Sorry I didn’t write last week..ya know we just got a bit
busy going out to lunch at one of the nicest restaurants in town… (benefits of
having a big abwana companion!) (I think Abwana means bossman -- because his companion owns a couple businesses in Uganda.) It was my first time having steak in 9 months!
I prefer kapenta though (Kapenta means fish like sardines? Not sure on that, can't imagine him preferring sardines.)… Last week was great though, just like always. Sorry I
sing that same song every week…(;
The week flew by because we were just running all over-
District Meeting, Zone Leadership Meeting, and Immigration this week so that was fun waiting
in the government office for hours..but I was with Elder Cahill and Elder
Mwangi so that made it so fun. {Elder C and Elder M are office elders so they
have to take care of all that fun stuff for all the missionaries. It's great
being around Elder M again since he was my ZL in Blantyre for awhile! And Elder
Cahill..that guy is just the greatest.}
We also had Zone Conference on Thursday which took all
day, but it was a day filled with the Spirit. We are focusing on helping
everyone as missionaries, not just focusing on investigators all day everyday.
My comp and I have been doing that already and have had most of our success
because of that, but this conference helped us fine-tune and refocus. Actually last week, Sister Zulu, introduced
us to a family friend, Nora, who had previously interacted with missionaries a
year ago and has desired to join the church now for a year but had been at
school. So now we have the privilege of teaching her! That’s a blessing of
working with members! Also the 1st presidency and quorum of the 12 are putting
more emphasis on the Sabbath Day and believe that through better Sabbath Day
worship, faith will increase and more people will make it to the temple.
On Saturday the YSA’s were having a tea party so we
decided we would eat our lunch with them then head over to visit with Sister
Zulu. So I ate a bunch of bread and sandwiches and tea (herbal of course)
then we went to Sister Z’s to find she prepared us a large lunch of nshima and
chicken and beans…I was so stuffed already though but ate as much as possible
to not be rude…I was so bummed though since her lunch was way better than bread
dipped in tea… this is a common problem on mission though..my stomach has for
sure stretched. But good news is my comp and I started exercising again!
Well my brother, Rushton, otherwise known as Elder
Hiltbrand, goes home in 1 week after 2 years of service in Kenya! I will no
longer be Elder Hiltbrand, jr…but rather the one and only! I'm bummed that I'll be the
only Hiltbrand walking the streets of Africa (well I guess he’s been driving
for some time now) for this next year, but I'm also so excited for him!
Love,
Elder Grant Hiltbrand |
| Not just any ordinary grasshopper! |