from e-mail dated 3-25-2009the other is a new convert we just baptized last week. two more this week, and one the week after. the work progresses, even in buddhist countries.
Editor's Note (mep) These other pictures are not from the 8th branch; but since it's been awhile since we've received a CD of pictures and since I've not posted any of these other baptism pictures previously, this seems like an appropriate place for them.
from e-mail dated 2-29-2009attendance here in 8th branch is climbing, which is a good sign; we just had 88 people last sunday, the highest since i've been here. we have ridiculous numbers of investigators every sunday for the past month as well, over 10 people at church every single week. we have several baptisms lined up for march and more for april. it's amazing what can happen when you start to feel comfortable speaking the language and can actually have your personality back, bi
lingually. i can't tell you how many times these past few weeks people have done double-takes, believing themselves bamboozled by some magic trickery seeing one thing and hearing another, looking at me and listening to my voice.
from e-mail dated 3-3-2009
my week has been very good; we have 7 investigators to be baptized in the next 2 months, something i'm pretty happy about. that number just seems to keep growing by the week.
from e-mail dated 12-31-2008
my week wasn't all that eventful, and i haven't had time to get back to the sausage place to get pictures for dad. sorry on that one. we've been getting fairly busy with investigators recently (i see wha
t other elders write in their emails...it's all about mission stats and stuff...maybe you guys feel left out and would like a piece of that pie?)...we have 4 people with baptismal dates currently, which is good. i enjoy the people i teach, which is even better (i've never been much on the stats), and there is real faith in a few of them, which is the best.
