Umbhedula Area - Week 97

Ndalo Pakisi

On Wednesday I turn 22! We are planning a few events to celebrate. My birthday is on zone conference so after that we will go to a member's home who has the same birthday as me and eat cake! Today we will braai in Durban (braai is the equivalent of south african barbeque). Should be exciting!

The heat is picking up and hills are still no joke. On Friday we got cooked alive because we were walking in the sun for hours. Our few appointments cancelled so we were wondering what to do. We said a small prayer and went to an area we don't normally work in. While we were there we found a friend of Mxolisi, who is going to school in Durban and got out of rehab a little while ago. His name is Mhtokozisi. He told us that he wants to join our church because of the big change he saw in Mxolisi, especially that he quit smoking. On Sunday he came to church!! It was a small miracle for us.

On Sunday we planned to see someone we are teaching named Max. We got to her home and the gate was locked and her phone was locked. If we didn't see her that day we would have had to postpone her baptism due to scheduling issues. We sat down and I said a small silent prayer and a few minutes later she showed up! She sat us near her house from afar and she ran to get to us in time. Max is 18 years old and from Uganda. She is set to be interviewed on Wednesday for baptism. Yesterday she bore her testimony about being excited for her baptism and the branch was very happy to see that. We met with her father yesterday and talked to him about the gospel. Next Sunday we are going to teach him and he told us that he will come to her baptism!

I feel like I say this every week but I can't believe how fast 2 years has gone. It is already September!! I am excited for the upcoming days.

With joy,

Elder LaHue

Elder Cox

We were blessed in Umbhedula - lunch every Sunday!

Yogurt tart w/ custard