This was another awesome week filled with lots of traveling,
some hot weather and fun with a baptism to end off the week. Brother
Ramesh and Sister Sumithra were baptized yesterday and it was awesome (the ones
in the middle). The branch president (left) preformed the baptism and it
was so funny. Ramesh was baptized first and the branch president kind of
messed up and he didn't go all the way under so he just started pushing him
down and like 10 seconds later he finally cam back up! I thought he was going
to drown him haha. The wife's was a lot better!
We met some pretty interesting people this week too and they
were fun to talk to. The hours go by like minutes here and the days like
hours. One thing we are going outside to start the day and next thing I know its 9 at night and we have to go back to our apartment. We had some
more people inspect our apartment this week and they told us how dirty it was but
we just said that the dirt is permanently stuck and doesn't come off haha.
There were some really hot days here but I don't really mind it anymore.
Just when we don't eat then I start to lose patience!
My companion already has a software/computer engineer degree
so when he goes back home in 9 months he will start looking for a job. He
is fluent in Telegu and speaks English well also. He joined the church
when he was 19 because he ran into some missionaries and said they could teach
him English because he wanted to learn. Now he is doing the Lords work
and is one of the hardest workers in India. Hes a pretty awesome example
for me.
I've picked up a couple of phrases in Tamil and most people we
teach speak very very little English. Every neighborhood I come to I always have like a paparazzi following me so I feel like a celebrity. We
had 5 people attend church yesterday and that was awesome! I'm starting
to get used to eating with my hands so its going to be hard to go back to
utensils when I come back. I think we are going to another beach
and probably pick up some stuff as well. They sell some sweet
watches for under $2 here.
We visited Balaji, this week as well and he actually lives
pretty close to us. He would be in the branch right next to ours and he
said that he believes in Jesus Christ and has been looking to join a church so
it was perfect! We will visit him again this week and invite him to church!
There are some really really poor people here and has
definitely given me a perspective as to how lucky I am to have grown up in such
a great place. Definitely excited to continue to keep working and serving
God for another 23 months!
Hope everyone is doing well and thanks for all the emails
this week. Keep writing and I love you all.
Elder Wakefield
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