Hey fam it's been a crazy week so i'll try to get it all
out. So tuesday we left the Missionary Training Center and flew to Lusaka and all had that "this
is africa now" moment. We went to the mission office and had lunch with the Kupus and got our assignments and left wenesday morning. It was hard leaving Elder
Mira and sister Porter who were heading to Blantyre. we all meet in Atlanta
on our way to the South Africa MTC and sat on the plane by each other and had gotten close but im glad im in
Lilongwe. Elder Ketchum is awesome and we get along great we also live next
door to two cool elders in a really nice flat that we had to do some deep
cleaning on alot of times. we make a big dinner together at night with all our
food. so we live in a nice area then walk 20 min to get to the bus(seriously
scetchy but we have to)and go to our area which is a really poor area.
Seriously its a large jungle of tiny windowless mud brink shacks on dusty
roads. Its the most poverty ive ever seen.These people have nothing. Its really
just life changing the things i see now everyday it really puts things in
perspective walking these dusty roads everyday has taught me so much that i could
have never learned if God had not have sent me to this far off corner of his
kingdom. I feel like ive aged like ten years in the last week being here.People
seem happy though especaily the kids when they see two white guys they think
it's really funny.I had a thought the other day that heavenly father sees us
all like those little kids out of the dusty roads of Kauma who are just so
happy and inocent. Its hard to teach because people dont really speak English.
its almost all chechewa and so we have to have members intrepret our lessons.we
are also white washing and this is ketchums first time in Malawi too so there
is alot of guess work right now till w are more situated. So pretty much all
the ways i taught at the mtc(which i loved every minute of) pretty much went out
the door. We have been blessed to work with brother duma who is amazing he used
to be the brach president and is a great man. The branch is pretty good. we have
3 teenagers on date for baptism for the 18th which is exciting.I got to share my testamony
on sunday and honestly i dont know if anyone really understood all that much
exept for a few who speack english well. we also got to have a bbq with a
senior couple that is leaving soon. Food wise we are fine im not losing any
weight. we eat pretty well on our budget and im getting better at cooking too
because we dont really eat with members. You can actually find almost all the
same stuff in the grocery stores here. Also i found out that alot of the crazy
things i heard about the mission are not true. One things though, it is pitch
black here by 6 oclock so we generally leave early so we can get back inside
and do our study at night. I am sleeping like a log every night here. we come
back and i am straight exhausted. I also learned alot about humility and just
solidering on, I thought i was so ready and all "mr. mental toughness" till i got
here and realized this is africa and there is no time for self doubt, fear, or
homesickness you just have to get to work and ignore all other distractions.
The nshima i'm getting used to. It's bland but super filling and keeps you going
all day. I will say sometyhing amazing though to quote the great George strait
I really do see God everyday here( great song by the way go listen to it this
is just a crazy expeirience full of ups and downs that really test you but i
really look forward to everything i can learn from it. i have more to say but i
have to send a couple more emails so you might get another small one. No
pictures to send now but i promise i will send some.
I love you all so
much and i know God sent me here to lilongwe for a reason his gospel is true
and i love it. Lots of love elder lusk
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