He is growing so much as a young man while serving the Lord, it is truly remarkable and humbling! all those beatings were worth it, mom!!!
Here's James baptizing a member of a family in South Africa.
Here's a family that James (on the right) and his companion Elder Thole (next to him on the left, i believe) are also baptizing :)
I think the kids are adorable, especially the cute little potbellied girl on the left.
Just to think about how sweet these kids probably are (and probably have no idea of what it means to be baptized if they're all 8 and above) and how much having the Lord in their lives will bless them... it's so humbling!!
God is good!
James has also had the opportunity to do baby blessings in the church down there. He and his companion blessed about 5 babies, according to one of his last emails. Babies are usually blessed within their first month of birth - or the first Sunday of the month, whichever comes first.
The first Sunday of the month is when the Church, as an organization, fasts and donates the money that would have gone to buy the food, to those in need as what's called a fast offering. It's also a time for us to focus our thoughts on the Lord and attempt to be like Jesus when he fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. Some times, entire wards (local congregations based on location and zoning) will fast and pray for a specific member at the request of the leadership in the congregation.
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