) It got everyone engaged and we had a great discussion.

My Fav

We taught Suzy afterward and refreshed on the restoration. We want to baptize both her and her husband together, but the husband is the only one really progressing. Hopefully she'll start to as well.

The Andoh-Kesons had us over for Fufu, and I ate way to much..... I felt ill for the rest of the day. After we went and taught Edward and the Appiah children about the Book of Mormon. All with the power being out, Yay!.....

Don't you hate it when your favorite pen finally dies on you? Well, that's how Wednesday started. The day was still productive even with there only being 1 successful appointment. We managed to see 2 other people we hadn't planned to see. PEC is becoming slightly frustrating, our Ward Mission Leader has been MIA my entire mission all except for the first 2 weeks. So we're essentially on our own when it comes to the work. Hopefully it'll improve soon.

My very own Dictionary!

The sun is SO hot! Thursday's sun was especially so. Within 30 minutes my shirt was completely wet..... That's nasty dude.

Disappointment filled the day as well. Everyone told us to either "Go and come" or "Tomorrow" and that's what they tell us everyday. We did have a few back up plans which had some success. At the end of the day we were so tired from walking all day in the oven of the sun. My skin is changing so much it's crazy! I'll be nearly black upon returning home. ;)

Friday was exchanges! So Elder Tom spent the day with me and my investigators. He's super funny and has a really strong testimony. He's a convert of only 4 years and is 26 years old from Nigeria. I am 2 transfers ahead of him so hopefully I'll spend quite a bit of time around him.

Exchanges with this boy!

Success was small, but that success was very sweet. :) Emmanuel told us straight up that he wants to be baptized and join the Church. That's something you wish you could hear every day. :) In the evening we answered lots of Christian's heartfelt, spirit-prompted questions. One of the lessons I've learned so far on my mission is - When you're selfish, you're lonely. When you're generous, you're happy.

Saturday began very abruptly. At 5:30 in the morning, we were awakened with rain coming in sideways and soaking us while in bed. The windows here are just glass slats. So the rain can easily come in. We began a battle which was hard to win, trying to collect the water faster than it could enter. We filled a little over 2 buckets just from our room. The ceiling and walls were dripping as well. I didn't know concrete could drip.....

The flood.... :)

The day went great though. Due to the rain, the temperature was down, which felt really nice. The sea and the sky were both a soft gray and they blended together perfectly. It was hard to tell where one stopped and the other began.

We had moderate success which was good, since most everyone was in the house because of the rain. We did see an Aye Wee (a thief). He had stolen someone's suitcase and some people were harassing him because of it. We didn't stay to watch though, so we don't know what became of him....

We had a gospel conversation with 2 men that were so hammered with alcohol it was almost comical. They won't remember a thing we said, but maybe they'll read the Word of Wisdom pamphlet when they become sober. ;)

My Ghanaian Mami :)

Sunday, we actually had investigators come to church! And several of them are wanting to be baptized! We'll hopefully be able to at the end of the month. I made some banana bread for Christian after church which he enjoyed a little too much. :)

We walked around and visited with a few people, and tried to see those that didn't come to church, but none of them were around. :/

On Sunday, everyone always goes to the beach to play football. Mami Sopa fed us as always. It was Yam and Egg stew. Tasty. :) We had a really deep conversation about God and if everything is "predestined".

My weeks are going by so fast! It's crazy! When you love what you do, time doesn't feel like anything. Enjoy what you're doing since we won't always get to do what we enjoy.