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“TO DO YOUR WILL ..

….is my delight.”. Day three came so quickly. 🥲. But what a joy!! I can’t wait until everyone gets to enjoy their convention…although I know some of you have already.

The day started with:


Bre’s trying to coral the family to take a group picture before the program starts.



Take your seats..the music video has started.
Albanian

Or English

As I obediently 😏 sat in my seat anticipating the talks of the last day of the convention, I started reflecting on how surreal everything felt to me.  Here I am in Tirana where the kids use to live and at a special convention.  I don’t think I have spent this long of a time ( two weeks) with them since Kevin left for Bethel….so this has been such a treat for me…I’m quite sure I speak for the other mama and papas.

Ok.shhhhh…the program has started.
Whenever the brothers from the branch gave a talk, we (Albanians and English) watched in unison on the big screen. Well the sound went out on the English side so there was a pause until the glitch was fixed.  Meanwhile, a song was played and we sang our hearts out….then we sang the song again…but then the sound to the music stopped…no worries…we had the lyrics and we were still singing our hearts out…but then came the  hiccup…the screen went blank…all I could hear was the sounds of silence.😂…we all laughed…I think we need to learn the lyrics to our songs a little better….soon all got fixed and we all enjoyed the rest of the program.

Facts: 83 were baptized
24 brothers and 59 sisters.
the youngest was 9 and the oldest was 86

Morning Attendance:  Albanian 5,555
English 2,742
Romany 130
Albania Sign Language 77
Total 8,504

Afternoon Attendance:  
Albanian 6,007
English 2,757
Romany 150
Albanian 63
Toal 8987

So wonderful to see bible students attend…even some who lived in NYC.

Once the program ended…we clapped and chanted “We love you” seems like forever….at least half an hour after the program ended….such a special moment.

ASL from MN



Banners all over the place.

Getting a cool drink of water before heading out

Exchanging contact info

Meeting my Armenia sister.  Two things I learned even if you can’t speak their language…you can speak the language of love and the language of the use of a cell phone…that kid took the selfie, added her contact into my phone and I sent her the picture.

Papa J and #1 son

Amelia
After the programs, the celebrities ready to party.












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