Also, I think the title is a reference to 2 cities, the first in Zambia and the latter in Malawi. We all thought that going to Malawi would mean more humble living conditions but it appears he has hit the jackpot....read on!
Allison
Well, this week's letter is going to be a short one because of transfers, but here we go:
So
transfers (as they usually are) went less than smoothly. On Tuesday
when Elder Owor was supposed to go, his trip to the Copperbelt had been
delayed because the missionaries in Malawi who were also going there had
their flight to Lusaka delayed, so we had one last day together before
he left. We visited Robson and the gang for one last time, and it was
certainly a bittersweet goodbye for all of us, but I'm hopeful that
these people will continue to grow strong without us.
Wednesday,
we had to get up at 4 AM (!) so that the Zone Leaders could get him to
the bus that goes to the Copperbelt on time. It was raining hard. I did
have the pleasure of meeting my old friend Elder Mwambu who was also
going to the Copperbelt.
Throughout the whole
day I was a bit of a companion to the Zone Leaders as they did the
transfer work. We also took my old trainer Elder Daniels and some other
missionaries later on in the day.
Our last trip
to the bus station concluded with picking up Elder Barrett, who is my
new Zone Leader here in Malwai. Fun fact: Elder Barrett was supposed to
be in my MTC group, but there were some visa problems (he was originally
assigned to the Botswana mission) which delayed him for a couple of
weeks. We slept at the Chainama flat overnight before the transfer.
Our
own transfer did not go smoothly. A Sister missionary with us named
Sister Aidoo was supposed to come with us, but the customs officials
would not allow her to board as she is a Ghanan national and needs to
have an approved Malawian visa BEFORE entering the country. Our flight
was supposed to leave at 11:30, but then it got delayed to 2 PM so the
airliner gave us a free lunch at one of the restaurants at the airport.
They swapped planes as well, and we flew in a smallish jet plane rather
than the propeller one we were going to be flying in, so we reached
Malawi rather swiftly.
Elder Fisk and Elder
Birrer (two senior couple missionaries) picked us up at the airport, and
we were dropped off at our flat, which is called Avon Gardens. By far
it is the NICEST flat I've everstayed in. It has built in
air-conditioning. The shower has hot water and we even have a swimming
pool. The only catch is that missionaries aren't allowed to swim, so
there's really no way I can enjoy it.
My new
companion is Elder Kampelya. He is actually a Zambian that was
re-assigned to this mission because of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra
Leone where he was originally assigned. He even comes from the Matero
Ward, the first ward I served in. He's a good guy.
The
area is good. Haven't seen much of it yet. We spent our first area in
Mtandire, but I have nothing really to report. We've been doing a lot of
tracting. Not really fun at all. We got rejected HARD sometimes, but
we've kept pushing. We do have some investigators on date for baptism
here, but I haven't really gotten to know them well, so I'll update you
on that another time.
Lots to do today, so I've gotta run. Thanks for your support!
Love,
Elder Massey
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