Zoo, Camera Broke, Retention, Wedding, Afro Jesus

Kwatta Monkey (English = Spider Monkey)

So I'm working in the area Kwatta, it's named after the Kwatta monkey.  It's going well, Jerry and Ingrid are getting baptized in December, and also married in December, the same week, but the wedding comes first.  


We went to the zoo today. I stood about 3 feet away from a lion, gave a high five to a wild boar, played on the swings, and went down a zipline.  The monkeys are still just like gangsters.  

I was studying Preach My Gospel, because that's what we do, and found an activity I've never done.  It is to ask you all to share an experience.  The question is "How have you been blessed by obeying a specific commandment (i.e. tithing prayer or sabbath or something)?"  I need the support from everyone!  Oh, I got a new pen today.  

I don't know what's up with my camera, but it's not working very well.  It always claims to have a lens error.  The lame part is that it didn't get dropped, or wet or anything, it just stopped working properly.  I may just purchase one here, they are about the same price I think.  I also know of a store that sells Canon.  Or I can try to locate someone to fix it... I'll likely do this next week unless you have any other plans.  

Elder Job, Elder Hulme upside down

The district Presidency seems to be really waking up.  They have committed themselves to help us with retention of recently baptized members.  Up until this point it's been the work only of the missionaries.  It's incredible to not feel like I'm working alone anymore.  We bought a new tie for our branch president to butter him up in hopes of teaching him how to delegate work better.  There was a missionary serving in Wanica when I got into Suriname 362 days ago.  He got married Thursday to someone he baptized while in Wanica.  We went to the wedding.  Two missionaries accidentally drank alcohol for the first time at the wedding.  They ordered a bunch of non-alcoholic Champaigneq but some of it wasn't non-alcoholic at all.  I came too late to be a part of that group.  We did see the groom give a nasty nasty kiss to his bride.  Elder Norton was disturbed by it for the entire evening.  


We've got an investigator named Tony.  He's the oldest investigator I've ever had coming in at 78 years old.  Well, actually my first investigator in Bama was over 80.... Anyway Tony blacks out some of his afro, and bleaches the other, putting a big white stripe on his head.  It's great, he's also got a painting of "The REAL last supper" his house.  Afro Jesus is great.  I took a member there, and he was so excited about it, he took a picture of it with his phone.  Tony may have memorized the restoration pamphlet we gave him.  He's read it many times, and understands the restoration really well.  I don't have a date picked out for him yet, but he'll be joining brother Jerry's family home evening tonight.  I hope to hear that he's read all the way through the Book of Mormon.  He should be our newest old single man in the branch soon.
Things are great.  I love missionary work, and I'm excited to hear your responses to the Preach My Gospel assignment.  
-Elder Hulme