Whatsssss up everyone. Welcome back. Fast fact: did you know that the first non-Jewish person to be baptized during the days of the Apostles was an Ethiopian Eunuch? Ethiopia is mentioned a fair amount in the scriptures and its crazy just how deep Christianity runs here. Remember to like and subscribe for more fast fact content.
We returned to the Russian Red Cross twice this week, and we've got one more trip planned for this coming Tuesday. The procedures are taking longer than we thought. And now I know nobody cares or even wants to hear, but for purely recording the experience, I think I used the grossest bathroom I have ever seen there. It made most public restrooms look boujee.
The Church property here has a basketball court, but the hoops have been down for a while. The mission office is trying to get them put back up but the person they hired to do it will. Not. Show. Up. So please, everyone fast and pray for the hoops to be put up so we can teach the people of Ethiopia the beauty of bball. But for real though I was banking on them getting put up so we could play for YSA and they didn't. Thankfully though we happen to have a volleyball net so that's what we did instead.
Our teaching pool has run a little dry with Estefanos and Dula being baptized (more on that later) so we've been doing a lot of finding. We started teaching a Gambellan named Mana who was very curious about the Book of Mormon and he even came to church! Other than that everyone is still an unknown.
Sundays are always a party here in Megenagna! This week Estefanos was confirmed and Dula got baptized. While cleaning out the font for it I had a skirmish with a fat spider and eventually came out victorious. The font always has at least one but this one was the biggest I had seen. Back to what is important, Dula and Estefanos were so happy! It's been awesome to see them progress and support each other along the way.
A member here made a comment in Elder's Quorum that I really liked. He said, "every day when we have faith, we have the opportunity to step into the presence of God" and I liked that! When we have faith and we choose to truly believe God is there, that he loves us, and that he can guide us if we come to him, we will see his hand every day. I'm learning more and more just how important faith is.
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Elder Miles
YSA 
Singing in the rain 
DUNKIN DULA 
Cold-War hallway 
Elder Anbesse mad chilling 
Powerful BML Brother Lati preaching the word
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