News from Elder Parker Dustin Hawk: Busia!

Habari!

What a awesome week. I love Busia!! The branch is awesome and the people are very friendly. I am actually learning Swahilli pretty fast. I mean, I am not trying to be fluent, but I know quite a bit already. And My new companion, Elder Mufurati from Zimbabwe, is the man!

Let me tell you a little bit about my area. We are literally opn the border of Kenya. I have seen customs. It is actually pretty cool to think about that. It makes me think about how weird it is that I am in Africa again.. haha. But the area is doing really well. It reminds me a lot of my first area in Gulu. It is the bush. It has rained everyday that I have been here so far. It is time for the second rain. People are really happy because they just planted again, but it can make missionary work a little challenging sometimes. Something that is new is pilau. Pilau is like flavored brown rice, with veggies and beef cooked in. It is sooo good! Also some good news is that this transfer we have a truck and we got a washing machine! Right in time for me to get here!

Two words: Wafula Family... The coolest family in Uganda!! I love them so much already. Baba (father) Wafula is super funny! He knows english, but not super well. He just walks up and shakes your had for a long time (which everyone does in Uganda) and speaks Swahilli and you just say, "Sowa sowa" Which means good. Haha so cool. His family have been mambers for a long time. His last born is JJ who is probably the cutest kid ever.

One interesting person we are teaching right now is actually a mazungo (white person) named Alex. He grew up in Kenya and has lived in Uganda for a long time. He is a very interesting guy. He is stuggling to accept a baptisimal date right now, but we hope we can turn that around.

Well, not much else to report. Thanks for all the support and love! I love you all!

Love, Elder Hawk

You know you're in Africa when your phone says "welcome to Kenya".

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