After having three months of zero in-person teaching, we were very blessed to have some awesome teaching experiences this week.
Monday: after playing some bball at the church, we came home and visited our friend Zedekiah. I think it may have been the most meager, humble home I have ever been in, and they were some of the most humble and genuine people I have ever met. We taught the Restoration seated on some cushions and his wife made us hot cocoa.
Tuesday: we went to teach a mechanic named Samuel that we met, and he took us to a little shed where his friend works. It started out just those two but by the end of the prayer we had gained a group! It was an awesome lesson but I don't know if any of them are truly interested. We will see. Also this same day I tried a classic Kenya dish, Ugali, for the first time. Plus I learned how to make it. It's basically cooked, fluffy cornmeal that you scoop stuff up with.
Wednesday: after district council, we usually eat at a nearby shawarma place. This week there was a camera crew there with lighting and everything taking pictures and videos. They got a nice shot of me unwrapping my Shawarma so check out the "Shawarma Grill" in Nairobi social media and you might see my cuticles in action.
Thursday: Sat down with our friend Joel who makes bead bracelets and he asked us to tell him a story. So our "story" was really just the Restoration. But he was actually quite interested and asked a lot of good questions.
Friday: kind of the same thing as Tuesday but at a car wash instead. Taught some dudes and a huge group gathered. Mostly kids though. They seemed more interested.
Saturday: God couldn't let us have a perfect week because I woke up sick as a dog. I slept pretty much all day and then we ventured out and taught Susan. She's our African mama and is very sweet and honestly seeking truth. We are trying to get her to read the Book of Mormon right now.
Sunday: I think the highlight of the week came on Sunday. We got asked by a member from South Sudan to come over and teach his brother. We taught a lot of people from South Sudan in Ethiopia and it was the best and this was no different. We were expecting maybe two or three people but as soon as the member let us in we turned the corner to probably ten massive Sudanese dudes. Most of them were members and they had SOLID testimonies. We taught the few of them that weren't members with their help.
Long email so short spiritual thought: Christ is so quick to forgive! Never forget that. The moment we say we will do better and mean it is the moment Christ forgives us. We will slip and fall still, but if the intentions are there, Christ and his grace are there. I am grateful for a Savior who is so merciful.
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Elder Miles
A nice dirt road Embakasi (at day) Embakasi (at night) My bois Bob and Pat Elder Fry and I Kenya Matatus (Buses)
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