Serving in Sierra Leone & Iowa City: Headed to the Bush!

Hey Everyone!

Sorry I did not write last week, we had a busy week but it was kind of boring so there wasn't too much to write about! This week was a little bit more exciting, so here goes!

First off, we have some missionaries in the bush (Jungle) of Sierra Leone, these areas were opened up and a year and a half ago. One of the bush areas is called Rutile. We had 3 areas in Rutile, Mogbwemo, Moriba Town, and Mosenesie Junction but due to some problems the Mogbwemo area was closed down a few weeks ago. This week the Elders were taken out of Moriba Town and brought to Freetown. One of the Elders joined us for the week. His name is Elder Kasim and is from Ethiopia! He is super awesome and a good worker so it made the week fun.

We kind of had to juggle proselyting with Apartment Inspections this week. On Wednesday I stayed back with Elder Kasim and then on Friday we switched and I went on Apartment Inspections with the Senior Couple taking over our position as Office Elders.

We also had a baptism today!

But now for the real news! Last night we received our transfer news! I am being transferred to re-open Moriba Town! My new companion's name is Elder Obasie. He is from Nigeria and just finished his training so I am excited to work with him. I will be driving for about 8 hours to get to Rutile from Freetown.
After I recieved transfer news, President Harper called me and thanked me for my work as an Office Elder, He said some very nice things. He then talked about Rutile and what has happened in the past and what is going to be expected. There is a lot of work that needs to be done in the bush areas and I am excited to be apart of it! See you guys next week!

-Elder Morgan

Parent Note: We received a copy of a letter from the Sister Harper, the Mission President's Wife. It was very, very nice and very complimentary of Eli and the work he is doing. They expressed their gratitude for this hard work and dedication and his obedience. He is admired by all who have a chance to be around him. It was very nice.

They are sending him to Rutile to help increase obedience and to set a higher bar in missionary work. Eli is a little nervous to be "way out in the bush", but very excited. Moriba Town is about 8 hours south of Freetown, in the middle of nowhere.