Too Much to Do and So Little Water!

Hello Everyone!

Of course I had another great week here in Salone. It was filled with new experiences, which we all need in order to grow into the people our Father in Heaven wants us to become right?? Before I share a few experiences, we are now in the beginning of rainy season. It is getting colder and getting pretty over cast, which will be a nice change. I am ready to switch things up!! 

This week was a good one. Here are a few experiences I'd like to share. 

Friday we had an exchange. I went to a different area, while elder Uko stayed back. I was actually pretty nervous because he has only been here for one month and doesn't know the area super well. But He absolutely killed it! I am so glad that our training is paying off. It makes me feel like I am doing something right! 

Like my parents said in the last email, yes we are busy. We are getting many, many referrals and the members all want them to be baptized like the day after! So we are really working hard to run around and see every one. It is very tiring, but well worth it. (Parent's Note: They have 40 new referrals from members who they are trying to meet and teach. In addition to that, they have 2 people who are scheduled to be baptized and another one who is on track to be baptized all this month. They have 7 more who are investigating the Church. These are all progressing. They are trying to make time for all the work and so they leave early and come home late just to try and fit it all in. They try to go on exchanges with members from the Ward, but that doesn't always work so well. Their ward mission leader just got over malaria and is working to earn enough money to go on a mission himself. Others are in school. Their resources are fairly scarce, so Eli and his companion work hard to fit it all in.)

We ran out of water last week, and so I am really trying to perfect taking a bucket shower, it is coming along well but I will be glad to get some running water again...hopefully soon? (Parent's Note: They have a 5,000 liter tank and a 2,000 liter tank that supply water to them in their "compound". Elder Uko accidentally left the pump on and their water spilled all out. They woke up the next morning and soon ran out of water. They are now going to a local well to gather water to take showers and cook and clean. They are hoping to have the tanks filled this week. In the mean time, they're having to ration their water.)

We got lost in the bush this week. We were following a referral from Elder Pasikala. Before he left the area, he went on an exchange with another elder and they ended up meeting and teaching the Chief in Batima Village. Elder Uko and I set out to find this village in the bush one day. We asked several people for directions, but in the end we walked for about 30 minutes and got lost! We had to backtrack and find out way back to our area. We'll have to try again when we have someone who knows the way.

Sorry for the short email, but time seems to fly when we are this busy!!

-Elder Morgan