Hello everyone! It sure was a great week. I am starting to really like it here in Umlazi. There has been some crazy rain and wind lately which makes missionary work a bit more interesting. Today is heritage day in South Africa. It sounds like one of those lame holidays that is just an excuse to have school and work off but it is actually legit. We had a ward activity to celebrate today which was awesome. A lot of people showed up. We had boiled cow head and some other traditional Zulu dishes. Kind if gross tbh but I tried to enjoy it. In case you are wondering, cow ear is not that good. It may be tempting but you are not missing out. It even has a little bit of hair on it that gets stuck in your teeth which just really tops it off. hahaha it is rude not to finish your food here so I try my best to suffer through. Pray for me hahahha. Everyone was dressed in traditional clothing and there were some performances that were all in a different language but they were entertaining anyways.
The missionary work here is awesome. We struggle getting people to come to church though. People dont have the money or cars to travel to the church. We try to teach people that are close to the church but it can still be difficult. We are working with one lady named Gugu (the names here make me laugh. Another lady is named Dudu). She is so awesome. She struggles to come to church because of work but she is trying to get a new job so that she can go to church. She lives in a section of the town that we cant go to because it is unsafe so we teach her at the chapel. She walks like a mile just to meet with us which is awesome. People sacrifice so much here to learn about Jesus Christ. That is just one of the stories of the people that sacrifice.
The kids in the picture below are very cute but also very frustrating. They just run into our apartment and take our stuff! So annoying but they dont know any better. Well I am doing well out here. When times get tough I just think back to the fact that we live on an earth and breath the invisible air. Pretty crazy if you think about it. God loves you all. He sent his son to suffer on our behalf. He send his perfect son to suffer for us humans who are very stupid and always mess up. That is just one of the ways he shows his love. I love you all so much. The pic of the goats is pretty representative of life here. Goats and chickens just roam the streets and eat trash. Also the gross stuff on the floor of that other pic is cow skin from the cow head we ate. Nasty. The pic of the little kids is just a fam that we eat dinner at. The food we eat there is amazing. Love you all and keep doing great things!
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