Baptisms!!

Hello Everyone!

It's been an awesome week! So many things have happened, so I'll try to fill you in. 

So, I'll start off with a little bit of a funny story. So, a couple of weeks ago we had Zone Conference. Well, before Zone Conference, I knew that I needed to get a haircut. I have clippers and some scissors, but I'm still too scared to do it myself. However, I was talking to the same guy that gives my companion his haircuts, and he said he could cut my hair. I asked if he knew how, about 100 times. He assured me that he did, and then I asked him if he had cut hair like mine before, and he said yes 3 times. Plus, it was only gonna be 1000 cfa, which is a little less than $2. So, I figured I'd try it. I get there, and I'm asking again, just making sure. I even pick up the scissors, and asked if he knew how to cut the top with them. Anyways, he starts on the sides and back, and is doing a really good job. Then, I see him change the guard on the clippers, and to my horror, he just goes right off the top. I didn't even say anything, it was too late. I just accepted it at that point haha. In the end, the only thing he used the scissors for was to cut some stray hairs. Overall, I don't think it looks too bad.

Anyways, I don't know how many of you saw this, but we had a collective baptism session this last Saturday! Elder Kazadi and I had four of our friends get baptized! Overall, between us, our district, and a couple other sets of missionaries, I'd say we baptized around 30 people in one day, which is insane. In fact, two Elders from our district had 12 people get baptized in one day. It wasn't all easy getting there though. The meeting was supposed to start at 2 PM, but because of some communication errors, and other things, we didn't even get there until about 2:30 PM. Also, when we got there, already late, only 2 of our friends were there. Thankfully, the other 2 showed up shortly after, and we were able to start the meeting. It was so awesome to see so many people get baptized!

Other than that, I have no real big news. We are in the last week of the transfer, and I wouldn't be surprised if Elder Kazadi gets transferred. He's been here for 4 transfers, about 6 months, and I've been here for about 2.5. I'm excited to see what happens.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great week!

Elder Orchard 

- pictures from the baptisms

- some pictures of our area