hey family!
so before i forget, the number is **********. or if you are calling from in kenya *********, but youre not, so use the first one. mom, even if you said it would be ok not to call if it would be too hard to get back into the missionary mind set, i would still call, and talk at least until i was satisfied and probably until you were satisfied. which in all reality isnt too big of a time gap. as far as what time, we are having a district meeting in the morning and then lunch at the couples and then we are going caroling somewhere, but by the time you guys wake up i should be free. so whenever is fine for me, but no later than nine my time cause other wise i will be in bed late. oh, and the mission president hasnt said anything about talking time so i asume its like the other times anyways where there is no set time limit "just dont make yourself or your parents broke" was what he said last time i heard.
about the skype thing. there is a cyber with web cams here but i dont know how much it costs, or if it even streams fast enugh to be worth it. i will check it out and when you call i can let you know. but i wouldnt count on it. internet here isnt exactly like the fiber optic lines, or even the high speed stuff we have at home.
the week was decent. it went by really slowly. the good news is that Geofrey was baptised on sunday. we have the baptisms at this swimming pool and normally there is two or three people there tops but yesterday it was filled since its the holidays. and not only was it filled but it was filled with muslims and hindus that werent exactly happy to have a baptism at the pool while they were there. it was probably the strangest baptism i have ever been too. geofrey and i were in one corner of the pool and the rest of the people were playing and splashing all around us. but there was nothing we could do about it.
i found out last night that i will be getting your packages before christmas, or on christmas really. the couples are having a "conference" (which means a party/vacation, last year they had a week long "conference" during the wildebeest migration and the conference just happened to be at Masai Mara. the most famous safari park in kenya for the migration) and will be picking up our packages and then when we go to their place on christmas day for lunch we will pick them up. i am excited.
this week i learned a lot about patience. i dont like learning about patience (at least not by practical experience) because it takes a long time. thats why the week seemed so long. it just seemed like everyday we would have to wait for an investigator for an hour or wait for the landlord for three hours or wait for a matatu for a long time or something. i dont know why it bothered me more than normal this week, it just did. but i also saw how at the end it was almost always worth it. there was always some reward on the other side. i need to be more patient, and the only thing i found that helps me is to think of the reward on the other end. that may be selfish, but it keeps me in good spirits.
anyways, i love you guys!!!! cant wait till friday! have a good week.
Elder Harris
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