hey fam! so this week was a little slow but it's all great
here in Lilongwe. To start, hot season is in full swing for the next month and
it is blazing hot. I'm carrying a liter of water with me when we go out and it
still isn't enough. The only solace is the rains come next month and then i'll just
get to deal with the mud. For missionary miracles this week. First off, a great
young man we have been teaching a lot had not been allowed to come to church
because his father. We had been praying for him and teaching a lot about faith
through trails and when we saw him Tuesday his Dad had had a change of heart
and he came to church this Sunday. We also started teaching the family and
friends of one of our branch missionaries and they are supper golden. It's
great because we have been really trying to teach families. Then with the
sister we meet last week who was in need of a lot of help, we had tried to see
her this week but we got told she moved. We thought, "well hopefully that can help
her" and went on our way and then she came to church this Sunday smiling brightly.
Apparently she was able to move in with some members and she came with them. We
are so happy she was able to get away from her situation and get to church.
Another thought i had is how the people here love to sing and before i never
did, but i love singing hymns in the homes of members and feeling their love
and passion for the savior. Also Africa and missions really have a way of
giving you perspective So from Friday morning till about mid-Saturday i had a
sudden bout of 24-hour fever-less flu. We were on exchanges on friday and i
was working with a great Elder i know very well; he's just a great guy and I
start feeling terrible (headache, stomach, aches you name it) at first i'm like
this is just the heat (don't worry mom i'm fine now and yes i am talking my
doxy every morning) but it kept going. During that time, i had to lead the way
through our area and just about every lesson we had lined up dropped. So we
walked from one end of kauma to the other and back the whole time i'm dying and
i ran out of water, Luckily mangoes are ripe now and super cheap so i could at
least suck on a fresh mango. Finally we ended up having a beautiful meeting
with a great family and during it whenever i was teaching i felt ok but when i
stopped my symptoms came back. The whole day was one big trail of faith. before
i got here had i felt like that there is no way i could have walked as much as
i did in the heat carrying a bag and go from one dropped lesson to another and
still teach. Our Heavenly Father really does strengthen and uphold his
servants. I was finally able to get home shower, pump myself with fluids and
ibuprofen, get a priesthood blessing and get to bed.i'm really grateful to be
serving with the best missionaries ever. They where patient and loving with me
as i struggled through the day and nursed me back. I am thankful for their
willingness and worthiness to give me a blessing of health. i was able to get
up the next day feeling almost completely better and was able to still work.
This was really just a humbling week for me as a whole. it's great and i love it and
wouldn't trade it at all. The moments you have on a mission are priceless. Even
the times when you randomly hear "let it go" on a bus in the middle
of Africa you could never appreciate that at home.
Love you all so much!
elder Lusk
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