Week 10 (Charleroi)

Another busy week as a missionary.

We had an apartment inspection this week, so we spent most of that morning cleaning to be ready for it. The senior couple, Elder and Sister Newberry, was really nice, Sister Newberry even baked us some poppyseed bread! It was delicious.

After the inspection, we headed over to Thuin to visit some less active members. It's kinda far away, so we spent the rest of the day there. But when we finished our last rendez-vous, we checked the train times and realized the last train left in 15ish minutes. We were 30-35 minutes away from the station. That meant we had to book it through some sketchy forest trails, trying not to trip on rocks or fall in a creek. And remember, we're doing this in dress shoes! Luckily, we made it with a few minutes to spare. Otherwise we would have been stranded, and that would have been a bit of a problem.

The best part of the week was Alseny's baptism! We've been teaching him since I got here, and apparently he first met the missionaries 2 years ago. And now he was finally baptized! It was a great experience, and also the first baptism of someone I've taught. The best part was that Luc, a recent convert of a few months, was able to baptize him. It was definitely an amazing experience for both of them.

Right now we're at the Namur Citadel, trying to find some caves to explore, but most of them are locked. There's one or two you can go in though, it's pretty cool. Because sometimes the best part is hidden beneath the surface :-)

À tout à l'heure!
Elder Wood

Baptism: Elder Wood, Elder Mendoza, Alseny, Luc, Elder Blake, Elder Johnson

Alseny and Luc right before his baptism

Friends and ward members attending Alseny's baptism (Elder Wood is at the far left)

"The 'train station' at Thuin. There's not much there."

"We got lost in our hurry back to the station and ended up in France :-)"

Pikachu, seen while waiting for the bus

His district visiting the Citadel in Namur: Elder Blake, Elder Mendoza, Elder Ovard, Elder Wood, Elder Ritchie, and Elder Johnson

Missionaries in a tree: Elder Mendoza, Elder Ritchie, Elder Blake

A golden statue seen at the Citadel in Namur

Continuing the food theme - "Dinner an ami made us. It's pasta in this huge dish, covered in cheese and stuff. It was really good."

Continuing the bug theme - "An albino ant we found"