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A busy two weeks ahead
This week will be a busy one for us. Terri has been assigned to organize the next transfer of missionaries that happens next week: 15 new missionaries come, 11 leave, and over 80 get transferred! All...
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The Ever Changing Airport Routine
I have talked about the airport here before, but it continues to amaze me. No matter how long one lives here, there is no earthly way to understand how the airport operates, or to get to a point where...
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Transfer week begins!
As usual, anything that can happen will happen, during transfer week. This week we have been without power and water for most of the time (fortunately we have a generator for use at the Mission Home),...
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The Struggles Continue
As transfer week continues, the struggles to do the simplest things continue also. For much of the week we have had no internet, or very poor internet (which really makes the work of the President...
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Transfer saga continues..
The Drapers arrived, rather haggard after their 60+ hour trip…without their luggage! The normal 48 hour trip the Church puts on senior couples to get here (Utah to Chicago to London to South Africa to...
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The transfer from Hell continues…
Yea, yea, I know, it’s a swear word, but what else can you call what is going on here? Besides, funny story: one night President McMullin decided to take the couples out to our favorite Indian...
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The Changes begin to bring forth fruit!
We all felt that the changes in the mission begun by President and Sister Thomas were inspired, but I don’t think any of us expected to see results so soon! Here is a short note sent out from the...
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Transfers continue
We finally are seeing some progress! Last night about eight 5 new missionaries came in from Kinshasa. Fortunately four of them we sisters that were scheduled to leave the next day for Bujumbura. This...
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And continue…
Thought we were done today, but we forgot an elder that had to be moved to Golf apartment so that he could go to Bujumbura tomorrow! Anther late night trip to Mwembila apartment, and then to Golf. Wow!...
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Biding our time
As Terri and I prepare to go home we are keeping busy with this last transfers (which we hope will finally be ending on Saturday!). I spent an afternoon showing the Drapers how to get to apartments,...
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Our first baptism
We had a busy week this week, and will have another next week, as it is transfers. Last Sunday was Mothers Day, so we had the missionaries over to eat and to skype with their parents (they came...
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The BIG Transfer begins…
We were contacted by President Herrington about our first transfer: Elder Broadbent was leaving the next day to become an Assistant to the President (he had been the DL here). We were also informed...
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Going, going, almost gone…
We continued to lose missionaries as the transfers began. Sister Hodge giving her last testimony to the District. We have a tradition that those going home are given the opportunity to share #5 things...
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Zone Conference / Travels / Transfers
The last couple of weeks has been busy! We had our 2nd visit to the island from President and Sister Herrington–who came for a Zone Conference. We left the same day they did–they for another Zone...
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January Transfers
We will be having a big transfer here this week! Elders Page (District Leader), George, Savard (Zone Leader), and Nixon will be leaving us! So every companionship except our two sisters (Call and Lamb)...
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Transfers are here!
This week is transfer week and we have two great missionaries leaving us: Sister Lamb and Elder Merritt. Sister Lamb, a Sister Training Leader, has completed her mission and is on her way home. Elder...
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Transfers
Well, we will be saying goodbye to Elder Jones, Elder Cox, and Sister Call this week. The two elders will be going to St Lucia, and the sister to Barbados. Elder Jones works his magic in Sacrament...
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Transfers
Well, we finally know who is getting transfered: Elder Moux, Elder Stevens, and Elder Ashcraft are being transferred to other areas of the mission. Elder Wilson and Elder Okano are going home. So we...
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Last District Meeting
Today was the last District Meeting before the transfers begin (Elder Okano and Wilson leave today). On Monday we all ate at a local Indian restaurant The food was so good Elder Moux ate two meals! At...
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Transfers– wow!
We finally received word about the transfers this week: 6 out of our ten missionaries will be leaving! Elder Noho (french side) Elder Smith (our District Leader) Elder Monroe (one of our Zone Leaders)...
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