Well everyone, Cecilia was baptized on Saturday and confirmed (and sustained) on Sunday. #YEEAAAAHHHH!! #itsabouttime I always love having confirmations on fast Sunday because it gives the convert a chance to bear their testimony. Cecilia was very shy to speak into the microphone but the Branch President was gracious enough to translate what she was saying for us. She'll be a powerful contribution to the branch.
For those of you who are unaware, in Ghana the name you receive is based on the day of the week that you are born. So all us missionaries have our own Twi names. I was born on a Thursday which makes my name Yao. Elder Smith was born on Wednesday making his name Kwaku. Kinda fun. A lot of times since we are missionaries we get called Akwasi (Sunday born) and as we walk by we hear people saying "'kwase 'broni" #noproblem
Unfortunately, I'm skeptical about Godfrey and Felicia getting baptized this Saturday. We are still planning on them but Godfrey didn't come to church yesterday and Felicia has been out of town for funerals so it is very possible I won't get to see their baptisms since the life and times of Yao Afriyie and Kwaku Boakye could be ending this week at transfers.
We had a lot of interesting experiences this week. For one, about 3 months ago Elder Smith and I contacted a market preacher and gave him a Restoration pamphlet. He then promptly dropped off the face of the earth until Wednesday when he showed up at the front door of our apartment at about 7:00am. He said he realized that the church he was being a Pastor for at the time wasn't true and that after diligent prayer he said God told him he needed to talk to the white men. #noproblematall We had an emergency lesson on our front porch in our pajamas. #thepowerofprayer #noIdonthavepicturessodontask He came to church yesterday so that was sweet.
Well that's it for this week everyone! I'm looking forward to what will most likely be my last week in Offinso! Wish me luck!
Elder Henderson
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| When your mission language is Twi. |
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| Our outdoor font |
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| This is what happens when a Ghanaian and a Kenyan get ahold of a fire extinguisher. |
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| This is what Ghana looks like. |
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| Cecilia and her kids at the baptism |
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