First off this area is the best! I am loving it. I don't want to ever leave. In a couple of weeks, we will find out if there will be a change. I hope I don't go anywhere.
We are teaching some wonderful people like Robert who has struggled with drugs. I love him so much. We also have Ed who is our good friend. He is mad at me at the moment because he doesn't want change his ways. We will help him get there. We also have Ms. Holiday, she is so funny! She is a black lady who loves to praise God and scream hallelujah. In our lessons she just gets so excited about the Lord when we are reading the Book of Mormon and she said we made a believer out of her. She cries tears of joy. We also have Sadiki who speaks Swahili and French. There are a bunch of refugees here in Kentucky from the Congo. We have taught so many of them. We have to use Google translate in our conversations which can be pretty rough.
I guess I should get to the juicy stuff. We almost got shot this week. As we were riding our bikes down the road, there was a white van parked on the side of the road. The van pulled out and suddenly drove right next to us. There was a man inside that van who started shooting across the road. He took about 5 shots. We were in the crossfire and it's a miracle one of us didn't get shot. We later found out that a 10 year old boy got shot in the incident. The guy who fired the shots hasn't been found. If the boy doesn't live, the guy in the van could be accused of murder. So that was crazy. We rode as fast as we could to get out of there and were scared out of our minds. I'm okay mom, don't be too worried about me.
My companions are great. We found out this last week that one of the elders in my trio is high function autism, and is struggling with temper tantrums. He is really struggling right now. We will see what happens with him. I don't want him to go home because he is a good kid and it is not his fault, it should have been addressed before the mission. Teaching is just difficult with him, but Elder Benson is my other companion and we get along great! We will see what happens. I still am happy because we are getting things done. I hope we can get a baptism here within the next transfer.
I love you guys! Thank you for all the emails I receive. I am truly grateful for all the love, support and prayers I have received. I pray for you all to find true happiness in the gospel.
Have a great week talk to next time,
Elder Greenlaw
Elder Greenlaw bringing home shopping items on his bike
Elder Benson's mom sent them a 4 foot tree. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Fisher's of men stocking
The Elders pick up empty whisky and alcohol bottles when they are out and about. They are getting quite the collection.
Muhammad Ali was born in Kentucky. This was his childhood house.
Elder Greenlaw loves tinkering with his mission bike.
They decided to put Christmas lights on their bikes to get into the holiday spirit!
Lunch with Elder Greenlaw's zone.
