Week 4 ASF

The word Achada means desert place, or the place where you put your trash. There are a lot of places named Achada here in Praia. The main thing that happened this week was that we lost our running water on Thursday and we still do not have it back. Today we will have to do something about it. We have a 2000 liter water barrel but it is already low. It makes me realize that serving in the US would have its´ benefits. Besides that we had a good week in that we visited many people and got to know some more places. We went to São Domingos, which is a zone that is technically part of our área but is way out in the interior so we do not go there very much. It is a cool place and we talked to some members there. I learned from a talk by Elder Bednar that we should pray that we will be strengthened in our trials instead of just praying that our trials will be taken away. It is very true. I love you all and wish you a good week. The pictures below are from São Domingos.

Achada São Felipe week 3

Hello again. Since this a five week transfer I only have two weeks left until next transfer. Wilson was baptised this last Saturday. I had the oportunity to perform the baptism. A lot of other people were baptised then because our chapel has a nice fonte to baptise people in so other Elders brought their baptisms here. After we had an integration night with the new converts in the chapel. We played games and ate popcorn. It is getting hotter but is still a little cooler than normal. This week we had a challenge to get 10 new investigators so we worked hard to get that. On Sunday we found 4 new people. We are trying to help this couple, Leny and Austelino, get married. They are all ready they just need to go to a place to mark a date for it. The other day we talked to this guy who lived in a cool house that looked like an island paradise. We are having good experiences and I am growing spiritually just a little bit each day. Have a good week and know that God speaks to us. He is still there.

Achada São Felipe week 2

Well after this week I feel a lot more used to Praia, and it is starting to get hotter already. Of the three date marks we had for the 19th, one remains who is ready for baptism. The other two did not go to the stake conference this Sunday so they will have to wait. Wilson, the one that will be baptised is 11 years old. We normally try not to teach young kids alone but the Sisters left him for us and he has a lot of desire. He lives above a bar that his dad owns and his aunt is a member. We taught him to not drink coffee and later he told his friends that they should not be drinking coffee. Today we played some soccer with our zone of 16 Elders which was awesome, but I am very sore now. We found a restaurant near us that sells good food and sells it cheap so we will eat there now. We also had a zone conference and I learned a lot about praying with faith. I know that prayer is a power that helps us day by day.

Achada São Felipe

This was my first week in Praia and it was eventful, or at least interesting. Me and Elder Champion, who is actually Korean but was adopted to America, replaced the sisters who were in Achada São Felipe. The area is on the outscurts of Praia and is close to the mountainous areas of Santiago. The first few days were rough trying to find the sisters investigators. The day we arrived they were having a festival right in our area so it was hard to get work done. But now things are good and we have three dates for baptismed marked for the 19th. The members here are great, especially our Bishop. We already had a family night on Sunday with this family we are reactivating. They gave us herbal tea and these fried banana bread things that were delicious. Praia is a lot diferent in the language, people, city, and weather. I hope that it does not get too hot in the summer. I need some time to get used to the Kriolo here, and I think that the African influence is a lot stronger. My companion is a great guy, and I know that we will do good work here. Fique Kúl.