for some homesick reason...

Ciao tutti

Ok where to begin. Oh, yesterday we had a baptism in Bari. That is really a speacial occasion because baptisms don't happen often here. Another thing special is that I was asked to perform the ordinance. It was an amazing service, and there were so many people there. The Spirit was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Carmen is the girl I baptized, and she has been waiting 5 months for her father's permission. He was there, and he actually sat next to me. He was crying at the end. I'm so thankful for the wonderful blessings that are coming to the lives of the people here. Things are changing in this city, and we actually have a baptism next week as well. It's so forte this work.
Ok, so a pretty funny story. The day of the baptism we, for some homesick reason, bought the on sale hamburgers from McDonalds for lunch. So here we are on the afternoon bus to go home with a bag of 18 hamburgers. If we didn't stand out before this just pushed the nail through. Also about the afternoon bus is: everyone is trying to get home. Our bus must of had 100 people on it. It was very crowded, and we were trying to keep the burgers from becoming meat pancakes. We all found ourselves in weird positions for some reason. I was leaning so far backwards if I had let go of the pole I would have fallen. My companion was trying to avoid sitting on this old lady's lap also while carrying the bag of preciousness above his head. When it came to our stop, the center door wouldn't open because some kid was blocking it with his foot. Meanwhile, more people kept getting on the bus. For three stops past ours this kept happening. Finally one of the missionaries cut his way through the mass, and pulled the kid from the door. We got off the bus to find ourselves almost out of town with 18 cold hamburgers. It was crummy, but we lived.
Today we went to this city called Trani. It was really cool especially when we found a slide on these rocks on the beach. Let's just say we made good use of it.
The pictures are of the castle of Trani, and the "beach" with the cathedral and harbor in the background. I love ya'll very much.

Arrivederci.

Anziano Paul