mir·a·cle
ˈmirək(ə)l/
noun
- a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.
There are things that happen to a missionary in the course of their mission that will remain with them for the rest of their lives and solidify their testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Powerful things that cannot be explained by any other means except a miracle. Colby experienced a miracle this week.
Hey everyone!
It was an amazing week on my mission. It was probably the most successful and fruitful week I have had in my entire mission. I really wish you guys could comprehend the missionary work here but quite honestly theres nothing like it. This week we had a total of like 28 investigators at church. Between me and my companion we had 7 investigators at church!!!! It was such a great week.
We didnt do a whole lot of finding this week. Frankly we were too busy with our current investigators. We have a lot right now. We did search through our area book for former investigators and pick a few of them back up. Right now of most importance is these some few. Timothy got baptized!!!! That was a amazing. This boy has changed so much even since I have been here. His whole family is muslim. That was a concern but his Mom opened up to us and said she has no right to control her sons life. He is 16 and felt like he needed this change. It was a great story. When he got baptized he asked us, "so now that I have been baptized will you stop visiting me? " We laughed and told him we would visit until he was sick of us if he would like! That was the highlight of the week. We are teaching a part-member family. The father was baptized not too long ago and his name is Robert. His kids are Kato and Shanitah. They are 13 and 10. We started teaching them when I got here. They were my first lesson in Masaka. They are just great little kids and will be baptized next Sunday! Our last powerful investigator is Goreth. She is someone we tracted in to a few weeks back who coincidentally had a brother on a mission. She accepted us quick, accepted our message right away, and accepted a baptism date for the 25th. So we will be baptizing her in 2 weeks if all goes to plan. We can hope and pray!
I experienced a true miracle this week that was super cool. I had an experience with the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues. The story goes that I was assigned to a baptismal interview of some other Elders in Masaka. It was unique because Conrad, the one getting interviewed, spoke little English. He needed a translator for teaching and the interview. For some reason we couldn't find a translator for the interview. We needed someone strong enough in the church who could handle translating an interview and being trustworthy. So after no success I decided to say a prayer and hope we could get through it. In my prayer to open the interview with Conrad, I prayed that the spirit would help each of us to communicate and understand what was important. The interview started normal, I asked in English and he staggered to respond. On the second question he began to speak in Luganda. It was amazing to me because I literally understood it. I understood it exactly. I was so shocked. So I continued, asked a question in English and he responded in Luganda. We were understanding each other perfectly. I got everything he was saying. I asked him in Luganda if he was getting me and he smiled and nodded that the English was understood. I told him his Luganda was coming through to me perfect as well. It was like nothing I have ever experienced. After closing the interview, which he passed just fine, we prayed and gave thanks for the blessing of the miracle we experienced. After the interview I went back to speak some Luganda to his Mother, a non-member, and went right back to my regular self. I could hardly greet. That was it. She responded and I didn't understand a word. I laughed and continued the day. That was an experience I could never forget in my life. It was a real miracle. D&C 46 tells us that the Gifts of the Spirit are given to us when we ask in spirit. And it is only given for the benefit of his children. I believe this case was a perfect example in which we asked in spirit and received, in spirit, the gift of interpretation of tongues.
This P Day was unique. We got special permission to go to a Game Park to see some animals. We didn't have a lot of success but got to see some cool animals! We saw zebras, antelope, springbok, warthogs, water buffalo, cranes etc. It was neat! We were far from everything. About 2 hours from all human life. It was a neat experience. Then after we continued west to Mbarara, a place never inhabited by missionaries, we were the first. There we found a GOLF COURSE. We bargained with some guys and they took us out for a good price. They even caddied and all. It was so fun and interesting. Golfing in Uganda is.... different. I started off horrible with some worm burners and duffs but after 2 holes I had 2 pars and some clean shots. On whole 8 I drove about 300 yards. We used this crappy set but funny enough they had a Titleist 983k driver. One of the best. It was soooo fun! I sent a load of pics to Google Drive. Enjoy!
Have a great week guys, much love!
Elder McLain
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