So so much has happened here and even more has happened there! First of all I gots to say Felicitations to the new Sister(Hermanna) Collette, who is going to GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY NORTH MISSION SPANISH SPEAKING! That is nuts, im so excited for her! MY old house was flooded, family went to oregon, my boat is safely secure now, i got mail for the first time here in Africa which im very very gateful from ma mere, the Rhoades and the Luebkes! ITs true, like when the mail comes in the movie, The Best Two Years and they all flip out cause the mail came, well its worse here cquse mail comes every five or so weeks! Everyone went nuts and grabbed their mail, ran into a corner by themselves and read like rabid rabbits!!! It was pretty fun!
So the work here had its ups and downs, sideways, whichways, underways, highways, and byways, everything is never the same, there is no such thing has a dull day in Africa! Anything can happen at anytime, and it does. I like it cause it fits perfect with my ADD and attention span. Always changing and never dull! So we went through a period where we dropped a lot of iunvestigators and did a lot of contacting, the people here are so greetable and friendly, but they like to lie. So naturally, im a pretty trusting person, so when people tell me they are coming to church, i believe them, and when they dont, oooh, they dont want to make fun of this chiniose! So the biggest thing i have found out here is Africans will tell you anything you want to hear, Oh i want to hear the word of God, i will come to church, yahda yahda yahda. They will also do anything to cheat you, this is another story later, but so this week we wanted to see how serious Africans are, last week we invited 127 people to come to church, guess how many showed up....0! It was a very slow week for us, even our serious investigators, only two came. So lots and lots and lots of work to do.
I just finished my first transfer/planner, so i have been here in Benin for 6weeks now, thats crazy and my french still sounds comme english. I think though I am making progress, so those that really know me, know that I sleep talk, pretty well, well my companion says that i have started to sleep talk in French now... I pretty stoked cause im not even conscience and yet I get extra practice at french and i dont have to endure the misery!!! Also I want to clear up a point... IM NOT IN GHANA? IM IN BENIN!!!!! Ghana est pour les oiseaux(for the birds), Benin is where it is at! Just to let you all know!
Maybe the 28th our investigators will get baptised, Michel and Elise, I think im going to bring Michel back with me, he is totally righteous, so mom make sure there is another bed in the room for me in our new house!! He is the funniest kd i have ever met, just the coolest person ever!!! So here is your warning!!
There had been alot of stupid drama between missionaires and also the branch. I thought i was out of high school and never had to deal with it again, mostly its between two missionaires, really lame but whatever.
We played basketballl today, how could i forget this!!!! Amazing, never thought i would see a hoop and net again, but we found a place to play!! We played among the missionaries here because nobody came to play and it felt soooooo good to shoot a basketball, i found out that gravity here in Benin is the same in Idaho, cause i can still dunk it pretty easy, i was estactic!! So even still if i never play basketball again, i can say i still ended on a dunk!!
I really love it here, everything is so cheap, so today we went to Odazazar and Meesaboo, huge markets filled with anyhting and everything you want, stuff is dirt cheap but everyone tries to cheat ya. So I found this place for silk ties, like the ones back home, but not quite as nice for 200 Francs, or about 40 cents each, so dont bother sending ties, unless you want me to remember you by them, bought a awesome, brand new soccer jersey for a dollar. and my most prized possession, this backpack!!! Found this backback, not really even looking for it, A Columbia, all waterproof, 80 buck backpack for 6000, or 12 dollars, the thing is amazing, something i will use so much! espcially during the rainey season, so remember how i said that Africans will try to cheap you? intial price 28000, you have to do a lot of bargaining here, especially being white, so thats my accomplishment for the day, and inviting all the ties guys to church!
There is so much to tell, all the stupid little things here that just make my day, oh in life its all about the small and simple things. Alma 37:6,7 have really become my favorite scripture while on a mission, everyday i want to comprehend all, speak perfect french all the time, and baptised thousands, but that is not how the Lord works, he only asks me to do small things! everyday Im trying to pick a few small things and work on them and do them until i can do it, then the next day pick a few more, until you realise, wow ive been here for over 100 day sq and these thing have really addded up!! I cant express how much this scripture has helped me, just doing the little things, appreciate the small and simple things of life, and also being grateful for them. It really has been the focal of my mission, trying and doing small simple things, that and Charity, the both go hand and hand and I LOVE IT!!!!!
Anyways im going to go but I love ya all and hope everything is well, appreciate the small things, and see what happens, alright§ Love Ya!!!
Amour
Elder Lee
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