This week was.... quite the
week. First off Monday morning our water was cold! We thought maybe we
had used it all with the washer going and then washing the dishes but
when we got home in the evening it was still freezing! So through a
series of events and calling 4 different people-because everyone else
said it wasn't their responsibility for that part of the flat- we
finally got someone in on Thursday to fix it but only after our landlord
person was able to get back into the country! Needless to say I had not
showered still... I had washed my hair... twice. Once in the freezing
water and that's only because I was already wet from being rained on and
the other time I heated up the kettle and washed it in a big tubberware
thing. After the plumber man left Thursday night it was still cold the
next morning! Blah! so we called again and they said sent him in again
on Friday night. So here I am panicking because I want to be CLEAN for
meeting Elder Ballard and I haven't had a proper shower in like a week!
My goodness so it was finally working (but not too well. It needs an
hour or more to heat up) So I took the quickest shower of my life
because only the hot water knob was turned and after about 5 minuets it
was cold again! But The Lord provides and I was clean and groomed for
Saturday.
Also we decorated the tree thats in our flat!! SO FUN!
Sunday
we did a district fast and it was good. We went to this very nice
african lady's house and she fed us. Only the food was THE MOST SPICIEST
THING I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. It was yummy but spicy! It this sauce with mushrooms,
fish (with the teeny bones in it), and some vegetables. Even The Rice.
Was Spicy! Oh my goodness. My mouth was in utter pain! It didn't help
that I was trying to find these teeny fish bones and get them out before
I swallowed them so the burning food stayed in my mouth until I got all
the bones out.... anyway, I was ok but My comp had some pretty bad heart burn after
that... poor girl. Africans like spicy food. and I mean spicy. I can
handle any salsa after that! Even Jesus's (spanish name 'Hey-sue's) at El Mesquite! They were really nice and I was grateful they feed us.
It
was so amazing to have Elder Ballard he is so nice! He is a very sweet
man but you can also hear the power in his words. He told us to "be
great, be great teachers, be believing, don't doubt the power of God in
you!" and my favorite: "Why do you need to be so great? Because you
can't get out of missionary work by dying! If you can't get out of it by
passing through the veil then why not get good at it??" haha he's
awesome and I loved being able to see another apostle of the Lord! How
awesome!
Unfortunately
our friend Leanne no longer wants to continue the lessons. She father
who was her only supporter has now said that it would really upset him.
Her dad is the person she lives with so she really doesn't want to do
anything that will upset him :( we haven't even heard form her since
then. But we hope and pray that she will continue to treasure the things
that she has learned in her heart and when she is ready and a bit more
independent she will see the missionaries again. So our week was crazy
and full of zeros! Which is never fun, but we have a great district and
things are going to go well!
gotta run! hope your week is great
Love, Sister McBride
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