New Companion

So this week has been new and fun. I got Elder Webster From Swaziland. He's originally From Idaho. He is very cool and we get along great. The work is good. We just found out Baba Mshengu is getting deployed to sudan so there goes a one of my favorite families in the area. I got my v day package from the fam, thank you for that. Thank you Jen for the Package. Love the food:). Thank you Kayla for the letter, its nice to hear from people. Thank you mom for the letters you sent and I will be responding to all the mail asap. schedules been extra busy. lots of finding and lots of teaching. the good life. Have to zionist in our teaching pool, hahaha. and we have an intense Seventh day advantist. But life's good.


Take care,
Elder Shipp

Tansfers

Hello,

Sooooooo Transfer News Came last night... My baba is getting transfered to Swaziland. Im getting a new comp and a car tomarrow at 1 oclock. elder Webster. Hes from the states so yea this will be fun.... 2 white guys in a zulu african town"shipp". At least i get a car. other wise this week was uneventfull. played soccer in dundee and we shired them 6-3. Yea. lifes intresting.


Love,
Elder Shipp

Losing weight and growing spiritually

Hello.

This week I think I've felt more like a saint than anytime of my life. Lessons were power and our acomplishments were great. Opposition was at its best. Trials have been the hardest yet but I've learned a great deal on patience and tolerance. Stats are at a continual high and im learning tons. I'm definitly getting in the groove of mission life. P-days are me days. Just for the record. I have lost roughly 8kgs and my body has like 0% body fat. Weathers been 30 C on average. If I'm not drenched with water or rain before a lesson I'm not working hard enough. Zulu is getting less difficult to learn. I've also picked up some repair tricks and ummmm people handling skills. Made some huge desicions this week. and yea. love you all and miss you.


yininbaba umbala wesikhumba ubalulekile??
   -answer: it doesnt baba.

Elder Shipp.

Earth Shattering News....

This is a note I (Danielle) received this week from Scooter (The headline was "Earth Shattering News". I guess he wanted to get my attention!):

Hahahahahaha not so earth shattering. yea we had to memorize that scripture. and a ton more. hahaha

Im doing the work. i dont focus on the work i focus on the families im teaching. i focus on their needs and wants and what prinsiple will bless them the most. The mission here isn't a good area for most because they recently changed presidents and this guy doesnt like everything so he's introducing "change" and insists that with "change" there will be "hope" so i ignore him and just do the work. and you cant forget home. theres so many times thinking of home has saved a lesson. ppl think were robots. so being a little homesick softens them and makes me human. hahaha


Love you,
Scooter

(Sounds like they have a president just like ours- haha!)

Pictures!!

 Elder Harrity and Elder Shipp

 Remember the post about the car accident Scooter was in?  Here is the "aftermath" of the car....

 Here are some missionaries serving in the Durban Mission.  The couple on the far left are the Mission President and his wife.