Tried to do a lot more finding this week. We will see how everything goes. But somedays you just wish you had more hours to work, just so you could see everyone and do everything that needs to be done. Which I have realized is impossible. You can't do everything you are called to do as a missionary. Think about it, a human is going to care for the teaching and salvation of thousands of People in there area? We are wholly dependent on the Grace of Christ to make any of this possible, and to make our efforts matter.
Sometimes we start getting into humanism. Thinking that it is only in our efforts that the miracles happen. Sometimes (Especially Ghanaians) get into cheap Grace. Thinking that it all comes at the hands of God just giving us gifts. Both are false counterfeits of the truth. It is like a pendulum and we must keep it in the middle by constant effort.
The truth is we are instruments to be played by God. We must make our selves ready and available, willing to do all that is asked and then putting our faith in God to carry what is beyond us. We must be in tune with the Spirit to be an instrument worth playing. The Holy Ghost is the perfect pitch of the Universe.
Saturday was crazy. We had a full day planned and it got very much derailed. We went to go a print pictures for the Baptism which took way to long. So we rushed to see those we had planned for and found them already on their way. So after meeting a less active we met (we have met so many lately) named Jonathan, we contacted and met some people who were trying to convince us that European union was really the Holy Roman Empire, and that the moon would be blood red until April of next year?? That apparently makes our Church not worth his time??... I let him finish and asked if he ever actually opened the Book of Mormon and prayed about it, he said that was not needed. Man, Everyone PRAY ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON. Get a testimony for yourself.
Everything was falling through, everyone was saying they were busy. Finally we met with John, and he was excited to learn more about the Book of Mormon, but the baptism was in 30 minutes and we had to go. So we ran to fill the font and get the white clothes out. Everything was going smoothly till I checked the font and found out that it has a leak and was filling way slow. So it was only about half way full. Like up to right above my knees! When it came time the service was great, the Spirit was really good. Then the ordination. I stood and baptized Celine first, we had to go twice because of the gown. Then Augustine, he was really really baptized, because we had to re perform the Ordinance four times! Finally I had him go on his knees and bunch the Gown between his legs. Then as he went down the gown was floating up again! So, I put my knee down on his legs and basically put him flat under the water on the floor.
good times
The service went on well, they were good sports and Elder Cosgrave did a good job with the closing remarks, explaining that it was proof of the truthfulness and exactness of the Lord's way. They were late to church since it was market day (every four days in Ho is market day, everyone goes, it's crazy) but they finally got a cab and we had a great confirmation and Sacrament.
Other cool news is that Elder Udofia got transferred to HO! Another Elder was having issues with a certain person in the branch and had to be moved. So we got to talk and he is the District Leader, so he got to interview Augustine and Celine his first day here. Really awesome to see him again, he made us Eba today! Just like Accra :) Love that man, well love you all, thanks for the prayers, those that we are serving really need them. Remember Mawuli and his family as he is leaving to serve in Sudan for a year. The wife is not very active and his sons are young. A lot is on Emmanual's (his oldest son) shoulders but he is the one.
Love you all to Ghana and Back and To Eternity
Have a great week and work with a love
Elder Van Wagoner
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