This week has been a bit hard on us and our investigators. The big thing of the week should have been a double baptism on Saturday. We showed up at the church 4 hours early to fill the "font" (cut in half water tank). It was filling slowly but going, so we left to get ready everything else. Once we got home we got a call saying the water turned off. Long story short we had no running water at the church and maybe a foot of water. We spent the next 2 hours running to the neighbors around the chruch with buckets trying to fill it, but then their water stoppped. We ended up having to cancel the baptism for the day and move it to Sunday.... Sunday the same issue of no water happened again .-. That was really sucky for us, and the girls getting baptized. But! We will just move them to next week with the baptisms planned for then. Hopefully next week it all works out better.
In terms of families we are teaching, one of my favorite families I've met here moved middle of the week... We aren't sure exactly where, but probably not in our area anymore. They're still coming to church and are planning on getting married in our chapel with us there. But they will probably have to get baptized in the city. They finally have all their marriage documents and have opened the month waiting process, it really sucks to see them go.
As far as life here... the little garden at our house is starting to grow nicely. I hope before I leave this area to see that it has grown a lot, to the mini fruit stage. Lots of people ask me about the weather. Answer: Its stupid hot here. So hot and humid. The people who were born/raised here complain about it and kindly let me know I will never adjust because they haven't. I sweat pretty much 24/7 which is great fun, but drinks are cheap!
Thanks for all the love, I will try to send photos next week!
Elder Howell
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