Birthday Celebration

Tonight we celebrated Noel Parafina's 23rd birthday. You might wonder what this has to do with missionary work - actually quite a lot. Attached are some pictures we took not long ago. The first picture is of Meracel's sister (I have been introduced, but don't remember her name) and her baby. She is a none member we are hoping to be able to get her to church soon. The second picture is of Diane (aka as lola [grandma]) doing her best to spoil kids. The last picture is of part of the gang that showed up to wish Noel happy birthday. There are members there and several who are not (yet). If their home appears to be humble you need to understand they have just moved from a more humble home to this more comfortable home. Just as we find it difficult to tell them how much we love them it is also hard to explain how much and why we love them to you. It is just one of the blessings that come in the service of our Savior. If this were the only good thing that happened on our mission, and it isn't by a long way, it would still all be worth everything we have put into it and will yet put into it.