Letter and Pictures - Week 28

Hey guys!

Sounds like you all had a fun week! Full of good things. :) Last week at church there were a lot of tourists there on vacation. The ladies you talked with mom were there and we started talking and they asked where I was from and I obviously I told them Africa and they were like no way that's so cool! Then they said they were from Orem and I was like no way I know people from there! They are really awesome people! With all my enthusiasm she was like I definitely need to meet them and so she then got in contact with ya :) There are like 50-70 at church each week just like in Vieux Fort. The money each money is plenty but it's only used for certain things like food and travel. It's not used for souvenirs. Gas is normal but food is a little more expensive. Our apartment is nice and yes it has a shower in it. The missionaries are well taken care of. There are people here who's homes are very poor and then those that are really nice. Yes it's nice that we've found a good family to work with and progress to baptism. We teach them at different times though. Shatal is 3 months along with her baby and she had to go to the hospital for surgery. The baby and the mom is fine thankfully. I don't know exactly what it was. I think she had a thyroid or something. We went and visited her there in the hospital. She enjoyed that. She's been reading. We haven't been able to visit with her unfortunately. We will though once she's out of the hospital. She's ready to get out of there. I don't blame her though. It's kinda a sketchy place. I hope I don't have to go there for any reason. She's doing well though. She has friends and family that have been there for her. So there are two kevin's that we have been teaching. One is progressing the other, the one with the girlfriend and attends a 7th day church, said he doesn't want to waste our time and visit with him anymore because he's fine where he's at. We talked with him and let him know we are always there for him if he changes his mind. He wasn't really progressing. I think he was more curious than anything and when we tried to visit him it was hard. He may be ready later on but not now. He has a copy of the book of Mormon that he can read and he has our number if he changes his mind. He was nice and we left with our testimonies. Hopefully one day he will put in the effort to seek, knock, and ask. It was sad for us. The other kevin is progressing really well. We just had a great lesson on the plan of salvation and he loved understanding his purpose in life and knowing where he came from. He wants to be in the Celestial Kingdom with God and Jesus Christ and understands what he needs to do to get there. He was struggling to pray on his own about the book of Mormon but he overcame his fear and had faith and said his prayer one night after he read. He will continue to read and pray to gain his answer. This week we had MLC and it was amazing. I learned a great deal about the Atonement and repentance. We will then take what we learned and share it with the zone tomorrow in Zone Mtg. We have a great lesson planned for it. I'm excited. The mission life is great! Not struggle free but it's good :) Love you all so much! Have a fantastic week!

 

Love,

Elder King

 

This is Kevin in his little room under his mother's home where we teach him :) He is great! 

 

 

So Christina is the one in white and the lady on the right is Sancha who is Christina's daughter. There's not anther guy in the photo.