…got yours and jamies packages yesterday!!!!!!!! i was so excited. we dont have conference and interviews until tomorrow. and i dont get any of the letters til tomorrow. today we had a super p day and went and played football (aka soccer) in duala. it was a blast and i still have a few skills from my youth. i havent even eaten anything yet. i just sit and stare at it all. the sandals you sent are awesome and everything is just like i wanted. dont worry about another package i am doing fine and have plenty of food and stuff. THANK YOU!!!!!!! dont worry i will share.
i am doing good and we have 2 people ready for baptism soon. the others we have found problems with them saying they are married when they are really not so we have to work longer with them. other than that the work is going great and the rain has been pouring all the time. i feel bad for elder seawright. sometimes his apartment floods because it is in the swamp area. but they are managing and it has only happened once so far this year.
all is well and i just found out about transfers. i will be here until mogotsi leaves in september so i will either start as a sr or just get another old missionary then. but who knows what will happen. president has said he wants each missionary in the area for around 7 months now so maybe i will be here for a long time. that is fine with me. gardnersville is a good area and i like the work here.
i am doing fine. elde iosia says i look nothing like i did when i first came. i dont know how many pounds i have lost but it is close to 40 i believe.
anyways all is well and i cant wait to hear from you next week.
love
elder lamb
ps i love you!!!! thank you for everything and you have a nice long letter coming soon
Monday, July 28, 2008
What soccer skills?
amy lyner,
....i am doing good. i am practicing my soccer skills and it is fun to play in the rain. the 26th was party day here so we got to eat a lot of food and visit a lot of people. it was fun. i got your package. its a good thing you sent the instructions for the propel water ;). ha ha thanks for everything.
i love you!!!
until next week.
love
elder lamb
Christmas in July!!!
hey everyone,
yesterday was christmas in july!!! my mom and aunt jamie both sent me a package and i got both of them yesterday. i was so excited. thank you both for all that you do. i loved them and havent even eaten any of the food yet. i just sit and stare at it still.
all is well in liberia. we learned about transfers today and apparently i will be here for at least 3 more months so i better get used to the area. i love the area and the people and i am doing well. we have 2 people commited for baptism and they are doing great. we have a lot of others who have issues with getting married so we are working with them.
the 26th is liberias independence day and everyone celebrated by staying home and eating. lets just say i tried to put some weight back on but didnt do very well. we had 5 meals and carried home a big cake. it was a great day. everyone is so willing to share and they have so little that we know it comes from the heart. the people here either love white people or hate them. there is no middle. most of the people love me and the others are the beggers i have to turn down. then they hate me and say unchristlike things. but what can ya do but smile and walk away.
i am doing good and so far i have learned so much. i have no worries and i know that God is watching over me and my family. i hope my dad will finally find a job. maybe he has taken the time to train casey. ha ha it was like a one two punch for him. me leaving then brenton working and going to football. i am sure they are fine though.
the work is moving along well. if it doesnt rain most of the people come to church. we are working on getting them there on time. the people here are later than jenny. i guess the Lord knew i needed more patience and maybe that is part of the reason that i am here. but i know for a fact that this is where i am supposed to be and i love it here. i still have my kidneys as my mom found out. who told her???? i know one of you did.
the other elders are great and i love all of them. no fights or anything. i am just layed back and let whatever happens happen. it is great and we have had many good late nights staying up talking about stuff.
i am working on the new testament now along with all the things we teach everyone during the week. i learn a lot and it is nice to have so much time to really study the scriptures.
all is well and i cant say thank you enough to all of you who are watching over my family and taking care of things back home. with love
love
elder lamb
yesterday was christmas in july!!! my mom and aunt jamie both sent me a package and i got both of them yesterday. i was so excited. thank you both for all that you do. i loved them and havent even eaten any of the food yet. i just sit and stare at it still.
all is well in liberia. we learned about transfers today and apparently i will be here for at least 3 more months so i better get used to the area. i love the area and the people and i am doing well. we have 2 people commited for baptism and they are doing great. we have a lot of others who have issues with getting married so we are working with them.
the 26th is liberias independence day and everyone celebrated by staying home and eating. lets just say i tried to put some weight back on but didnt do very well. we had 5 meals and carried home a big cake. it was a great day. everyone is so willing to share and they have so little that we know it comes from the heart. the people here either love white people or hate them. there is no middle. most of the people love me and the others are the beggers i have to turn down. then they hate me and say unchristlike things. but what can ya do but smile and walk away.
i am doing good and so far i have learned so much. i have no worries and i know that God is watching over me and my family. i hope my dad will finally find a job. maybe he has taken the time to train casey. ha ha it was like a one two punch for him. me leaving then brenton working and going to football. i am sure they are fine though.
the work is moving along well. if it doesnt rain most of the people come to church. we are working on getting them there on time. the people here are later than jenny. i guess the Lord knew i needed more patience and maybe that is part of the reason that i am here. but i know for a fact that this is where i am supposed to be and i love it here. i still have my kidneys as my mom found out. who told her???? i know one of you did.
the other elders are great and i love all of them. no fights or anything. i am just layed back and let whatever happens happen. it is great and we have had many good late nights staying up talking about stuff.
i am working on the new testament now along with all the things we teach everyone during the week. i learn a lot and it is nice to have so much time to really study the scriptures.
all is well and i cant say thank you enough to all of you who are watching over my family and taking care of things back home. with love
love
elder lamb
Monday, July 21, 2008
Dont worry... Doesn't that mean the mom HAS to worry??
This is excerpts from email to his mom:
africa is wet. i am thinking about building the ark now. the wires bought every missionary a big trench/rain coat. it helps a little but i still come home soaked from the thighs down…..
i am doing well. i have only been using 2 pairs of my pants and saving the others for later. presidents flight got cancelled last week so he is coming this week. the ap's are the only ones that come and stay with us. we have the biggest apartment in liberia so they like ours the best and stay with us for a few days. i am hoping that sister squires has my package from either you or jamie. kayla and marybeth and kassi sent me 2 last week and i think kathryn sent me one also. and you said i wasnt a ladys man ;). ha ha i am excited for more letters on friday and i will send you a nice long one.
president called the other day and told us to be sure we are in before dark. people are very desperate for money and they are amping up the robberies after the sun goes down. so we carry little cash now and we have to be in the apartment by 7. dont worry though the lord is watching over me and most of the problems are on the other side of monrovia.
i am doing well and my farmers tan is nice. my gut is slowly disappearing. casey said he finally is able to buy his xbox. ha ha he will be to fat and lazy to beat me up by the time i get home.
i hope all is well and that dad finds a job to fit his new happy attitude. i love you and pray for you everyday!!!
love your best friend and son
elder lamb
He mentioned in emails to other people – not his mom so as not to worry her – more about the robberies and now the people are out to steal you kidney. So if he emailed you and told you he still has his kidneys, that is a very good thing :)
africa is wet. i am thinking about building the ark now. the wires bought every missionary a big trench/rain coat. it helps a little but i still come home soaked from the thighs down…..
i am doing well. i have only been using 2 pairs of my pants and saving the others for later. presidents flight got cancelled last week so he is coming this week. the ap's are the only ones that come and stay with us. we have the biggest apartment in liberia so they like ours the best and stay with us for a few days. i am hoping that sister squires has my package from either you or jamie. kayla and marybeth and kassi sent me 2 last week and i think kathryn sent me one also. and you said i wasnt a ladys man ;). ha ha i am excited for more letters on friday and i will send you a nice long one.
president called the other day and told us to be sure we are in before dark. people are very desperate for money and they are amping up the robberies after the sun goes down. so we carry little cash now and we have to be in the apartment by 7. dont worry though the lord is watching over me and most of the problems are on the other side of monrovia.
i am doing well and my farmers tan is nice. my gut is slowly disappearing. casey said he finally is able to buy his xbox. ha ha he will be to fat and lazy to beat me up by the time i get home.
i hope all is well and that dad finds a job to fit his new happy attitude. i love you and pray for you everyday!!!
love your best friend and son
elder lamb
He mentioned in emails to other people – not his mom so as not to worry her – more about the robberies and now the people are out to steal you kidney. So if he emailed you and told you he still has his kidneys, that is a very good thing :)
No swings in Africa?
amy lyn,
i have seen no swings in africa yet. maybe somewhere. i am doing good and maybe i will be as skinny as alyssa when i come home. we have ice cream here and i love it! mainly because it is so hot. but it has rained almost every day for the last week and it is fun to walk through the swamps...... NOT!!! my shoes get wet almost every day and i have to put them in front of the fan to dry them for the next day. but i am doing good and teaching a lot of people. look after sadie for me and i love you!!!!!
love
elder lamb
i have seen no swings in africa yet. maybe somewhere. i am doing good and maybe i will be as skinny as alyssa when i come home. we have ice cream here and i love it! mainly because it is so hot. but it has rained almost every day for the last week and it is fun to walk through the swamps...... NOT!!! my shoes get wet almost every day and i have to put them in front of the fan to dry them for the next day. but i am doing good and teaching a lot of people. look after sadie for me and i love you!!!!!
love
elder lamb
Rain - Rain - EVERYWHERE!!!
hello everyone!!!!
this week in africa has made me realize what the rainy season really means. if you have seen jumamji you can get a glimpse of everyday life when at the end it starts raining and floods everywhere. that is what liberia is like every day now. it rains and rains and rains for days and days. we go out with our rain coats and umbrellas and come home soaked no matter what. it is nice and i spent all tuesday in my flip flops splashing through the swamp known as my area. at least with the rain it cools down a little bit.
i am doing fine and i am loving the work. we have picked up a lot more people to teach and we are staying very busy. some of the people are doing extremely well and others are being lazy so we will see who wants to really come unto christ. the main problem we have here is people getting married. no one wants to be tied down to one woman and so they dont really get married. we lost one investigator because her member boyfriend wouldnt marry her or seperate. so they dropped us instead of doing the right thing. it is sad to realize that 2 souls are traveling down the wrong path and there is nothing we can do. owell hopefully we planted a good seed in their heart.
i wish i could send pictures. i have some really good ones that i will have to share when i get home. i just took my camera to the cafe and had them transfer all my pictures to a cd so i wont lose any and have more space in my camera to take plenty of pics.
presidents flight was cancelled last week so he will be coming down on friday. i cant wait to see some letters or a package maybe. supposedly i have a lot of packages coming!!! one from my parents and 2 or 3 others from my great friends at home. thank all of you so much!!!! i cant wait to read some letters or get some things from america.
shopping here is a little different. everyone just puts all thier stuff in a wheelbarrow and pushes it out to the street. there is no set price and you can almost always haggle anything down. most of the time i feel bad for the people and just pay what they ask if it is reasonable. there is no tax and everything is cheap. i found a woman who will sell a bbq chicken thigh with macaroni salad for 200 libertys so that is my new favorite place to eat. pb and j is always good also.
i get some free meals and they are usually very hot. not from the stove but from the pepper. the people here love hot things. they feed little children meals with so much pepper inside it makes me cry. the 2 year old kid just eats it and smiles. it is funny and i fear no hot sauce anymore.
i am losing weight pretty good. my diet is rice and excersize while skipping lunch and just drinking lots of water. it is a good program and i dont have a scale but i would say i have lost close to 40 pounds. watch out becca i am coming for you. i also have a very dark farmers tan with a very white body. it is funny.
i am doing well and the work is moving along great. we arent having any baptisms this month but we will have some next month hopefully. it isnt about the number of people baptized but the number of souls that have come unto Christ.
thanks for everything and i will have another update next week.
love
elder lamb
this week in africa has made me realize what the rainy season really means. if you have seen jumamji you can get a glimpse of everyday life when at the end it starts raining and floods everywhere. that is what liberia is like every day now. it rains and rains and rains for days and days. we go out with our rain coats and umbrellas and come home soaked no matter what. it is nice and i spent all tuesday in my flip flops splashing through the swamp known as my area. at least with the rain it cools down a little bit.
i am doing fine and i am loving the work. we have picked up a lot more people to teach and we are staying very busy. some of the people are doing extremely well and others are being lazy so we will see who wants to really come unto christ. the main problem we have here is people getting married. no one wants to be tied down to one woman and so they dont really get married. we lost one investigator because her member boyfriend wouldnt marry her or seperate. so they dropped us instead of doing the right thing. it is sad to realize that 2 souls are traveling down the wrong path and there is nothing we can do. owell hopefully we planted a good seed in their heart.
i wish i could send pictures. i have some really good ones that i will have to share when i get home. i just took my camera to the cafe and had them transfer all my pictures to a cd so i wont lose any and have more space in my camera to take plenty of pics.
presidents flight was cancelled last week so he will be coming down on friday. i cant wait to see some letters or a package maybe. supposedly i have a lot of packages coming!!! one from my parents and 2 or 3 others from my great friends at home. thank all of you so much!!!! i cant wait to read some letters or get some things from america.
shopping here is a little different. everyone just puts all thier stuff in a wheelbarrow and pushes it out to the street. there is no set price and you can almost always haggle anything down. most of the time i feel bad for the people and just pay what they ask if it is reasonable. there is no tax and everything is cheap. i found a woman who will sell a bbq chicken thigh with macaroni salad for 200 libertys so that is my new favorite place to eat. pb and j is always good also.
i get some free meals and they are usually very hot. not from the stove but from the pepper. the people here love hot things. they feed little children meals with so much pepper inside it makes me cry. the 2 year old kid just eats it and smiles. it is funny and i fear no hot sauce anymore.
i am losing weight pretty good. my diet is rice and excersize while skipping lunch and just drinking lots of water. it is a good program and i dont have a scale but i would say i have lost close to 40 pounds. watch out becca i am coming for you. i also have a very dark farmers tan with a very white body. it is funny.
i am doing well and the work is moving along great. we arent having any baptisms this month but we will have some next month hopefully. it isnt about the number of people baptized but the number of souls that have come unto Christ.
thanks for everything and i will have another update next week.
love
elder lamb
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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