handwritten on the photos. Ballard assumed these were the dates of their...

handwritten on the photos. Ballard assumed these were the dates of their acceptance of Jesus Christ. "If you are here to talk me out of a complaint, then you can save your words," he said. "I decided that charity would be more useful than anger." Ballard thought about Bosch's saying that it would be suspicious if McMullen did not make a complaint. "Thank you," she said. "I was coming to apologize if we offended you. We had an incomplete description of the van we were looking for." "I understand," McMullen said. Ballard nodded at the wall behind him. "Those are the people you've baptized?" she asked. McMullen glanced behind him at the wall and smiled. "Just some of them," he said. "There are many more." Ballard looked up at the calendar. The photo showed a gold and maroon sunset and a quote: Commit your way to the LORD.
Trust HIM and HE will help you. Her eyes scanned down to the dates and she noticed that a number was scribbled in each day's square. Most were single digits but on some days the number was higher. "What do the numbers mean?" she asked. McMullen followed her eyes to the calendar. "Those are the numbers of souls who receive the sacrament," he said. "Each night I count how many people took the Lord and Savior into their hearts. Each dark sacred night brings more souls to Christ.