Elder Alexander Charles Darrow: Searching for Service.

just Alex...

(a soccer field in Sekondi)

First things first. Thanks again for all the emails and mail. You guys are so very awesome. I got the 3rd pack from Jess with the all the ties. I had a lot of fun giving ties out to all the people I love in the ward. I think there was 7-8 ties that Nick owned at church Sunday. It was really fun when we went to Meshaq's house and spent over an hour teaching him how to tie a tie. He had 1 tie that someone tied for him a year ago. haha. That was a really cool experience. Thanks again Hammers

As for the week, I worked extra hard searching for people who are in need of our help. I get focused sometimes walking from apt to apt and don’t stop and help. I can’t even tell you the hours I spent pounding fu-fu this week.

In one of the 'walking searching for service' I saw a woman who was stirring Banku. Stirring Banku is like stirring cement that is about to dry. Well I stopped and helped her. It was so hard. And she was very grateful. Well because of the way her shack was built, the whole time I had smoke in my face and burning my eyes. Instead of talking to her as I worked, I had to put all my focus on not fainting into the fire. So after I was done, I talked to her about the church. She said that she knows King David (recent convert). She is actually working for his aunt and has talked about the church with him.

Well we came back later that day and taught her with King David and had a solid lesson. After the lesson we walked back to her house so she could show us where she lives so we could continue to teach her there. She’s from Sunyani and is in Sekondi for school for a year or so. She is going to what is like a community college in the states for accounting. It's called Poly Tech in Takoradi.

Well after that first lesson she got her sister involved. Her name is Augustine and she is also very interested. We went back and had a solid lesson about prophets. Then went back again and had a solid lesson about Christ. They are both very interested and I'm so excited to see what happens. We talked lots about the fruits of the spirit and how they will know when they get an answer to prayers. So pray for them.

We are also teaching a cool girl named Pricilla. She’s so smart and I'm sure will be baptized. Things with Marsha are still moving along sweet. She is at church every week and I'm sure once the baby comes and she gets recovered, she will move along very fast. So very solid though.

We also have another young girl who will be in the baptismal pool some time soon. She is one of Paa Kwesi's cousins. (The Paa Kwesi that was bapt. when i was with e Sintim) So that’s cool.

Transfers are a week from today. If I leave Sekondi that will kill me. But I would love to go anywhere. Ghana is just awesome and I'm sure the kids are equally awesome in Sekondi or Foso or Cape Coast or Kumasi. And I love the kids.

Got to see e Meinzer at p-day today when they came out and that was so sweet. Love that guy. All things are well. Thanks again for all that you do.

BIG LOVES

elder darrow