01/23/2017

THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND PARK: PART 1

So guys, remember how I think I am a whole lot funnier than I am? Good news BECAUSE MY COMPANION DOES, TOO! Woot woot! So this week we were laying on our couches just talking to each other and all of the sudden I said, "COMPANION! Do you even realize that our names are Lewis and Park?!" And she got so excited! So now we are officially known as Lewis and Park (Like Lewis and Clark, if you didn't get the joke). Also, we named our car Sacagawea. Yes, it is okay to be jealous in our incredible companionship unity. It is also VERY fitting because we are whitewashing our area (both of us are new to the area). We go on literal adventures.

I am getting way too excited with this group email, so let me slow down a little bit. Sister Park is probably one of the coolest human beings I have ever met. She was born in Korea, but she was raised in California. She has such a chill personality. We get along so well. We are kind of the same person, which is a little bit scary. At least four times in the past week, we have responded to an investigator at the same time with the same words. We were talking to this Gogo (grandma) and she was telling us how she plowed 2.2 acres of chibage (corn) all by herself. At the same time, my companion and I both said, "All that? By yourself?! No way!" And then we looked at each other and started laughing. It happened like three other times haha. We are powerful together.

Kuwadzana is HUGE! Guys. We could not even cover 30% of our area if we didn't have a car. I am grateful that my companion is driving, and not me. She remembers directions like crazy. We haven't gotten lost once! But the people here are PREPARED for the gospel! I am so stinking excited to be here! I thought the transition from Gweru to Harare might be hard for me because Gweru is like a super small town, and Harare is huge, but it actually has been easy. This transfers transition was flawless! Go me! I am learning to accept change haha. But I love the people here! And the members of our branch are INCREDIBLE! My Branch President is 28 years old! He is one of the youngest in Zimbabwe! He works so hard, it is awesome.

So pretty much if you can't tell, I am extremely happy.

It has been RAINING in Harare this week. All of the roads once you get out of town are flooded. Sister Park and I pray everyday that we don't get stuck in the mud, and so far we haven't, which is a miracle for sure. The rain hasn't slowed our work down. We just take our umbrellas. It is super nice to have Sacagawea, but we walk a ton still. We just kind of park her somewhere and then get going to our appointments. Our house is far from our area. Everyday we come home with super muddy feet, though. It just makes our adventures feel more like adventures.

My new house is nice! It is bigger than the house I was at in Gweru. Sister Park and I are living there with Sister Thomas (Boise, Idaho) and Sister Namugenyi (my previous companion). Sister Namugenyi and I were SO EXCITED to still be living in the same house together because we only got to serve for one transfer together, which was bummy. GOOD NEWS! I have a shower now! And the hot water WORKS #blessed The floors are ALL TILE, though, which has been a pain to clean, but it is okay! We love our house!

I will send you pictures next week because this computer doesn't have an SD adapter, so I will have to buy a flash adapter for this computer because I will be emailing at the mission office every single week as long as I am in Harare.

I have to get off, but I love you guys SO MUCH! Have an incredible week!

Love, Sister Lewis