It has been an incredible month! We received a new senior couple - The Hampshires. (photos coming soon). We are so grateful they are here and will work in our mission office!
Durban experienced a horrific storm the same day the Hampshires arrived! Lot's of flooding and some damage around Durban! Missionaries stayed safe as they were instructed to stay inside during the storm!
We received seven new missionaries from the Madagascar Mission. We are blessed to have them with us. The Madagascar Mission is now closed due to an outbreak of bubonic plague. Missionaries were relocated as a safety precaution.
The mission will break a record for the number of baptisms in one month: at the end of the month there should be 72 baptisms on record, with several more on baptism date! We are so proud of all our missionaries and their efforts to further God's kingdom here.
We begin our mission tour on Monday, with President Kevin Hamilton and his wife, Claudia. President Hamilton is the South Africa Area President. President Thompson and I will travel with President and Sister Hamilton for the week, and visit several Zones and hold five Zone Conferences before attending (and speaking at) Durban Stake Conference.
President Thompson and I were blessed with two new grandchildren. Our eldest son and his wife added their third boy to the family, and our daughter and her husband added our first granddaughter. That makes a total of 8 grandsons, and 1 granddaughter! We are grateful to prayer and priesthood blessings that helped get these two precious babies here!
Congratulations on your newest grandchildren! What a great blessing they are to our lives.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for watching over our sons as they labor under your care. As we stress and worry about them it is made easier knowing you are there for them. Knowing our Heavenly Father chose you specifically to serve in the Durban mission lightens our hearts. We look forward to the pictures you send during your travels. May you be inspired as you speak in your various meetings! Please know we are praying for your well being and inspiration.
Thank you for your prayers. We have been traveling, and therefore, not able to post as much as I would like. Next week, when we return, I will try to catch up!
DeleteThank you so much for all you do!
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ReplyDeleteWe had a problem with that camera card and will try to recover the photos next week. As soon as we can, we will send them. We are traveling this week with a general authority, and if it gets fixed it will be next week. Please say hello to Elder Williams!
ReplyDeleteLOTS of good news!!!
ReplyDeleteSister Thompson, how can I get hold of you with a personal question?
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