January 18, 2016

Oh, great to hear from you.  This is my last mission email from Ghana.  Last week I was trying to send you email but the internet connection was very bad.  But I had a great time.  I went to visit my converts at Kaneshie, my first place to serve in Ghana.  I met my converts and had pictures with them.  When I was there in 2014 I started teaching one woman named Gloria.  She had a big issue with her husband.  We did our best to help them to stay together but the husband didn't really like us.  She wanted us to teach her so we kept visiting her.  Last week the members called her and she came.  It was great to see her.  She is going to be baptized this month.  The sad thing is she is divorced.  But she is happy though.  This week we had 3 baptisms so I'm happy that I will end my mission with baptism.  Johnson, Jessica and Seth.  Now they are members.  Baptized on Saturday and confirmed Sunday.  But I was in the Temple for the last time.  I don't know how long it will take me to attend again.  But I did for last time.  So last Saturday will be the last day.  They are going to close it for 2 weeks so they can clean and reopen.  Because of that I chose to miss the baptism but I was back for confirmation.  So I'm flying out Thursday.  Hope to be well with me when I go back.  I will do my best to get work as soon as I'm back but I must start school too.  I will really need your help.  You can send to me through Awash Bank.  You can facebook me the number.  Thank you so much for all things that you have done for me.  It means a lot to me.  I will keeep in touch.  I will get you an address too.  Hope everyone is doing great and happy.  My love to all.
Much love,
Elder Birrresa

January 4, 2016

Hello.  Hope everything is well.  Last week I was trying to make it work to email but I was out of time because of the Christmas and every member wants us to visit them so we haven't had time to email but today I just make it.  Today I went to my old area, the Liberian Camp.  It is outside of our zone.  I got to see my convert and members there.  Had a great time.  I only have 2 Sundays here in Ghana.  I just received a call from the office last week.  I was told I'm going home on the 20th of January.  I'm happy but I'm sad.  I'm going to miss Ghana but I will probably come back one day.  We are trying very hard to achieve our mission goal for the month of January and we will achieve it.  We have people that we are working with.  Lydia, she is 16 years old and stays just next to the chapel.  We are teaching her and we are trying to get her family as well.  And Johnson is an investigator who is investigating the church.  He has personal problems we are trying to help him so he can be baptized.  We had a small meeting with the branch leaders about him yesterday after church and we are going to prepare him for the 18th of January.  Both of them actually.  We have two PM, Jessica and Seth.  11 and 9 years old.  We are preparing them for the 18th of January.  So we are working with those people for this month.  We are working with RC to the temple.  We are done with one and we are working with others.  We are having LA coming to church so we are left with baptism to achieve.  We will do it.  I was sick because of the weather.  I got very bad yesterday and Saturday I was down but we went out to proselyte, just this my last time doing this as full-time missionary.  I must do my best to finish it strong.  Thanks again for everything that you have done for me.  It was great to hear from you...Happy New Year's.  Talk to you soon.
Much love,
Elder Birresa