Walk, & Walk, & Walk

This is how we do it!
    haha my comp always yells "this is how we do it in uganda" so when its american something i say "Thats how we do it in america"! Yeah America is awesome. Be greatful guys! So there is something called working to hard i guess. haha I had a case of heat stroke this week. We had a full day of appointments and a lot of walking, I mean ALLOT of walking. My companion and i were laughing the other day cause in the call letter book you get before you come it says be prepared to walk six miles a day. hahaha i dont think we have ever not walked that far. It has been a constant 112F for the past week.You know humidity changes everything. So i was like super dizzy and ready to throw up all day. The next day i felt the same and went and worked. I finally decided this isnt normal and told Elder Noll, (isolated Mission Pres. for TZ) He thought i had malaria cause its the same symptoms. But yeah i had to take a day and sit in front of the AC which was on and off with our electricity and drink cold water. I went crazy sitting for the whole day. I think my body was expecting a break from this heat a long time ago. Man i went from st. george summer to Mombasa to Dar! These are the two hottest places in the mission. I need a break. I mean red neck farmers tans are not hot! Anyway im good now i just got blasted by the couples to not run faster than i am able. If they didint want that why did they make me a zone leader and give me two teaching pools. haha im good now though. I gotta suck it up!
     Tell porter congrats on singing in church. I can just picture his little smile. Good for him! I am excited to hear. I assume you got the recording. Bronzen is such a stud! I am so proud of that boy. I hope he keeps up the good work. I cant believe he is starting! Tell him way to go and dont be complacent! Meree just so you know you said we are 2,000 miles apart when we are actually 9,000 miles from each other. haha das far! Thanks for the recipe! I will make it tomorrow morning.
      We have got electricity back but it is in and out all day. Its not fun sleeping in a mosquito net without a fan. Elder Dewitt has a American digital temperature doohickey type deal and he left it at our flat. I decided to oogle at 2am and it said 95F. Das hot! The government here is real corrupt. They turn off the power when they are in a shortage but only in the ghetto which is where we are staying. They only turn it of once it gets dark though cause thats when people dont usually need it. But thats the only time we use it! We dont buy food anymore cause the fridge turns off and it spoils. Its funny cause the couple missionaries live in a big people place so they always have power. Lame! We are the ones dunking people we should deserve the meme(power). haha but i love every second of it. It makes me realize how good we have it. Its all part of this crazy adventure. To answer your question we bathe twice daily(usually by candle light, it a nice experience you should try it) when we have water but once every few days if not. Power and water go away all the time. We drink water but everything has to be filtered. We have a filter system in our flat and we carry filter bottles. These things are so cool. They have a filter in the bottle. Any water that is sketchy is good through this thing. hahaha some elders even filtered their pee through it one day. hahaha This is AFRICA!
   I havent heard from anyone in the family lately. Well matthew does pretty good to write every few weeks. When is tish due? Gosh i still cant believe she has a human being inside of her! Our baptisms have been pushed. People are not coming to church again. Did you get the pictures of our last baptism? 
    I promise not to pull a "DJ" as you guys say when i get home. I gotta have some time to transition. Heck its snowboarding season like 2 and a half months after i get home. I will be around for a while. Dont trip! Speaking of trip can we plan a family vacation like right after i get home and before school starts. Cali, flea market, baseball game, six flags, and beach? to answer the heat Q, Because we are considered an equator city there are only two seasons. sunny and rainy. I call them liars cause i have been here 7 months and its all sunny. It is kama kwaida every day in dar. The tan line is getting worse and worse. I think i can recover though. My watch line is pretty bad but it like it. haha its proof im out in the work everyday.
    Our investigators are doing well they just need to sacrifice a little more to keep commitments. Haha that is hard asking a african to sacrifice more! We receive transfer news this saturday so we hope we get another companionship back so we can just focus on one area. But yeah This is my report! I love you guys and thanks for all you do. Sorry about the recording. I just dont really know what to say. haha well tutaonana wiki jio!
-Elder Haynes