We had a good week. 2 baptized and 2 confirmed. Always a good week
when that happens. We are going to be redoing the boundaries of the
two areas in Lilongwe so that we can teach those who will attend our
branch and also be able to work with the members more. Because right
now most of the people who are leaders in the branch are in the other
elders' area. Elder Gonza had to go to Blantyre this weekend for a
leadership training. I would have gone too but we had our baptism so
I had to stay. Elder Gonza proposed to President Dube that we open up
a group in one of the compounds (village area we work in) called
Mtandire. We will hopefully find out today if we can. If we are able
to do that I really think that that area will catch on fire. Because
most of our investigators are there and this way they don't have to
walk more than an hour to church. Plus it will really help the
members too. I really hope we get it approved. We spent quite a
while discussing the reconfiguration af the areas and opening a group
with the other elders. Richard and Moses are still progressing really
well. Also one of the pastors named Chancellous Khosa (when he
spelled his name I thought he spelled it this way at first
"Chancewlous" so did Elder Gonza and we laughed a lot at it) came to
church, and accepted a baptism date. We are now teaching a guy named
Felix Mpesi. I met him during Edison's baptism interview he is his
neighbor. He was very open to us about his past life, he also came to
church yesterday. We got a referral from Robert the recent convert's
father Brother Kapopo (he was baptized in 2009) named Patricia, she
seems like she is really interested so we will see about her. I
didn't mean to make it sound like Bro and Sis Malach were members
because they are investigators, sorry, but we never got to see them
this week so I don't know about them. Right now these are the most
powerful investigators we have.
There was this crazy guy in the street on Friday that saw me and
thought that I am Asian (everybody in the compounds think that whites
and asians are the same. especially little kids.) so he started
jumping around doing these ridiculous Kung Fu looking things making
sounds like "hie" and "waaa" it was quite possibly one of the best
things I've ever seen. Then we had this other lady see us and she
started to point at us and said, "Jesus fire." It is funny because in
Zambia they all think that we are Satanist and so they shout, "HOLY
GHOST FIRE" whenever missionaries pass. But I've never heard of Jesus
fire before.
Well things seem to be changing quite a bit. I think when I get home
it will be a completely new ward. Oh and Mom just some advice about
your ankle situation for the future. Don't do that. Just kidding I
hope it heals quickly. Oh and since you like the words with a lot of
consonants try these on for size. Elder Ngcobo, he is one of our ZLs
he was also my ZL in my first transfer. Or how about Sister
Nhlengethwa she was in my Zone in Harare the whole time I was there.
No matter how hard you try you won't get these ones until I tell you
them. I will give you a hint on Elder Ngcobo's: It has a click in
it. Most Chichewa words can be learned by saying them phonetically
(please excuse the spelling if it is incorrect.) but Elder Ngcobo is
Zulu and Sister Nhlengethwa is from Swaziland but I'm not sure what
the language is. Dad that is really good to hear that you are ready
to start getting kids into the program. That was the whole purpose
for all the hard work so things are beginning to pay off now. Anyway
I love and pray for you always.
Much Love,
Elder Cecil
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