Hey Fam! Good news: the rain came. Bad news: the rain came. So now we've gone from swimming in our sweat under the blazing sun to treading through mud. All is well though and I have officially survived my last African hot season.
We had a pretty busy week here. We found 18 new investigators which is a mission high for me. First, the professor that we met the other week is the nicest guy ever and he even bought us lunch AND came to church on Sunday! Being a doctor of zoology, we also got a free lecture on the destructive power of the southern African army worm on local agriculture practices...yea, I fell asleep.
One of the coolest/craziest lessons my mission: We met this guy on the street and set a return appointment to teach him and some of his friends. Well, we showed up at the address to find out it was the local Bible college and we were standing in front of a room of 7 pastors in training teaching about the doctrine of the Church. I think it was intended to be an academic encounter but the Spirit of the Lord was so strong and their questions so pointed, and we testified and taught for nearly two hours and we have a return appointment where we will be placing 7 Book of Mormons. I even started getting choked up once when they asked me to share my testimony of the Book of Mormon. I don't know if any will be baptized but we were planting some seeds that I only hope and pray will lead to some miracles in the Lord's kingdom.
This week we have a busy schedule. The zone leaders are coming out for a leadership training for me and then we are holding a training for the district and then going on a district blitz finding activity where we flood an area with a ton of missionaries and talk to everyone. So, we will see how this goes.
Now to the food reports. With four hungry, creative cooks in one house, we have been eating like kings. I've even put on a pound or two. In the last week, we went through 40 eggs, five loaves of bread, 6 liters of milk, 4.5 pounds of ground beef, a chicken and probably 3 pounds of potatoes.
Love you all so much! Here's to another good week wherever you are and whatever you're doing.
From the muddy streets of Kitwe, Zambia
Elder Lusk
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