Bonjour à tous,
How's everyone doing, and how has the week gone? This week had been awesome for me! I'll get right into it.
First of all, we had district council this week with the Zone Leaders. My companion and I were tasked with giving the lesson, which we were gonna do on following up after the lessons. I wasn't too nervous about it, given that I've taught before in district council, but when the Zone Leaders showed up, I got a little nervous. I'm not sure why, they are both super cool. Well, we didn't even give the lesson, because we ran out of time, which was OK because we had an awesome discussion. Maybe we'll give it tomorrow, I'm not sure.
Then, on Wednesday we had interviews with President. Again, not sure why, but I always get super nervous at interviews, for no reason. President Proudfoot is super nice, and always gives me great advice, and solutions to the problems of our area. I also got to see a bunch of other Elders there, which it's always fun to catch up with them.
That night, my companion felt really sick, and woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me that. I had him take some medication, and go back to sleep. After that, I found that I didn't feel too great myself, but I fell back asleep. We woke up, and my companion felt fine, but I felt pretty bad. I didn't want to be the reason we didn't go to sector, so I sucked it up, and we went out. We taught a lesson, and we came back right away, and I slept for 3 hours, and took some medication. I woke up, felt fine, and we went out in the afternoon, but we came back after less than an hour. While I felt fine in the apartment, walking around in the sun was something different. I called the couple missionaries, and they weren't too worried, just told us to stay in and get some rest.
That wonderful day where I was sick all day was also my one year anniversary of entering the MTC, a whole year on the mission. What a way to celebrate haha. Halfway done. It's crazy how fast this year has gone by. I still feel like a new missionary. I've learned so many things, and I'm so grateful for my time here. Living in West Africa for a while really puts into perspective how nice we have it in the United States. It's crazy to think how many times I complained about my life, or something small, when the people here are some of the happiest, and kindest people I've met, and compared to us, they have nothing. I am grateful for this eye opening experience for me, and the time I have left here.
To end off the week, we continued to work in the sector, even though I didn't feel to great. A lot of our key indicators were pretty crappy this week, but we finally got 4 people at church, a whole lot better than the 0 we had last week. We have a baptism planned for this Saturday for our friend Justine, so keep her in your prayers.
Other than that, things are going great here. Here's to another year!
Take care,
Elder Orchard
mangez-vous
waiting for the rain with some pals
we found a go kart track haha
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