Since Rachel and Reene were home from school today they were able to talk to Josh. Renee asked Josh, "What do you do every day?" Josh told them that he does service every day, he does some tracting (walks around trying to talk to people about the gospel), visits with ward members as he eats dinner in their homes and also studies his scriptures. When asked if there was something different that he has eaten, he said he did have some shrimp and grits which he liked.
Josh has a piano in his little apartment. It is a one-bedroom apartment. The piano is in his kitchen. He is trying to remember how to play hymns so he can play some for the seniors at the senior center. They go each week to play games with the seniors. They have about 15 seniors who will walk out and play with them. They will play cornhole or bingo or any other game the seniors want to play. The sister missionaries have set up a Spanish class for the seniors and Josh and his companion are trying to plan a set schedule of something they can do for the seniors.
I sent Josh a simplified hymn book last week. He gave me his address because he still hasn't received his Valentine's package that I sent to the mission home. We looked up his address on google maps. (His address: 312 Perkins Road, Goldsboro, NC) I have decided that I would like to live there with all the greenery. Josh says he does live in the rural part of Goldsboro. His area is on one side of the interstate where there is no city. The other side of the interstate has all the shopping and the city. So he drives in a car to get everywhere. This has made it a challenge to contact people. This is why they have gone to parks and the YMCA to find groups of people they can talk to. The two people they contacted two weeks ago didn't answer their doors when they went back this past week.
There is an investigator who is friends with the youth in the ward. He comes out to play basketball with the youth. In their ward, their youth night consists of basketball practice for the boys and girls. We do not have church ball here in Elk Grove. My boys would have loved to play church ball and I am sure my girls would have loved that too.
As I talk to Josh he seems to be very happy and glad to be serving a mission. Here are some pictures he sent. He said that he got a haircut last week and it is a lot shorter than he usually likes. He hasn't had his hair that short since he was in junior high.
