I made it to Zambia. I am serving in Chinama. I am learning Kinganja and I am really good at this language. My companions name is Elder Santana. Elder Santana is from Zimbabwe. Chinama covers a large area and it has been difficult because neither of us know the area, however we are getting a lot of help from the branch missionaries. We walk about 8-10 miles a day. The weather is hot and humid we jokingly call it Satan’s inferno (ha ha).
We are working in the compounds because that is where most of the members and investigators are located. The compounds are extremely poor. The poverty here is like nothing I have ever seen before. I cannot even express how poor these people are and how they survive on what they have is beyond comprehension. These people have nothing, live in6x6 mud huts with dirt floors, and there is trash everywhere. Due to the extreme poverty you cannot trust a lot of people or the water. The camel pack I bought before I left has been one of my best investments.
I am doing well. However, the work here is difficult and sometimes I struggle to make it through the day. Some days I just want to sleep when we get back home, but we still have to go over the day, plan for the following day, and then study. We do not have a washing machine and I take a shower in a bucket. The letters and e-mails help me through the week and I very much enjoy them. Keep sending letters!
I think about my family daily and appreciate everything that I have been given. Living here and seeing the extreme poverty really makes me appreciate my family and the things that I have.
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