Jesse's not writing as often lately due to being too busy, and when he does write, they're pretty short e-mails. So although we didn't heard from him today, we'll post some recent photos. : )
Jesse's P-day is on Monday. He can receive e-mail from anyone, but can only send e-mail to family.
U.S. MAIL Elder Jesse MacKay Ghana Cape Coast Mission PMB CC 1385 Cape Coast, Ghana
The current U.S. postage rate for letters to Ghana is 98 cents for up to 4 pages. It arrives there faster than Pouch mail.
"POUCH" MAIL ADDRESS
Elder Jesse MacKay
Ghana Cape Coast Mission
P.O. Box 30150
Salt Lake City, Utah
84130-0150
To send mail by the church's pouch system, write your message on a single sheet of paper and fold it into thirds, no enclosures, no envelopes. Address the outside, and close it with a piece of tape at the top. The postage is 44 cents (current U.S. rate). Pouch mail goes out from Salt Lake City once a week on Tuesday.
DEAR ELDER.COM Clickhereto write Jesse using DearElder.com. It's free because his mission uses the pouch system.
JESSE'S CURRENT COMPANION AND AREA
Jesse is very happy to be serving with Elder Garrett Adams again. They were companions for 4 months early in Jesse's mission, and they had a great experience together. While serving in Moree, Jesse and Elder Adams had the honor of having a baby boy named after them; MacKay Adams Abakah. Jesse says, "it will be sweet to be companions with probably my best friend in the mission - maybe until I finish my mission." Elder Adams is a fellow Nevadan, being from Fallon. They are serving in the Bakaano Branch Area of the Cape Coast Zone on the Southern coast of Ghana. Jesse is enjoying being back in this zone since it is where he began his mission.
A MESSAGE FROM ELDER AGAMA
This is an audio recording we received from Elder Agama, one of Jesse's former roommates. He and Jesse were in the MTC at the same time.
MAY 2011 MISSIONARY NEWSLETTER
Click above to read a bimonthly newsletter about Jesse and his buddies currently serving in the missionfield.
JESSE'S COMPANIONS
Elder Darko (MTC Companion) from Accra, Ghana
Elder Kalinja (Trainer, Moree/Yamoransa) from Accra, Ghana
Elder Ekaette (Moree/Yamoransa) from Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
On August 21st, 2009 Jesse began his two year service as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you visualize an imaginary vertical line down the middle of Ghana, the Cape Coast Mission encompassess roughly the western half. The mission headquarters is on the southwestern coastline of Ghana. This is an English speaking mission, however many African dialects are also spoken. Full time missionaries often learn Twi and Fante as well as other languages while serving. The Ghana Missionary Training Center opened in 2002 and is located in the city of Tema. Church membership in Ghana is over 38,000 people with 99 wards or branches.
PRESIDENT AND SISTER SABEY
Jesse's mission president and his wife are Melvin and Sandra Sabey of Littleton, Colorado. They began serving in July of 2008 and will conclude their service in June 2011.
PLEASE PASS THE FUFU
In Japan it's rice. In Italy it's pasta. Well in Ghana the staple food is fufu. Everyone eats it, everyone makes it, and the non-native elders come to love it too. It's made fresh daily and eaten with dipping sauces. Fufu is swallowed whole; no chewing allowed. This video shows how to make fufu in case you want some for dinner tonight.