Happy Easter!

Well because Namibia loves Easter so much, just about all the shops were closed over the weekend, including yesterday, so we had to email a day later. Hope no one stressed over it! Ha!
Looking back at this week it's been a great one. My companion and i have been blessed with our efforts in finding those willing to be taught. Since Elder Fragar and i were whitewashed into the area and we had no idea who investigators were, members were, etc etc...it's been a hard time trying to figure out the best way we can use our time to figure the area out and everything else as well. We decided to look at past potential investigators...those who missionaries had maybe taught once or twice in the past year or so and do some following up, see why they were only a few times, if they still wanted to be taught, what happened, etc etc. After lots of research and planning we had much success. We've had fellowshippers come out with us just about every day, showing us around and coming to appointments with us. We had our first real sunday yesterday at the church. It was nice...small...but nice. The members are great...and we, even with this first week, had 3 of our investigators come to church. We've been blessed by finding father led families...and some great priesthood holding potential men.
One in particular...although it's a sad story right now...but i'll fill you in...We met with this lady named Merjam (Miriam) Heita and her son Peter (17) and daughter Karen (11). We met with them 3 days in a row this week! They were loving it. Merjam works for the Prime Minister and is the Secretary. Any time she has free time she's on LDS.org checking out everything. she even printed off "Our Search For Happiness" and has been reading it. Well her husband doesnt like people in his house...and we had only briefly met with him once...just said hi and introduced ourselves...But other than that he's been out of the house whenever we come. Both the kids were very excited to learn and they both were reading the BOM and they could tell us everything about what we had taught them the time before. Well we came on Saturday..and we had a great object lesson for them about the Restoration and we planned on watching the dvd...well they told us that this was going to be the last time we could see them...her husband no longer wanted us to come, and he said that he didnt want this influence on his kids...He's very skeptical about other religions other than the Catholic, Lutheran, and some other...i cant remember. He thinks any other church isnt true...which i dont quite fully understand...So it was totally sad to hear. She told us that at the beginning on fo the lesson...but we went on with it anyway. I have to say it was the best lesson i think i've ever been in. It went so great! Merjam said that she would come to church no matter what, she had told her husband that she was going...but she wasnt allowed to take the kids. which is sad cuz karen has been before and she's loved it. Well Merjam did come to church, and we're trying to figure out a way we can meet with her outside of her house...maybe at work or something. She has a coworker that is also a member of the church..which is good. Seriously it was such a hearthache to hear...She and the kids are "elect" when it comes to the gospel. They would have been baptized within a month guarantee...nah idunno...but they sure had the potential. They would have us there everyday if it were possible...We're just going to have to wait it out til her husbands heart gets softened...It'll happen eventually tho...whether soon or years...But other than that the week went great.
We had a really good FHE at the Pavanoh family last night. Had a good lesson given by one of the daughters about the 5 scriptures to live by...then a good game...the usual FHE's ya know...and we went up as a Zone yesterday to this high point in the city where in 1992 the country of Namibia was dedicated for missionary work. We read the dedicatory prayer and read the talks that were given...it was nice.
The thing about Namibia is that it really has so much going for it. It's a great place to be doing missionary work. The people here seem like in general, that they're much better educated than in SA...or at least parts. They speak English very good. There are about 4 or 5 different languages spoken...including Afrikaans, Oshivano...idunno how to spell it...you guys can do the research if you want...plus a few others. Just tribal languages.
We're going to be starting a scripture study class on fridays, as well as helping out with the Institute and getting things happening more for the branch. It just seems like they need a bit of a kick start and then investigators will be coming in fast. It's a bit slow moving...but we know our way around for the most part...still don't know a lot of people. But we are being blessed in all of our efforts.
Elder Fragar and myself have set hi goals for the time that we'll be together...assuming we'll be together next transfer as well...and we're excited to see how they turn out. We have about 13 solid investigators that we're teaching for this past week..and our week this week is just about all the way full with teaching appointments. Tonight in fact when we were on exchanges...i was with Elder Gowen, we followed up on a family and we're going to be seeing them tonight, should be about 6 or 7 there...which will be amazing as we planned a good lesson about the Restoration. Well I just hope all is well and know that things are going good here in Nam! See ya!
Elder Devenney