Working with the Spirit but without the Internet

Our internet service at the Mission office was out for 2 days this week.  We thought it was a hardware problem in the office, but it turned out to be that I didn’t pay the bill and they cut it off.  Oops, My Bad!! We had to walk over to the church to get WiFi. 

Thank goodness, it was kind of a slow week!   Sister Roberts and I had lots of opportunities to work with the Missionaries, attend baptisms and prepare to speak in meetings.

One family that we visited last night was very sick.  The poor mother and her small children were all fevered and coughing.  They can’t afford to see a doctor, but my un-educated guess is that they had the Dengue.  It’s very common here, even among the Missionaries, and is carried by mosquitoes.  When we went to visit them the area around their little hut-home was infested with them.  That night the Elders and I gave her a priesthood blessing.  Her brother-in-law was there and offered a very heartfelt prayer of gratitude.

We returned this afternoon with some home-made chicken soup that Sister Roberts prepared.  The mother seemed very grateful.

The afternoons are incredibly hot and humid!  Even in the shade, you feel like you are sitting in a sauna.  It's enough to make you wish you were the one getting in the baptism waters.  It’s incredible how refreshing it feels to get back in our air-conditioned car.  I so admire our dedicated missionaries who go out day after day and find the Lords elect in this extreme climate.  God Bless them!

Teaching about the plan of Salvation 

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We had a visit from Elder Wakolo of the Seventy.  What a warm and kind man he is.  Of course, most of his time was spent with our Mission President and his wife, but we did get to meet him and talk with him briefly before he and his wife went out teaching with the Elders and Sisters.  I asked the Elders if they were scared to go out with a General Authority.  The look on their face said ‘terrified’!  However, when they came back, they expressed what a joy it was.  So many things in the gospel are like that.  The thought can be terrifying, but the experience is pure joy.  Serving as a Senior Couple is another example.

Here is a link to an article about him in the July issue of the Friend:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/friend/2019/07/its-his-church?lang=eng