Week 55

Week 55

This week was pretty dang exciting! My week was good. Busy as ever. But good! I'm feeling a lot better. Ya, so "Hospital" in Guyana means pharmacy. I really should have explained that better. That was my fault. I just had to get some prescription for a fever and headache.

I am in Georgetown. The city is more modern. Still dirt streets and hanging power lines in some parts. I love it. A "neighborhood" is what the people call a scheme. It's land divided into lots and then sold from there. So you can build what ever you want. Like a big farm next to a church next to 3-4 wooden shacks that 5-10 people live in. It is a little bit sketchy at times but still the best around. The people her call it headquarters.

Tuesday we went on a teaching visit with the Elders on the east coast. We had a good time there, and learned a lot. The bike I rode just about killed me. It sucked. There are 40 Elders In Guyana and we have visited with 28 of them.

Wednesday/Thursday we mostly prepared Ivy, Shem and Kim to be baptized this coming Saturday. We are most likely going to move Shem and Kim though...they are still learning.

Friday/Saturday we drove to Linden (the farthest reaches of Guyana) to go on some teaching visits. We had a good time there in the bush. We were lucky enough to witness a baptism there! It was like we were at the Waters of Mormon. Totally awesome.

Sorry to be short. Don't have much time LOL...the life of a Teaching Assistant. We have been nicknamed the Guyana slaves. LOL! President is flying in today and he needs the van so we still have a ton of stuff to do.

We are so busy all of the time. It's taking every ounce of my brain power to make sure I keep everything straight. That is why I have been kinda scatter brained lately. Sorry my emails aren't as good as I would hope. If you have questions, I would love to answer them. But as right now, I barley remember to get dressed in to morning! It's pretty hard for me to predict what everyone needs to hear and information to know in the 1 hour I have to email. Family, friends, President Egbert, and the million other emails that we get to run the mission here in Guyana. Its a little bit stressful. We have been having a lot of success with the Elders that we work with. They are all really great leaders and teachers and we have been trying to help everyone have many more spiritual experiences.

Well, the gospel is true, the book is blue, and I love you!!

-Elder Andrus

(I think this is where they had a baptism)