The Week of all Weeks in the Office

Daaban Sunset 

Dear Family and friends,

 Most weeks are already pretty busy in the office but this past week out did all weeks times ten.

On Tuesday we went to the mission home early to help Sister Veronica (the mission cook) prepare lunch, and then we delivered the lunch to the Kwamo and UST Zone Conference. I have seriously loved serving in the office because every transfer I see every missionary in this mission. It has been cool to meet and see some of the new missionaries. Before I was in the office if a brand new missionary instantly started his mission in Tamale I would not get to meet him for almost five months.  

A job well done setting up lunch for Mid Transfer Training

Wednesday we delivered lunch for the new missionaries and their trainers at the middle of the transfer training. We set up the lunch and delivered everything to them. Then we delivered another lunch for the mission leadership council (all of the zone leaders and sister training leaders). We were basically the food caterers for the whole mission this past week. But, the best part about delivering food is that my companion and I also get to join in and get fed. 

Visiting Brother Joshua's house. The young girl, Phillipa, is our investigator

Our proselyting efforts out here in Daaban have been seriously sweet recently. The work is going very well. It looks like we will have another two baptisms in a couple of weeks. One of the members that I have been talking about in recent letters has been a huge help for us. If all members are like him out here, Daban would already be a stake. His story is also powerful. He was a heavy smoker and drank and basically broke everything in the word of wisdom for many many years. But the missionaries found him one day and wanted to teach him. He always scared them away and didn't want anything to do with church or Jesus Christ. Then one day he was talking with his wife and she said that she was worried about him. She would try everything for him just to go to church but Elvis didn't want to go to church at all. One day he had a feeling that seriously touched him and the next time the missionaries came he listened to them and then went to church and then he stopped doing all those things and was baptized. Now he is giving us all of his old smoking club friends to teach. And man is all of these guys ready for the gospel. They love it, and the gospel has touched them so much already. They have all stopped drinking and smoking and have even come to church and preparing themselves for baptism. The gospel of Jesus Christ can change lives!! Another cool thing about all of these guys is the fact that they all help and support each other.They call each other to remind each other to read the Book of Mormon and to come to church. Even we bring some of our investigators to come and teach the other guys with us. They are all doing very well, and they have told us that they are feeling the happiest they ever felt. It has been a true blessing to hear their testimonies about the gospel of Jesus Christ and how much it has helped them in their lives.

I love being a missionary and helping others received this happiness and joy in their lives.

I love you all and hope everyone has a great week!!

Love,
Elder Ordyna

Watching over the Mission Home from the Security Guard Post

Enjoying some rice and fried yam

Chilling in Bro. Elvis Room (Me, Elder Amaechi, Elder Moak)