December1/2018
School is now officially over for about 2 months here in
Samoa and while they are all winding down we find ourselves busier than ever
with handovers and trying to get many things cleared up before year end.
I’m going to start with Happy Birthdays, oldest to youngest.
Happy Birthday Millie, always looking great, Jordan another year older and
another year wiser and to our wonderful youngest grandchild, Rae Anna, Sweet
and Sassy!
2 Years Old
He's the Man!
Looking Good
Congrats to Nate on receiving his Eagle Scout award, well
done on your project and it was great to be there and to help in a small way with
the restoring of part of the bike trail. It was a great project and what a
great job you did!
So proud of you!
We have had several handovers this past week. Elder Cameron
is like a whirl wind right now, he was able to organize our last handover of
wheelchairs in around 18 hours (but who’s counting), that’s including getting
the MOH (Minister Of Health) to attend.
We also had a handover of 21 water tanks to the Kingdomized
church. I think I have talked about Sia before, she was our champion with this
project and a special young woman. There was an article in the paper of one of
the families that received one of the tanks and I’ve included below.
Sia, Our Champion
Water Tank Handover
We were in Pago recently, I don’t think I will ever get used
to flying in those little planes. We attended a couple projects over there, A
farm demonstration of keyhole gardens and 2 Eat Healthy and Be active classes. We will be heading
back over mid-December to wrap up the Eat Healthy program and give out
certificates.
We had a fun evening the other night with Pastor Lenny from
1 Touch Ministries and the boot camp crew that Scott is involved in. He goes to
a 10 week workout from Monday to Friday, loves it and has made some great
friends. They had a get together to celebrate the successes of participants and
a wind-up of prizes and of course food. The next session for boot camp is the
end of Jan., so sign me up, Scott and I will be doing it together. 1-Touch believes in taking care of yourselves
Spiritually, Physically and Mentally. LDS Charities helps out with donations
for this worthwhile program.
One of the donations
Pastor Lenny and Wife Tai
I can’t believe December is here, when you don’t have
seasons and no snow it’s hard to think about Christmas or getting into the
Christmas Spirit. Maybe that is a good thing! I’ll let you know the closer we
get to the 25th how that’s working for me.
We love you all and are grateful for each one of you and
what you bring to our family. We could not be doing this without all of your
love and support and of course the unconditional blessings of our Savior. I’m
truly thankful for how we have been blessed with good health and safety while
serving in Samoa. I was having some feet and leg problems just before I came
out, it was difficult at times to walk and quite painful and I wondered how I
was going to be able to do here in Samoa. Since being here I’ve had no problems
as a matter of fact I’ve been able to take up running on a regular basis.
Miracles do happen and our Father in Heaven does take care of us.
This Christmas Season let’s all try to minister as the
Savior would!
Love to all and Remember Be Kind and Be Happy!
It does not seem like a year has passed since we met you at the Provo MTC...thank you for sharing some of your experiences and your projects.
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