Hello from Zambia,
Happy 4th of July!!! It's funny today is actually a holiday here too
but I'm not sure what it is. But I'm pretty sure that there will not
be fireworks or a slip 'n' slide. So that's kind of a down side but
it's okay. Well so far things are going pretty well here. Elder
Munguri and I have been getting along well so far. We live with two
other missionaries, Elder Harper from the Salt Lake area and Elder
Inzabula from Kenya. Elder Inzabula is really old. He turns 28 soon.
We actually are preparing to have a baptism on Saturday with a guy
named Kennedy. He had been taught quite a bit last transfer but
finally made the decision to get baptized. Most people speak English
pretty well here. Much better than in Malawi. The house we are in
isn't really that nice. But at least we have electricity all the
time. We actually had a shower put in this week but it isn't warm
most of the time. The Branch has an average of 85 in attendance. We
meet in a house which has a really nice set up for a church meeting.
They are supposed to start building a chapel this year sometime,
because they already have the land for it. On Friday we were teaching
a lesson at the Church and a recent convert from Uganda showed up. He
was traveling to Namibia and had been conned out of all of his money
at the border of Tanzania and Zambia. He asked around to find the
church and we just happened to be there at the time. We called around
to basically all of the leaders in the area. We were finally able to
set an appointment with the District President on Saturday. So then
we had to find a place for him to stay. The first family we called,
the Shumba's, took him in without hesitation. They treated him as if
he were a part of their family. Brother Shumba really took to him.
He was able to get the help he needed and was able to travel to
Namibia. Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways but I'm glad we
were able to be a part of helping him. Elder Munguri and I are also
putting together a Family Fun Day for the District here in Lusaka. We
have done a lot of work this week trying to find a venue and getting
it approved. We will now be able to get some help from the District
and the Mission so our load will be lighter. It will be similar to
the one that I told you they did in Harare. It is scheduled for the
30th of July. We haven't met President Padovich yet but we are going
to tomorrow. I'm excited for that. I haven't received your package
yet but hopefully I will get it soon. Oh and I think that my camera
was stolen at the church. I asked Elder Gonza if I left it in
Lilongwe but he said that they didn't see it. I have looked
everywhere for it. The worst part about losing it is that I lost all
of my pictures on it. I still had a bunch from Glenview on it. I
still have the other camera card but I will have to buy a new camera.
Well I guess that I will talk to you next week. Give an extra OOOO
Ahhhhh for me in the fireworks.
Love
Elder Cecil
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