Monday, August 9, 2021

Isaiah's Missionary Letter "Too much Pap"

So my luck with bikes has carried on from Arizona to hear now. The frst week that we were allowed to go out we had to get our bikes fixed because they were broken. So we would take the car to all of our appointments. Well we finally get the bikes back and the next day we are biking I get another flat tire. That would now make pop number 8. So after our appointment we had to walk all the way back to our flat. I then patched it up and so far it's been able to keep air in it. The area here also is completely different then Arizona. Arizona was pretty much flat. Here, we have to go up a couple hills just to get to our area as well as a this little garbage stream. What I mean by garbage is that is is filled with trash. But other than complaining about biking, the members here feed us too well. I know I said the same with Arizona, but here they don't care if you already ate, they will fill up a giant plate for you. The pap (pop) especially is very filling. It's not like rice or noodles where you can have a lot and still be hungry. Pap keeps you full for a long time. So on friday we had lunch in our flat (first mistake) and go to a lesson with a member. After the lesson she gives us a big plate of pap and beans. We goto another lesson then finally to another member. They feed us this plate with pap, beef, chicken, cabbage coleslaw, and this oros drink. I barely finished all of that food. Then the next day this one member family made us braai (sounds like bry) which is pretty much like a bbq. They had pork, pop, mashed potatoes, chakalaka (kind of like this spicy dish with beans and stuff), and Iron Brew (kind of like a Dr. Pepper). Most of these families don't have much but they know how to cook and to eat. Houses here are not any bigger than 1000 sqft. Some that I have been in are around 100-150 sqft. Pretty much they have a bed on one side, a little kitchen spot with a small fridge and a little stove, and some cabinets for clothes, dishes, and anything else. Elder Boulter who was in our district left to go to an area near Durban which he is excited for. So now we got Elder Thwani who is from South Africa as well and the joke is that now the abalungu (means white guys. We get call this a lot) are outnumbered. Before with Elder Boutler we were at even numbers, but now we are still the minority. 

Elder Leuck


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