I was supposed to email this from Tamale, but some interesting developments have occurred this week. President Cosgrave came to do interviews on Wednesday night. That was convenient because I was planning on going on an exchange with another companionship that night so we could meet up for the interviews and exchange companions. Unfortunately, President told me to cancel the exchange because I would be packing that night to leave with him to the Konongo zone the next morning. So I did and now I'm here in Nkawkaw 2.1. Some rearrangements needed to be made in the mission and I'm the hole-plugger, as Dad likes to call it. Nkawkaw (pronounced in-cocoa) is all the way down past Kumasi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. So literally on the exact opposite end of the mission than Tamale. I've left the scorching, arid flatlands of the north for the misty, jungle-carpeted mountains of the east. Talk about climate change.
Everything about the transition has gone exceptionally smoothly but I regret that I had no chance to say goodbye to my friends in Tamale. That's going to be rough for them. The branch here in Nkawkaw is much bigger and stronger. Lots of people were at chapel cleaning on Saturday and church on Sunday was well organized. It's a lot different than my last two areas. Techiman and Tamale are struggling to keep branches alive, but here the church has old, solid members. I guess I'll have to adapt to a different style of missionary work.
One thing that has returned is crappy internet cafes. Yay. It took forever just for the page to load. I forgot how much a slow connection can suck the time that I would otherwise be typing. Other than unnecessary stress from bad computers, life is going pretty great for me. Enjoy the week!
Love, Elder Nelson
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