Living the Life in Fiji January 7, 2018

This week has been so good! Sorry I didn't send an email last week! We just got back from a zone trip to an island for p day so that is why we are getting on a lot later today! The island was super fun though! It's called mosquito island and we got to go as a whole zone! I'll send some pics below!

Sairoj got baptized on Saturday and it was so awesome! I'll send some pics below if it will work! She was so happy and so were we! It has been a long time waiting for her, but it was so worth it! 

Last week we met one of the coolest families in all of Fiji!! Bobby is the father and we met him down in Nanuku. We hit it off right of the bat because he said he recognized me from up in Labasa although we don't think we ever officially met! Well this is how prepared Bobby and his family are! After getting through part of our first lesson together they asked us,"How can we be baptized into your church?" Well that caught us a little off guard, but we were happy to explain how they can! We set baptismal dates with him, his wife Shivnil, his father in law Brother Sami, his son Justin, and his niece and nephew Sahil and Supria! They came to church 2 days after and stayed all 3 hours and loved it. Bobby said after church,"I felt something in my heart that I have never felt before. I feel so happy. I feel like I am home!" AND GET THIS!! He was looking for a job and we had promised God would help him find a job through his faith and diligence. Well the very next day he found the best job he has ever had in his life!! It is much much better than minimum wage and he was so, so grateful! He said that he knows that it was because he came to church and that even though it is a 7 day working job he told his job,"The only reason I got this job is because of God and so I can't work on Sunday." His boss was super cool and he now has every Sunday off from work! Bobby and his wife came to church again yesterday and they are so excited for their baptism on the 20th! 

So many other miracles happened, but because we were super busy today we don't have a lot of time! 

Love you guys! Hope all is well! 

Elder Hess

Pictures:

1. Suva district picture

2. Nice boat ride this morning

3. Pose

4. Me getting a coconut

5. Gotta love Fiji

6. With the coolest little kids up on Gittu

7. Saroj's baptismal picture

8. First group

9. Lusi's baptism