Saturday, August 20, 2011

The man from Nigeria named Jackson

The elders from oristano have a baptism this week and thats way sweet because were the only ones on the island with a baptismal font so theyre coming down here to Cagliari and were going to invite some investigators. Jackson this man we met on the bus is so amazing. he made the most progress this week it was wild. it was hard for us to find a time with him because he lives very fall and has a small son. we met with him and he doesnt speak Italian yet. so we gave our lesson in English. it was the best english lesson thats ever hit Italy haha. it went super well his eyes were just bright with excitement and realization. he wanted to study the bible with us and we did that but that just led us to the Restoration and we gave the whole restoration lesson. he gave the closing prayer (which is so hard to get italians to do!!!!) hes not italian though he has an amzing story. i felt the strongest spirit flowing from this man it was amazing. He was born in Nigeria where he met his wife. he moved to Libya where he had two children and supported his brother and his family. Now because of the war they are refugees here in sardegna and i heard him speaking english on the bus and just started talking to him about everything and he wanted to study the bible in english. we gave him a quad in english and he was so excited! it was amazing to see how greatful he was for a book haha. anyway, we meet him again on saturday. 
everythings going well here its crazy to think that ive been here for a month already haha. its funny too. i dont feel like my italian is growing but i understand almost all of what the people say. Sometimes.  
but yeah i have to go mom my time here is running out i love you. 
if you want anyone to make me smile or make me super happy have them write me a letter haha. it stinks not getting anything for two weeks haha. 
i love you tell the family i love them. 
give michelle a big ol hug tell her i miss her and sorry for not writing back a ton last week. 
pet nakita and lucky for me. ive been around a bunch of dogs lately and it makes me miss em haha. 
vi voglio bene famiglia 
ci sentiamo! 
ciaociao

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