Hello my dear friends,
Well this week was bitter sweet to be completely honest. This week was my last week in BolgaTanga and this new week I will go to my new area.
Soooo to start off with the bitter. Well let me tell you, it's not easy to leave an area. Especially for me. I get just so darn attached to these people. They somehow always find a way to squeeze right into my heart and then when I have to leave I'm not going to lie, it pains a little. And I'm a big softy, I hate to admit that but its the truth. I was doing so good saying goodbye to everyone until I got to the kids... When I saw some of their sad faces and teary eyes when they got the news I couldn't hold it back. haha I did well to hide it though. When the water came, I just pretended to yawn and used that as an excuse haha! But man I'm going to miss them all so much. The worst part is Bolga is so far that I will not be able to go back there for the duration of my mission...
Now lets go to the sweet. Well today I think I was filled to the brim with joy. Like literally if there was anymore joy added, my heart would stop and I would die! HA! I WAS ABLE TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE IN MY PAST AREAS!! Today when I arrived in Kumasi they just told me to go and find something to do since I don't really have an area yet. Soooo I decided to see my people! My first stop was one of my very first people I have ever taught. She is now baptized and strong in the church. It was my first time seeing her and her fam in 9 MONTHS!! My credit for my phone was finished so I couldn't call her to tell her that I was coming. When I arrived at her house she was out pounding fufu and when she saw me she was shocked and so happy! It was a joyful reunion. After her I went on to see the rest of the people I knew and it was just one of the greatest days on my mission. These people in Ghana that I have come to love are more than just good friends to me but they are family. I love them all so much.
This experience just caused me to ponder on how sweet it will be when we all meet again in heaven as sons and daughters of God. I imagine when we will see those we knew back on earth and will just be full of gratitude and love as we remember how we helped each other make it back. I have come to realize that I'm not just helping them come closer to God but they are helping me as well. As I serve these precious spirits and start to see them as God sees them, it also helps me know more about myself. It helps me draw closer to God and watching them strengthens my testimony.
On the mission my capacity to love others has increased significantly, and these people in Ghana will always have a place within my heart. On my mission I have often wondered the relationship I had with them in the pre earth life. I wonder what promises did I make to them. I have come to the conclusion that these people were some of my greatest friends, and I made them the promise that I would be worthy to serve a mission, and that I would find them and bring them again to the knowledge of this gospel...
To be honest going on a mission is not really too much of a sacrifice, however it's one of the biggest blessings anyone could ever receive. I promise that going on a mission is something you would not want to miss out on so if your have the opportunity to go then take it before it slips!
Well I'm getting a bit lengthy so I will end here. I Love you all!
Elder Pace
P.S. He did send a separate email letting us know he had typhoid again. I really hope he will be ok after all of this. He said if he gets typhoid or malaria again he's just going to get the meds and not tell the office since he doesn't want to be sent home early. I wrote him asking if he's been taking his malaria pill every day so we'll see what he says to that.
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