We were chased by two dogs this week. Man it was crazy. One day as we were getting ready to leave the apartment one of the craziest storms hit Elmina. You would not believe the wind and rain. We went out on our porch and watched the rain, then went out to work and got really muddy.

We had another amazing week with our investigator, Randy, and will have our first baptisms this Friday. Hannah Burns 28, Phillip Condour 22, Coffee Bordou 8, and Isaac Bordou 12. Two were great member referrals, and two were from a part member family.

I'm learning the language, Krra ka Krra with rolled Rs like Spanish. This has really helped me to get in homes especially because I am an Obronie. The food has an acquired taste and I have grown to love it with all the many local spices. If Mom saw the markets where we shopped she would probably croak. I like the rice, spaghetti, eggs, FuFu, Bonku, bean stew, and many other things.

For about two weeks now my companion and I have been looking for a lady by the name of Anti-Bedoo (age 60) who was a referral from one of our young sisters. We were directed to a place, but they said they didn't know her and sent us somewhere else. It went like that for almost two weeks. At the end of the first week, I woke up at 4 in the morning after having a dream that we had found Anti-Bedoo and had begun teaching her. I didn't know where she lived, even what she looked like. I just knew that I had spoken with her. We continued to look for her, but near the end of the second week I was losing hope. I began to think my dream was nothing and that we were never going to find her. This past Sunday, we were on our way home and my companion... (what a man! what a trainer! what a blessing! and what a friend!) Said "hey, let's try to find Anti-Bedoo one more time." We found some people who knew someone by that name. We went straight there, walked in, and...found Anti-Bedoo. As we spoke with her and her two other sisters, I had a warm feeling inside as if I had already spoken to this women. I was so thankful that Heavenly Father had answered my prayer. That is just one of the amazing examples of how the Lord has blessed me. As the lesson went on, a very funny thing happened. One of the other sisters who had been asking me questions said, "You are a great boy, I can see that you love your God and that you are doing his work. When you return home, you can take one of my daughters with you." I just laughed!

Love,

Elder Ihwi