The work is still going

Hey Everyone! 

I don't have much time to write but I had a good week. Just really the same as all the other weeks but a good one! So on my end I wont have much to tell you about but I will just blabber as usual and see what I can come up with for an email. Haha. I will give you a simple update on what is going on here. First, let me respond to Dad's email.

I about died reading those blog updates on that cyclist in Ethiopia. He is not at all wrong. First off, we get called ferenje EVERY 5 SECONDS!! It just means foreigner. Some aren't so nice about it though. Two, I also have been hit by rocks a ton. It is a common thing. And three, now that I can understand some Amharic, they speak and say awful things sometimes. But the truth is I am used to it now so it doesn't bother me. I can imagine as a cyclist it would be hard. All they see is nice stuff on a white dude aaaand they say and do those things. It is wild here!

Either way, it is kind of funny that you talked about cycling in this email. This week I realized I would possibly like to get into cycling when I get home. My knees are already having some issues, not sure why. And so I thought cycling would be better on them than running. I don't know, just a thought!

The work here is still going. We still don't have work permits. I am now with Elder Chandler and Munsey. Things are going well. We are also with an Elder named Kasim. He is from Hawassa branch and leaving to Sierra Leone in a few weeks and is just working on visa stuff in Addis. So he is with us. He doesn't speak English so we will get to speak some Amharic with him. He's great!

Like I said, no time this week. I will write a more decent email next week about our investigators. We should be baptizing Wurku, the Orthodox priest this week! Woohoo!! We hope it works out. 

Thanks for all the emails. I hope you have a great week! 

Love,

Elder McLain

 Me with a stash

 M&M's!!

 Yum!

 Elder Chandler

Another Ethiopian sunset