Transfer 6 Week 2
Elder Wagner, Elder Shill, President Harper, Elder Nwangele and Elder Abad
Elder Wagner, Sgt. Kargbo, President Harper and Elder Shill
Hey guys,
Been doing more computer set up in
Africa lately, I hope you all got to see the photos that President or Sister
Harper posted of us while they were here in the Kailahun District. They managed
to come out here on Friday the 11th, which was really awesome because that was
my birthday. Also, they came with 3 bags full of stuff for me from home, and
they came with the Kunz's; who brought lunch for the whole gang at our
apartment, which made it an even more awesome birthday party. It was kind of
the joke that I was so important that President and Sister Harper literally
came all the way out to Kailahun for me! Anyway, things were great with them
here.
We not only had lunch and a District
Council with them, but we also had the chance to go out and visit one of the
people we are teaching: Sgt. Kargbo. He seemed to be honored to meet with the
Harpers, and he bore powerful testimony that he knew that the Book of Mormon
and our church was the only true church on the Earth, and how he was already
telling his friends to start going there. That day we taught him the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, and since we were trying to be cognizant of his and the Harpers’
time, we were moving a little quickly; this was also because Sgt. Kargbo likes
to talk a lot, so controlling the discussion was a little interesting. Near the
end of the lesson, I was reviewing in my mind everything that we had taught
him, trying to make sure that we had hit on all the important points in the
lesson. When my companion finished speaking, Elder Wagner turned the time over
to President Harper; I thought for sure President was going to teach or clarify
some sort of doctrine or principle that we missed or didn't teach well enough.
What he did instead though was bear solemn testimony in the sincerest way
possible that what we said was true and reaffirmed everything we had been
teaching. I thought for sure we were going to receive guidance, correction, and
instruction on how to do better. Instead, we received praise, encouragement,
and a witness in the most powerful way to me that President and Sister Harper
have my back, that they are here for us. That was something that was really
unexpected but awesome.
Other than that, we have really been
trying to Amp up our game out here. When before it seems that we have had more
time than people to teach, we've managed to reach the inverse of that even
though we are proselyting longer per our Zone leaders’ instructions. It’s
really awesome, especially since we’re seeing significant changes in the lives
of the people we are teaching. Still, there is plenty of stress and work to be
done, although I'm getting better. I think that the epitome of this was when I
was coming home one night from our last teaching appointment this week, and
this little girl noticed I was a white guy. She yelled "Pumwei!" but
I was busy dealing with other kids that were walking with us and talking with
my companion, so I didn't notice her until she smashed her head into my crotch
while at full sprint. I just doubled over, looked at my companion, and said the
F word. It was kind of a moment of weakness.
Stuffs going well, emailing is still giving us headaches,
don't ask me to explain why. I love you all and I'm thrilled to hear about
Annie's wedding. Alex your bike sounds ligit and I hope you can use it with Buddy
some time. We have our area President Nash coming to Bo in a few weeks so that
is really cool.
I also love everything that you guys sent me, especially the "I Hiked the Wellsvilles" T-shirt. I enjoyed making s'mores over the gas
stove in our apartment, we were too busy to make a fire in the compound. Elder Nwangele and Elder Abad both thought they were pretty cool. Everything is going
great, and I hope to tell you about it all later.
Elder Shill
What an adventure!
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