WK 94 - Spooky Season

BOOOOOO

Spooky season has arrived. But the only spooky thing here is how fast the week went. Oh, and I almost got pickpocketed one night. That was kind of spooky. Also, the week was full of a spirit...the Holy Spirit. 

Sorry about that. 

We finished the training of the new missionaries this week. They got their trainers today and we are all so excited. By the end they were so ready to get out and do missionary work. They were calling people, setting up lessons, and finding some of the most golden investigators I've ever seen. We helped teach some of them. It was powerful:

Abayneh: Kind of a strange guy, but said he was willing to listen to what we had to say. 

Mister: A young man who brought his friend named Ishmael. They are over a different faith but the came to church and loved it. 

Fikadu: An older man who has no church, but wants to learn about religion so bad. 

Mihiret: A young girl who brought her mom and little siblings to be taught. She came to church and was so excited to learn. 

Eyob: The friend of one of our investigators we had the greenies teach. He had a lot of questions, but we had a great lesson about the Book of Mormon and he agreed to read it. 

We helped some Sisters in Boston translate for an Ethiopian lady who they put on date. 

The church compound here has a basketball court and we have been monitoring it and coming up with a plan to turn it into an effective finding method. I'm excited to lace up the ole reliable and teach about God while doing so. 

When I first got here, Elder Marble had the two sons of a member on date for baptism, but they have been so inconsistent and they fell off the face of the earth. We even walked forty minutes to their house to finish their baptismal interviews and only found the twelve-year-old boy who didn't need anything. We don't know what is happening but we pray we can get them back on track again. 

We did some good member work this week as well:

Dula: A recent convert from when I was here before brought a friend named Lijalem to be taught. He sadly does not live in our area, but it was cool to see Dula's desire to bring a friend. 

Zergi: A powerful member who is the mother of one of the MTC Amharic teachers. We visited her family and had a good discussion about the world. 

Tekaw: My recent convert from Beklobet moved to Megenagna! So, I get to continue to work with him. It will be fun to work with him. 

MIRACLES ARE REAL

THE SPIRIT INSPIRES US

When I found out I was coming back to Megenagna, I felt like there was something I needed to do. One of my first impressions was to visit an old friend, President Yohannes and his family. His wife, Rahel, is not a member, and we had been working in the past to develop her interest. Recently, it seems like that desire has grown, and tonight, President Yohannes asked us to see if she would like to learn more from us. We had a great lesson and when we asked, she agreed to learn more about the church. 

PLEASE PRAY FOR RAHEL. If we can help her progress, it will be the coolest miracle of my mission.

"See you on the flippity-flop" -Elder Marble

I love you all. Tell me how life is for you all. 

ውዝጋብሔር ተመስገን

Elder Miles

Random girl we got to come to church

Reunited with Jordan from Korah

I drove the mission van today, the first driving I've done in 18 months, so I took a pic to remember. 

Homemade Misir with the greenies

Nice view