Whadddup Fam,
it's that time of the year again. It is crazy to think how 4 months have already passed. Time flies when you are working hard and having fun. This week was one of the most hectic weeks of my mission. Everyday there was either a meeting of some kind or a party/wedding that we attended. So I got a firsthand look at the African traditional wedding. Anyways I will go through the days.
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| Pre-decorations |
Tuesday-We went and had a Christmas party with our friends at Broken Wings, we also did some beating and listened to some Afrikaans Christmas Hymns (Hoo-den-dak Mufrow) I say it nearly everyday ahahahah. Then we saw our investigator named Washington, who is on date for the 4 of January. He continues to progress so I'll keep ya'll updated.
Wednesday- Our mission has put together this calendar of things to do every day to progress the work. So the theme was to contact three former investigators. So we see this guy named Gugu, he is like an ancient African warrior I swear. He is like 6'5 looks like Elder Wagner hahahaah. Anyways he talked to us about why he had stopped meeting the missionaries and wants to come back to church! Awesome to see how the Lord works!
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| Decorated!!! Merry Christmas Everyone! |
Thursday- We were pleased to have our mission tour, where we heard from Pres. and Sis Dunn and Carl B. Cook of the Seventy. It was sweet to hear from a General Authority. He said something that really stuck to me, "If you want to have progressing investigators, you have to be a progressing missionary." Not only is it true in missionary work. I think of Ray Lewis pumping his guys up saying "If you want something work for it." After Zone Conference, we had exchanges, so Elder Manumau came to A-Town.
Friday-District meeting and African weddings and YSA activities. So we didn't teach a lot but we were busy all day. So African weddings are the greatest things on the earth, except no one shows up until like 3 hours after the time they said. it was supposed to start at 5 and we got there and they were still setting up chairs haahah. We did some service and took off to our YSA Christmas party. Where we had a braii (BBQ) in the nice weather and did like a white elephant thing. Elder Wegrowski and I got two huge things filled with African chocolate.
Saturday-Ward Christmas party, another braii (BBQ) and chilling in the nice weather here in Africa.
Sunday-Church and then we were busy all the day. Cool story, so we looked for this former investigator and turned out she moved. But, we talked to this sweet kid named Shimmy. Yes his name is Shimmy. He is 18 and is the golden investigator. So it was definitely a bright spot in this brilliant week.
The Lord is definitely preparing people here in Alberton. It is just a matter of finding them. But, my testimony of obedience and diligence has grown immensely since I have been here in South Africa. Work, work, work. We have been blessed here in A-town and I am glad I have 2 more months here to work!
Have a great week!
Elder Broadhead
Jacob 6:12
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