Elder Corey Miles - Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission: WK 45 - Every 60 Seconds in Africa, a Minute Passes

Emergency Broadcast:

I am still in Kenya. Word on the street is that we'll be here until January. But still, nobody has any idea what the time line is looking like.

Thank you for paying attention to this special emergency broadcast.

Compared to last week, and excluding p-day, this week was very slow. I thought I dodged the wave of COVID lockdown missionary work but that's basically all we can do without work permits here. So, our work consists of studies, meetings, Facebook and Telegram finding, as well as trying to get in contact with anybody back in Addis on any app we can possibly use.

I am trying my best to have eyes to see and ears to hear but we are seeing next to no success. Despite that there are little miracles everywhere as there always are. We taught a new person on WhatsApp named Yonathan and he liked the Book of Mormon and the fact that we don't pray to Mary. We are also working remotely to help Patrick and Tariku receive the Aaronic Priesthood.

Thankfully the mission is still providing extra activities to help keep us productive. We live near the Upper Hill Chapel here in Nairobi so we walk there pretty much every day for things like District Council, Amharic classes, and institute put on by the senior couples. One day we did a service project by cleaning out some cubicles in the offices underneath the Chapel because we're hijacking it and turning it into our headquarters. On Sunday we got to attend the Stake Conference here and got to hear from Elder Rasband.

Last p-day we went on an African Safari as a mission! We hopped on buses that drove us to Nairobi National Park and through it for a couple of hours. We saw Zebras, Gazelles, Rhinos, Giraffes, Hippos, Crocodiles, and Ostriches. I didn't see a lion with my naked eye. I sadly I forgot my glasses and had to use my camera lens to see it.

It was an amazing opportunity to go on that safari. The whole time I was humbled and in awe at God's creations. The fact that animals like that exist in the wild is just crazy to me. I had a scripture running through my head the whole time, Alma 30:44. It talks about how nature is evidence on its own that God exists. The sheer complexity of it is too much to be a coincidence. I felt that the whole time admiring the Water Buffalos.

I really appreciate and am grateful for all the support I get from you guys! Have a good week and keep relying on the Lord. Enjoy all the pics.

እግዚአብሔር ይባርካችኋል

Galata Waqqayyoo

Hakuna Matata

Elder Miles