5 months‏

So yesterday was the 5 month mark. As well as mother's day. I don't know how it's already here. But as well I called yesterday. Would have been cool to talk to more people but I just talked with my mom. I guess it's her day anways.

Baptisms this saturday. We should have the Kandawazvika's, Jack Lansburg, and hopefully William Gondo. We'll find out tonight on him. But I'll send pictures next week from them. That's pretty much that's all going on that side.

But also I'm now with a new companion. It got changed Tuesday. I'm now with Elder Wilding. He's a Zone Leader and Elder Hillman has gone to work with the other one but I am still in Mbare. Things are still just going. I talk to you more next week.

~Elder Vanderlinden

Baptism crazyness‏

So we had a baptism on Saturday and it was just one thing after another to get things going. We didn't have the keys to the office and everyone was out of town and our baptism programs we made were in there. We also got there just in time after we were able to get in. We get to it and no one is there yet. We get there start filling up the font and then the water gets halfway and then stops. The tanks ran empty and the borehole was down. So we had to go figure that out for a while and got city water into the tanks and also had to break open the lock to get into the pump room to get the pump working because the lock on the gate was put on backwards so we couldn't stick the key in. We were suppose to have 3 baptized. But we only got Sister Tembo baptized. The Kandawazvikas were suppose to but Mom got called into work the night before and also the night before their son got measles and had to be admitted to the hospital but we went and saw him the night before and gave their son Blessings a blessing. Ya it's kinda funny. But we have rescheduled their baptism and will have have it with the others in 2 weeks. So everything will work out. Other than that everything is going along good we should have another 5 ready about in 2 weeks so I'll let you know how that goes. But ya other than that nothing else is really new. Just losing Elder Baird this week and I'll be with Elder Hillman. I've really enjoyed being with Elder Baird. Been with him for over 3 months and had lots of good times but he has to go back home now. Back to Idaho Falls but things will work out now I guess. I'm suppose to be senior companion and it's back to normal missionary work. I liked splitting the office. It was a good mixture. I was only a normal missionary for 4 weeks so this will be interesting. But that's all for now. Talk to you all later. And also. My p day is now on Mondays for future reference.

~Elder Vanderlinden

Pictures from the baptism

1. Our comby we drove around for a day while someone used our truck. Everyone kept whistling at us for rides.
2. Baptism
3. Baptism 2
4. The Lansbugs
5. Sis Macheke Amos and Panashe