Love it when it rains!

Things are great!!

We had another sweet rainstorm this week. You would have loved it and some of the sunsets that I see. It’s amazing the things that we take for granted.

Randy Darko's baptism is on the 19th. He is prepared and has already become a missionary. He has a friend from work named Karim whose Dad is Muslim and Mom is Christian. Karim has been trying to decide which faith to believe. Before we even met with Karim, Randy talked to him about the Church. He gave him the Plan of Salvation Pamphlet and the Book of Mormon based on the questions he had. That night he read the whole pamphlet and all of the introduction and testimonies of the Book of Mormon. Now remember, this is still before we even met him. Karim then prayed about what he read asking whether or not it was all true. That night he had a dream about the war in heaven, and how Satan and Jesus presented their two plans and God chose Christ to come to the earth. Karim has been attending the Muslim church and does not yet know much about Christianity. You can only imagine how we felt when we first met Karim and heard of his experience.

This week we incorporated something new to our list of creative ways to build trust with the people we encounter. Each day we see kids playing---chasing a small torn up ball, or just playing other games. I decided no matter how dirty or sweaty I get, I was going to play with them. It has been one of the most amazing weeks. Many of the smaller children are scared of white men, so it's fun when their Moms bring them to us just to try and scare them. But soon they warm up to us. On Sunday, I was asked to teach the 14-15 year old kids. The topic was obedience. I ended up using a soccer analogy because that is what all Africans enjoy.

I love you all very much and my love for the Gospel and the Savior grows stronger each day I teach about them.

Elder Ihwi