Monday, September 22, 2014
Missionary work is Blessed
Hello all!
So this week has been crazy.
Monday: Wash Clothes, travel to Akosombo to hit up the internet cafe and then we had to run to Odumase Krobo (like 45 minute trotro ride) to talk to some dude who was supposed to make us some bags from 6 weeks ago. We get there, he's not there, it begins to rain. He shows up, hasn't made anything for us (even though he assured us on the phone that he had it all finished and made) ruined our materials by leaving them out in the rain. Took us almost an hour standing out in the dark and the rain trying to get a car home. Terrible disappointing day.
Tuesday: Get a phone call early in the morning that we need to be in Accra to renew our government non citizen cards. I am clear out in the Bush and it takes like 3-4 hours to travel to Accra. The whole day got spent travelling.
Wednesday: We started off the day with hours of fruitless finding and then had to travel to Kpong to conduct a few baptismal interviews. Whilst in Kpong it started to rain. And rain. And rain. Pretty soon we were wading through knee deep water out in the bush trying to make out way back to the main road. The sun was setting fast and we finally stumbled across the road at 7p.m. and sat soaking wet in a trotro until we came home. At home the electricity was off.
Thursday: We received yet again another phone call early in the morning informing us that there had been an emergency transfer and we would be receiving two more missionaries in our Branch, and we had finally been given permission to proselyte in Juapong (it is on the opposite side of the Volta River-missionaries have never been there before). They we coming from Ho (clear up in the Volta Region) and due to a huge rain storm that was moving towards us they were stranded. We spent the majority of the day stuck in the apartment, preparing to recieve two more and the rain kept us inside. Finally at 7pm they arrived. Yet again, there was no light in the apartment.
Friday: Elder Bautner and I go to Juapong. We walked about twenty feet after exiting the taxi and contacted one person, and after that one person we were led from referral to referral to referral. We were almost speechless. We literally had throngs of people gather around us as we shared with people about The Church that Christ established whilst on the Earth. While there one of Elder Bautner's former investigators from Ho saw us walking by, we met with her and she came to Church on Sunday and accepted a baptismal date! Both of us have agreed that we were led by the Spirit throughout the day. It was one of the most inspiring and curious days of my mission.
Alright so that basically sums up my week. Elder Bautner and I came to Ghana the same time and he is from Murray, UT. Really sweet guy and we both have a ton in common--really ridiculous actually. We've been super blessed the short time that we've been here and we are enjoying our proselyting area so much.
I love you all and I know the Church is True.
Elder Green
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