Elder Aidan Holyoak: Obroni Nightmare 🤡

6/12/23

I liked this week.

One thing we've realized while walking around Nyakrom recently is how old the buildings here actually are. I have put some pictures of the crazy erosion from rainfall below. We asked someone and they said the building that they live in is more than 60 years old. It's crazy to think that some of these buildings were built before Ghana gained independence.

There is a Muslim boy named Jonathan that we became friends with. He knows a ton of the missionaries in Nyakrom before us and we are friends with his mother. Whenever Jonathan sees us he just follows us around town. This week he followed us for 2 days, like 3 hours each day. I've got no complaints, he is a lot of fun.

We went on exchange this week with the Kuntenase Elders and I got to go with Elder Ivins. Elder Ivins was my second Trainee and it was really good being able to teach with him again. It was good to see that he turned out alright haha. We had a fun day with a lot of walking.

This week the weather was really nice. It was either overcast or rainy most days which means it's not as hot but it's also very muddy. When taking a shortcut at night Elder Durling was walking in front of me and I heard a big squish sound. I looked over and one of his shoes was gone. He stepped in the mud and the mud took his shoe! There was a guy nearby who just had a bucket of water on hand for some reason but he helped Elder Durling clean up a bit.

When you go out further from Accra, you find a lot of children who are afraid of white people. We have specific places in the area that we can't walk into because there are babies there that will cry. Some of the parents encourage us to try and high-five their kids. I feel really bad because they look at you like you're Pennywise the clown.

•Week 7•

There is no growing in the comfort zone

This is a hard one to accept but it's true. On your mission you never get comfortable. As soon as you feel good in your area or feel good with your companion transfers will come around, or you'll get one of the amazing emergency transfers. I've come to realize that nothing in this life is unchanging. Everything is always growing or dying or both. Human beings are forever changing beings. Our hair and nails are always growing. We are constantly learning new things, and forgetting most of it haha. The most important thing is that all of this change in life helps to shape us into a better person each and every day. Our prophet today has encouraged us to try and repent daily. There is nothing better than progress. Without changes in life there can be no progress, there can be no growth. Don't get too comfortable, do something that takes you out of your comfort zone each day and watch as you are shaped into a bolder and better person.

Contacts

Email - aidan.holyoak@missionary.org

Facebook - Aidan Holyoak

Well I'm entering my last transfer now and I'll work as hard as I can to make it a good one. Thanks for reading! Have a great week!

Elder Holyoak