As I wrote last week.. I am in a new area. The name of the
area is Telecom 2. Sooooo stoked to be here.
Monday and Tuesday were really filled days. On Monday
we did the usual emailing, going to the market, and cleaning. Tuesday
morning I got up early to hand wash most of my stuff. Then all the people in the Takoradi Zone came together for one big zone meeting. Half of the zone was
being transferred out!!! Those leaving got the opportunity to bear their
testimony at the end. The zone was great and I have a strange feeling that I
will be back before the end of my mission. After we went around Takoradi to get
some things - one thing of mine being a cutlass. So, I have a big ol sword I will
bring home to cut some people's grass! You are welcome in advance! On Tuesday
night my companion and I went to a member's house to eat a lot of food. Soon
after the 4 missionaries in Sekondi ward got together with the Ward Council for
a goodbye and some pictures. After 2 big meals the missionaries were then
invited over for a big bowl of fufu. Afterwards I could not really walk. Once
home the packing commenced and we were up late getting everything in order
before our departure on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning we went to the station and said our
goodbyes. It was sad for me to leave Elder Bay and Elder Zohner, but we will be
good friends the rest of our lives. At about 3 o'clock I and 6 other
missionaries arrived at the Zone Leader's apartment in Assin Foso. I was greeted
by my awesome new companion, Elder Swartbooi. The guy is a "boss" and we have had
a lot of fun so far. He is from Namibia. It is in South
Africa. He was a well known rapper back home! My new apartment is HUUGGGEE and
really nice. In the apartment is my companion and I, Elder Brooks from my MTC
group, Elder Kenyah, Elder Lumalo from Samoa, and Elder Lopez who is fresh from
America.
The great thing about my new area is I do not have to
walk 30 minutes to get to it. It is a 30 second walk from the door to our gate! Still a big area and a lot of walking though. Unlike my last area speaking, Fante now it is changed to Twi! The people here do not think I can speak with
them, but it is a surprise to them when I can. Haha. It is more in the middle of
nowhere and I like it like that. Plenty of investigators and others to teach, so the past few days have been 6 or 7 lessons in a day. By the end of the day I
am dead.
Saturday we attended a wedding. We went for the free food! Yesterday in church we were asked to teach the Primary kids, "Away in a Manger." That was a lot of fun because the kids or the chorister could not hold the
tune, but it's okay since they are cute kids.
Thought for the week: Yesterday my companion and I escorted
a nice recent convert lady of ours to find her daughter. The daughter has been
going to the club to dance with guys and other things. As Elder Swartbooi and I
saw the place from the side of the road with the loud music and really terrible
inappropriate dancing, I was looking into the world while I was on the outside. As my companion and I talked as we walked home, we agreed on how bad the world
is getting. What we saw was far from okay. Satan is making things that are
bad look good. He does it ever so subtly for us that we may never notice. We
are at the top of the hill and Satan will not make us come all the way down
the hill to meet him. He will come most of the way up and have us come down, and
have us do whatever so we feel safe. We never are or will be safe falling
into the world.
Elder Johnson
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