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Week 3. No email. He's off to Zimbabwe!


               We didn’t get an email from our amazing Elder Williams this week, but we did have the amazing opportunity to Facetime him before he left for Zimbabwe. We are so grateful for this experience and to have seen his smiling face before he left to give the gift of the gospel to others. He has the light of Christ with him. It is so amazing to see this in him.  He is so amazing and has truly been prepared by the Lord for this experience and for these people. 

Elder Williams and his companions at the airport heading off. 

                During our Facetime call we got to talk about Elder Williams MTC stay. He said as great as it was it felt like one long continuous day to him. He enjoyed getting packages full of cookies, treats, notes, and love from his loved ones. He got to see his beloved dog before he left for Africa. And it was a conversation full of love! It was fantastic.

                Well a few short days later Elder Williams’ parents received the email from the mission office that he had made it to Zimbabwe! In that letter we learned that there was quite the mix-up Elder Williams was supposed to fly into Zimbabwe with 11 other missionaries from South Africa. Well the 11 missionaries showed, and no one knew where Elder Williams was. This sent the mission home into a panic. Where was Elder Williams? Nobody knew. We are very glad to report back that our amazing Elder Williams is very resilient and has street smarts. There was a mix-up in the travel plans and he arrived a day later. He made it safe and sound to Zimbabwe. We are very proud of him this was his first time flying and going international. So we are very impressed with our Elder. 
Elder Williams first companion Elder Owuor.

Elder Williams Mission President. President Okot. 


                We are grateful for all of your love and prayers. He continually tells us how he feels of those prayers, and they are a power to him. We are proud and excited for him on his new journey in Zimbabwe.



-Teresa Williams (Elder Williams Mom) and McKell Williams (Elder Williams Sister)

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