Hello all,
This week was good. It was a cool week with some fun and powerful experiences. Some I will share to all and one I will share only with my parents... Let me hope I can remember it all. I wish I could have just taken a picture of my journal entry for one day and sent that to you. Oh well.
The missionary work for the week was really cool. The highlight was going on a 24 hour exchange with Elder Mbaki. He is awesome! We worked in my area so that was not a change but it was great to be around him. He is from Cape Town, South Africa and shares a lot of the same interests as me. I think one reason I like South Africans so much is because a lot of my weird and unique interests are shared with many elders from South Africa! We worked really hard that day but also had a great time talking about cars, anime, Premier League soccer, jellyfish and much more. It was a good day.
We spent a lot of the week seeing members. Both Elder Barnum and I got the news that we are likely leaving Nsambya next week. I was pretty shocked myself to hear that I would leave and go to a new area for only 6 weeks. If I'm not mistaken the same thing happened to Tab on his mission and he said it really messed with his brain to try and learn a new area, members, investigators and work while knowing at the end of the transfer he would be going home. I will just wait until this Saturday to hear if it is true. I hope not! I love Nsambya. Many of the Embassy families came back from their summer holidays this week and I got the BIGGEST surprise on Sunday!! I walked into the church compound to find the Moore family from Ethiopia!!! They moved here to Kampala and are in Nsambya ward now. I missed them a lot and was so happy to see them. Another reason I hope I don't leave!
Horrible news came to me last week. As you know, Elder Kubheka has been my closest friend through my mission and will be through my life. He was raised by great parents but his father passed away when he was young. Having a single mother made his aunt and uncle step in to help. So they raised him and he lived a lot of his growing up years with them. He got a call this week that they were in a very serious car accident. His uncle died instantly and his aunt made it 3 days before also passing on. I was heart broken myself and felt so bad for him and his family. Keep them in your prayers.
That was a really cool story about Brother Anderson. I didn't know he had such an influence on missionary work or even in the church! That was great to hear. It is sad that he passed away though. I never really knew him very well but I know he was a good man!
Crazy news from home. Zak is now home! And Tab moved home. And Rorie started school! Happy for Noah and Ellie. And the Liptrott's are coming to America! Can't wait to see all of the family! Sounds like things are good at home.
Well, that will be it for the week. Thanks for all the emails and support. Have a great week!
Love,
Elder McLain
*The pictures below were posted by Sister Collings on Instagram. Colby thought we'd get a kick out of him "raking" the leaves with a broom. He said it was dang tough work! Hahahaha
Colby and his companion
Colby's companion Elder Barnum
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