Week 6- Nonexistant African adresses



Hello everyone!!

Well this week is transfers! Just when i start to learn something new i swear that something new pops up and my mind is racing once again!! So this week i will be brief so i can add a lot of pictures!! This week Elder Hunt and Elder Lawson were out doing official AP stuff in Lampopo(the witch craft city) and me and elder Autry have been all alone this week serving all of Mofikeng!! We have had a great time and have worked hard. But i swear just as soon as i got Elder Autry as a trainer he is getting transferred to Pretoria (the Capital of SA) sad to see him go, he is leaving tomorrow sad day, but a excuse to eat at KFC! :) My new comp is coming from Pretoria, his name is Elder Williams and he is going home in October. And they say he is 6'7 tall! He seems like a chill guy from talking to him on the phone. Its going to be extremely difficult though because now i am expected to know the whole area and show Elder Williams everything. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers because i need it a lot! It's kinda funny because everyone knows me back home for how AMAZING my memory is and how well i do with directions... ya try and find a house whose address is the house by the big tree, or with the yellow door, haha wish me luck. This week has been long because we have been starting from scratch and are looking everywhere we can to add to our pool of investigators. But it was good because i put a family on date for baptism called the {M}s and another guy called bro {D}. The {M}s have two kids and are working toward the 22nd. And bro {D} has been taught for almost a year and has finally put down his cigars and make a change in his life. And also we saw {T} again this week! haha lets just say that he still plans to continue to go through with his plans, but the guy is so powerful!!! Man its hard, he says he is looking for a alternative route and i think lesson 2 will really help him out. Yesterday we didn't have to do a 500m sprint to get bread but instead we blessed a possessed little girl about the age of sophie! Immediately she was healed, crazy to see what the power and authority of god can do so fast.
I look up at night and see countless stars, more than you could ever imagine. And as I'm walking through the village at night with all these tin huts glowing with their candles, i just look up and think to my self "i can do this and god is great and i am so blessed."
I love you all and think about you all everyday!! Remember your purpose and stay centered to god. Enjoy the pics!!;)
-Elder Swindle



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