Nov 18 2013

Well, Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope it’s a great day for everybody. Can't believe it’s that time already! This week was crazy so I'll just jump right into it.

So it was transfers on Wednesday. They took place in a place I that I didn't know how to get to so it was an adventure just to get to the chapel for the transfers. We all gather at a stake center, meet our new companions then disperse back to our new areas. So I met my new companion and the members of my new district. Both the missionaries that stayed from last transfer are very young. My companion is still in training and the other just finished training. So they don't know their way around town or anything and didn't know how to get back to our areas. So I was now with my new district and none of us knew how to get back. I asked some people got up some courage and took off. We got back alright which was a miracle but fun. We have a great bunch of guys. I am the oldest on mission, 3 months longer than the next oldest so we are a very young apartment. We will all be together for Thanksgiving and Christmas so that's pretty cool. We will all do the Christmas stories together so I'm pretty excited.

My new companion is from Logan. He is a big time water polo player. Then we have an Elder from Provo. He is a world record holding rock climber, actually a canyoneerer, I don't know the difference. He shorter than me, I was really surprised. Then we have his companion from Uganda. Then little old me haha. Not much special about me. (We disagree!)

Oh yeah, so my area not quite as large as my last area but still pretty large. We have a university in our area (KAAF) and a Liberian Refugee camp so it’s pretty diverse. The area is called Buduburam.

Oda was a great place to serve. I had some friends there who made me food before I left which was sweet. They are great people.

I hope you all had fantastic weeks. I saw a picture from the Hansen’s with a snowman. Guess you guys are getting some snow now! Crazy it still feels like July over here.

Elder Clark

Oh yeah, I forgot about one of the highlights of my new area! Running water! I love showering!! The best part is that all the water comes from a big black water tank out back. Black and Africa means hot so... I get warm showers in the evening before I go to bed! What luck! We are so blessed in the US. So blessed, remember your blessings this week for Thanksgiving! Something I started is writing down a blessing everyday just like we used to and put them in the basket. It's pretty great how much we have been given.

(Our dear friend Cory Hofman, took a package to Ghana last week for Tim.  In it was a bout 1 1/2 dozen hommade cookies so...)

Haha funny story. We the Hofman's at Stake Conference yesterday. I had no idea he would be there. I was ushering and a taxi drove up and there they were. Bro and Sis Hofman, the kids and 2 friends they brought to church. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been sharing them with the district too don’t worry haha.

I love you All, have a fantastic week!