First of all I heard about the Texas
Explosion and the bombing at Boston. We can pick up the VOA on the radio if you
position ourselves just right. Me, Elder Bay and Elder Smith have enjoyed doing
that. It sounds terrible and I guess they will find out more about it as they talk
to the suspect. I am happy to hear that they were able to catch him. On
the radio I heard some really great stories( a few sad) about people helping
others doing the chaos.
Anyway, as for the mission: The
elderly man we were working with has postponed his baptism, because right now
he likes his church, but wants us to continue to come and read the Book of
Mormon with him. So hopefully we will get him in the end or at least he will
get himself. I will though if all goes right this week have two baptisms, which
I really didn't think I'd get any again this month. One is a really sweet girl
who was referred to us by the 1st counselor in the ward( Bro Larbie
is his name and is one of the coolest guys I've met on a mission.) The other
person is a young boy I met while finding and if he continues like he is now by
this time next year he'll be on a mission. I hope so anyway. Then we are just
working on a few kids for next month and then start looking towards the month
of June. Something tells me I might be here in Kasoa until August. If things
start improving, that won't be a problem though.
This week has been another
extremely hot week in Ghana and I even turned red a few days (but never bad). Today though we have had some cloud roll in,
but I don't think they'll produce much rain of any sort. Everyone that I ask
tells me the rains will come in either May, June, July, or August. Actually
that is the only month people agree on is August so I might be waiting for
quite some time until I get some good rain.
My companion is doing pretty
good, his is still learning Ghana the hard way, but is the best way. The ward
is starting to help a little bit more but not much. The only real good support
we get is in Fm( free meals) and Bro Larbie. He is about 45 years old. He lives
at the far end of our working area and really enjoys us coming over. He lost
his wife about a year ago to cancer and is now raising the sweetest little
girls. I really like this man and he is helping me out a ton. We have moved to
biking more now that way we can cover more ground from appointment to
appointment which is a good thing.
So that is how the work
is looking right now, if anything life in Kasoa is getting better, but is still
far from great. Though I can definitely feel the influence from my family back
home and I thank you guys for that. Also I’m so happy for my friends out here
in the mission field; Elder Probst, Elder Hurley, Elder Smith and of course
Elder Bay. Anyway love you guys and thanks for the prayers( I need them)
and I'll talk to you next week.
Love,
Elder Steven T Ray
P.S. That is way cool about the Ghanian
singer. I tell you it can be hard to understand them and just as hard for them
to understand you. Was he LDS cause I might have met him before which would be
even stranger!
And
did you guys get a hold of Nathan Wayman....tell him to email me please.
Thanks.
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