We were in Kasungu, Malawi the past 10 days organizing
a large group of people who want to join the church.
There are about 150 people, all non-members, who have been
meeting together for several years and have been converted
to the restored gospel through online teaching and their own
study of the the Book of Mormon and other available
church materials. We have been assigned to hold
Sacrament meeting and Sunday school there and evaluate
whether missionaries should be sent there to
teach and baptize them and form a branch.
We rented a school building and worked to
find housing for us and some Elders this week.
Quite an experience!
Kasungu Mountain next to the town of Kasungu. The white spot near the bottom is a large mansion which was the home of the first president of Malawi. We'll have to tour it sometime. |
We had to stay in a hotel (the only one in town). It was nice enough. This is the view from our room. Kasungu mountain in background. |
In Kasungu, many people ride bikes. Here's a shot of many bike taxis. Kasungu has about 88,000 people but is quite a small town with a main road about 2 kms long where all the businesses are. |
Grandpa couldn't resist trying to help the groundskeepers with starting the lawnmower. Couldn't get it going without tools. Told them to replace the gas but they didn't take me up on that. |
We found a large hall at a Secondary school that they were willing to rent to us for church. A cleaning crew of about 30 people showed up to help clean it up and prepare it for Sunday meetings. |
We found a nice new house that would be good for us. We are negotiating with the owner to rent. Not many options here. |
This little guy, Wisdom, stuck very close to Grandma as we toured the house. He never uttered a word but he sure stayed with us. |
Forgot to add that while in Lilongwe, about 2 hours from Kasungu,
we stayed one night with the Fakalatas, another missionary couple.
They are so fun to be with. A family from our ward in Lusaka also
were there visiting so Elder Fakalata got us all singing.