16 Hours on a Bus, A Few Good Dinners, Dust Road "Sermons" and Jeus the Christ

Hey fam! This was a pretty crazy week that is turning into two crazy weeks! So, the beginning of the week was normal and we did a lot of finding new people until Thursday morning at 9:45. We had a great day planned and were just about to head out when the phone rang and one of the missionaries who is an assistant to our mission president  told me that we were due to appear at Zambia's immigration office in Lusaka on Friday morning. So, we had to cancel our plans for the day and rush to pack and then meet up with the other Elders in Kitwe who also had to go and then jump on the next bus to Lusaka for an eight hour cramped bus with no A/C. We get in late Thursday, got dinner with the APs (assistants to the mission President) and then crashed. The next morning I go into immigration and two minutes later walk out having signed the one form that was required. Then apparently a last minute law change came up and my companion and the other new missionary in our district didn't pass and we're still battling the red tape.
On Saturday morning, they put me and Elder Blanchard on a bus back to Kitwe (again insert 7.5 hours of no A/C with an active two year old next to you). So right now we are on extended exchanges till they get everything sorted out and we get our companions back.
As crazy as it was, I did get to enjoy a few good dinners at the mall in Lusaka and catch up with some old mission friends I have not seen in a while. We should still be having our baptism this week or next for a wonderful brother.
Also, with 16 hours in a bus this week, I had a lot of time to read and ended up covering a significant portion of the book, "Jesus, the Christ" by James E. Talmage. While it about as dense as a law text book, I ended up seeing so much strength in reading again about the simple and humble birth and life of our Savior. Somehow after 13 months of dust road "sermons", it feels a little more real to me as I understand more of the character and mission of our Savior.
Love you all! Have a great week!
Elder Lusk