It is so very nice to get all your letters this past week! My responses are in the mail coming.
Thank you all so much for your love and support. I am still leading the mission in letters received!
Ok so this last week as you know Elder Asabere has been called as a zone leader in Tamale.
He also said he would call me within the week... he didn't. That punk. Anyways this week was great:
Monday: P day. lots of washing and cleaning.
Tuesday: Final District Council with Elder Asabere as District leader. Very nice with the testimonies
of Elder Vause, Asabere and Sister Elusuiwe. The one picture is of our district starting with the
sisters going right to left: Nafuna, Nelson, Okosi, and Elusuiwe. As it was Elder Asabere's last day
here we went to a lot of members and were fed three meals: Ga Kenke, Fufu, and then Banku. I
was so so so full.
Wednesday: All the members of our zone went to Kumasi except for Sister Nafuna and her
companion and me and Elder Longman. To save money, we stayed and proselyted since our
companions were going.
Thursday: First day out with Elder Kabemba. He is a language missionary form D.R. Congo.
He is learning English and speaks very well. He is very humble and excited to work.
Friday: Since I am senior companion I planned our week. It looks like lots of finding so please
pray for us.
Saturday: Regular proselyting day.
Sunday: Great day: had a few investigators at church which was great.
OK so I think this week I will share something from a letter I received. I can't remember the
actual words but the gist of the letter was not being ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. Being
the only white in my apartment and probably in the entire town gets me a lot of stares. Some
dirty others curious. It is very discomforting to think that If I was doing something bad everyone
would see. I always try therefore to be seen only doing things that fit the profile of a missionary.
In direct contrast and in violation of the rules of the mission, some missionaries in the time
before me here were doing things that missionaries shouldn't do. Elder Udoh and I often talk
about them as the disgraces of this area. It has come to light that these missionaries would
leave their companions and go out, invite people into the apartment, use personal phones, and
even play unapproved music very loudly. With the reputation of the church these elders set, we
often battle the people that come to our apartments at night and other things. One thing I am
very proud of is all the good examples that I have in my life. Examples of good and of light. I
am so so thankful that their images uphold the values of the church instead of disgrace them. I
am thankful to all of you for all of you, friends from high school that I've grown up with, teachers,
and all my adopted grandparents. Thank you for your good examples.
Until next week!
Elder Walch
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