34 Weeks in Angola, No Air Conditioning or Water

This is the coolest Story this is J. she was baptized by Elder Robby Tarwater in '09

he is Elder Montgomery's cousin, and was on of the first 4 Elder sent to open Angola from Mozambique 

when President Packard was there. J is holding a picture of 

Elder Tarwater at her baptism. This is so cool. 

Elder Montgomery with J. at the Cassequel  Branch Easter Sunday.

OlA MINHA FAMILIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So wow, this week has been an adventure... if I wasn’t ever feeling like

I was in Africa now, I sure have this week! so to start off, the work is

good, I feel like me and Elder Clifford have been working really hard

 and the Lord blessed us as much as he could this week. or as much

as we earned anyways. All of our investigators are doing good, and

I’m excited to see how good they do in these next few weeks.

TRANSFERES were today,,,,,,,..... and da da da daaaaaa

I AM GONNA BE A TRAINER OF A NEEW MISSIONARY

 HERE IN ME AND ELDER CLIFFORDS AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so crazy. I’m freaking out.

Elder Clifford will still live in our same house, but Elder Wilhelm is

leaving, to be a zone leader, and Elder Clifford will be with

Elder Dredge and will be the district leader for the Luanda 1 district

. I’m stoked for Clifford. and then I will take over our area, first time

for that, AND I will be training a new missionary when he gets here this

week! I’m completely overwhelmed and don’t feel ready or like I know

the area enough, BUT I know that as I rely on the lord, especially in this

time, he will bless help and guide me. I still don’t have any idea who my

trainee is, but I’ll find out this week. So this next week I will walk with

Elder Arrington from Utah until the new elders get here because he and

I are both training and apparently the new elders are being delayed a little.

idk. but ya. that’s pretty much the big news. I’m overwhelmed and excited

and scared. over all I just wanna be a good trainer and give the new

missionary an excitement about the work and about Angola. ... lots of

extra prayers this week please!!!!

Aside from the craziness of transfers, this week has been hot and dry.

I say hot because we have been without power since last Wednesday.

 it kind of stinks because this week has been super hot and our apartment

is without air conditioning. it’s like sleeping in August in AZ with no ac

in the night when it’s like 11 at night and still 100 degrees out. ya not fun.

 I wake up soaking wet from sweat. It’s the best!!!:) and then aside from

that, we have been without water since last Saturday so we've been

taking showers with 1.5 liter water bottles for a week. I haven’t really been

able to wash my clothes either and I found some mold on one pair of garments

 because they were so hot and sweaty from working hahaah sorry if that grosses

 you all out. but don’t worry I destroyed them the right way.  but ya so this week

has been dry and hot. but we've worked a ton and tried to not let it stop us, and

 have been praying for more families and stuff, and were getting them. Blessings

 from the Lord are truly coming. I’m excited to have the spirit of a new missionary

 and see how his testimony can change the heart of the people were teaching. super

excited for that.

It seems like you all had an amazing Easter and I’m super happy to hear that:)

I was trunky for a few minutes this week thinking about the Easter pageant.

 I love the Easter pageant!

another cool thing that happened this week, we were at a members house

having a family night, and somehow the old missionaries got brought up and

I told them I was cousins with Elder Robby Tarwater, and they all got super

excited, and then a moça named J.  she said he baptized her! she showed me

the picture and then at church on Sunday we took some pics together. I hope

 it works and that you all got them. sure cool story and connection that he was

 here and baptized her and then I’m here now and her whole family is still active

 and awesome. I love knowing that missionaries do really make a difference

because sometimes I feel like we don’t haha but ya that was cool.

Anyways sorry this is short, I'll wrap it up, but I love all of you so much! have

awesome days and know that I love you all! pray for me this week with my

 trainee to be a good dad to him and for our investigators to make changes

in their lives and be baptized. I love you all! have good weeks! kisses to

Graham Beau and Claire, and happy anniversary to Greg and Court, and

Kate, I’m so  sorry I didn’t write it last week but I meant to tell you Happy

b-day! Happy Birthday I hope it was awesome!!!!!!  Can’t believe your

getting so big,. I promise I never forgot and won’t ever forget you! Keep

growing up and being awesome! Love you and love you all!

com amor, sem ar condicionado, e sem agua,

(with love and no air conditioning and no water)

Elder Colin Jay Montgomery