A Wonderful Mother's Day!

Hey,

Long time, no talk. It was truly great to hear all of my family's voices on a wonderful mother's day. I was so excited to just hear you all talk. I enjoyed your questions and concerns for my welfare here in Africa. The Lord truly blesses us in our times of need. Thanks, Chan for continuing the tradition and offering a family prayer.

I want to tell you more about Pres Sabey's visit last Friday to Sunyani. With two months left in their mission, Pres and Sis Sabey are doing everything they can to make the transition for the new pres very easy. We met at the Bennett's apartment to have a prayer about our goal as a district in Sunyani. We opened with a hymn and then as a companionship we each told him about how we were doing on our goals, then we prayed again. I have never felt the spirit more in my life, and I could not believe the profound prayer given by a well trained servant of the Lord. Pres Sabey has become my African Dad and Sis Sabey my African Mom. I truly have grown to love them very much.

As pres and Elder Omini and I hopped in his car to go visit George, the father of the family that we are preparing, pres asked us to tell him more about George. I went off on a bunch of different things we were trying to teach George. Pres stopped me mid-sentence and said "wo, wo Elder Hair...those all sound great, but it looks like you have many different topics. From what you have told me, it sounds like George is an Elder in his church and is having a hard time getting out of his position and assignment, is that true?" We said yes, and he proceeded to tell us about how last night on his 6 hr drive up to Sunyani from Cape Coast, he had been pondering about what we as missionaries could do to help George. He told us that three stories from the Bible came to his mind. 1. When Jesus walked along the shore and told John, Andrew and others, "Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." They then straight way left their nets and followed him. 2. When he told the lawyer to sell all that he had and follow him. 3. When Jesus said to follow him, but one said, let me go and bury my father first. Pres Sabey briefly told George the same thing during our lesson, then asked, "George, do you remember the response that Jesus gave?" George said yes, "Let the dead bury their dead... COME FOLLOW ME!" George had finally gotten the point. We proceeded to tell him that we needed him in Sunyani along with his wife and kids to build the foundation of the Church here. He understood and said he was going to give his church a date when he will leave, and that they would need to find someone else to fill his position. That date happens to be by the last of this month leaving us with two weeks to baptize him before the end of this goal. If this was not a miracle then I don't know what is.

In between lessons with the other missionaries we met together for lunch at a nice hotel in Sunyani called the Eusbett and ate burgers!!! Oh my gosh, the best food I've had in 8 months! However, food aside, the impact that pres had in Sunyani that day will be one of the main reasons why we make our goal. I love how the Lord chooses his authorized servants to preach this gospel to the world. I am one of his witnesses and in the coming day, like Elder McConkie, I will feel the nail marks in His hands and in His feet and I will wet His feet with my tears, but I will not know any better then, than I know now that He is God's Almighty Son.

I love the people of Ghana more then I could have ever imagined and I would put my life out for them in a heartbeat. I love you all and know that when the Lord puts blocks in the road, it is for us to find a way around, or over them... and to continue on with our heads held high like we just lost the world cup final in PKs, by one goal, after 3 overtimes. Haha

Would you please pray for George and Josephine, Affia, Dennis, Morris, Nancy, Elizabeth, Angelina, Niamy, Kofi, and Abraham?

Love you all!!!

E. Hair