Week of 16 October 2017

We had an exciting week this week.  Couple of baptisms and Branch Conference in Komenda.

We also inspected some more apartments.  We have 3 Sister apartments in our Zone so we did 2 of them this week.  Both of them were spotless and big, nice apartments.  And both of them were in locked compounds, so that is really nice.

President and Sister Hillam were busy interviewing this week as next week they will be in Accra at a Mission President Seminar. 

On our travels, many times we see overturned trucks because they load them way beyond their capacity.  Just had to show this one.  They are trying their hardest to have it stay upright.

                    

I think only in Ghana

On Friday, Sister Hillam and I went shopping with Sister Nelson and her daughter.  She is the wife of the 1st Counselor in the mission presidency.  So she took us right down to the heart of the shopping booths.  It is just crazy there.  

I know you can't see them very well, but it's a bowl of fresh snails.  And they were crawling out of the bowl.  The seller would just pick them up and put them back in.  GROSS!!!

On Saturday, we had a baptism in Nkanfoa.  It was for Brother Samson.

Sister Quartson had to get in the picture.  She is such a sweet lady.  Stalwart in the gospel.

Elder Mease, Samson and Elder Jeppson. (And of couse, Sister Quartson)

We had about 50 people for our Branch Conference in Komenda.  And we spent two hours listening to speakers.  All of them did an excellent job.  It was just hard sitting for that long in a very hot and stuffy classroom.

Afterward, we drove over to Kissi to check on the Elder's apartment over there.  We also had three people be baptized for the Komenda Branch.  

Here is what they used for their baptismal font.

The person on the right is Ebenezer.  He is leaving on a mission in November.  He will be going to Botswana.  He is very excited.

Here are the three that got baptized.

Daniel, Kweku and Kobinah.  And Elder Seba who did his first baptisms.  It was a beautiful day.

There were quite a few young women over in the Kissi Branch and I was talking to them about their "Personal Progress" and how they were doing.  they didn't have any idea of what I was talking about.  It is so sad here.  They don't even know of some of the church programs.  So I decided I was going to help out and see if I can get some books and show them what needs to be done.

The church is still in its infancy here.  There's a lot of growing that needs to be done.

On last picture.  these young girls are putting away the hymn books.  And they only know one way to carry them

Love you and miss you all!