Week of 1 August 2016

We finally got the internet in our home, so I can work on the blog here instead of in the office.  This past week was very busy.  Monday night at our planning meeting with the president, we finalized what would take place with transfers and the missionaries going home.  But last Saturday night, we had a transfer party with the zone leaders from Cape Coast.  Elders Simpson and Johnson were in charge of making food for the get together.  They decided to have breakfast burritos.  Wayne and I helped them get everything cut up.  We did the green peppers and the sausage.  I also helped Elder Simpson make the tortillas from scratch.  It was fun.

Everyone seemed to have a good time and enjoyed the burritos.  

This is everyone gathering.  We made 40 burritos.  They are at the end of the table wrapped in tin foil.  Sis. Stevenson brought over some tomatoes and cookies.  

The two eating the burritos are the office elders.  Elder Jager and Adams.  Standing in between is another Elder Johnson.

On Tuesday, I had to finish up the packets that are given to the returning missionaries.  Lots of things go into the packet.  It was very time consuming.  And the next group of missionaries leaving is 16.  

On Wednesday, every missionary leaving was at the mission home for dinner and a testimony meeting.  Plus the senior couple were invited also.  And they served fufu.  Oh boy!!!!

Everyone finding a place to sit.  They had peanut soup and kind of like tomato soup.  The fufu was placed in the middle of the bowl and you also got two pieces of chicken.  And the bowls are huge!

Here is Elder and Sister Sorensen.  They just arrived the day before.

Elders Hanneman and Stulce.  This was their bowl of fufu.  Everyone eats it with their fingers.  You dig down to the fufu, get a piece between your two fingers and then sop up some soup while you bring it to your mouth.  And you don't chew the fufu.  Just let it slide down your throat.

After the testimony meeting everyone was to get final this put together and then to bed.  We had the Clements and the two sisters stay in our home for the night.  Then we had to be back at the presidents home for breakfast by 6:00 am.  After breakfast and a few pictures, everyone was on their way to Accra.  A four hour drive.

  

This is the bus for the missionaries.

Here are the departing missionaries.  Elder and Sister Hanlon, Sister Makombe, Pres. and Sis. Stevenson, Sister Baah, and I can't tell the rest.

Here are the senior couples with the president and his wife.  Elder and Sister Hanlon, Wayne and me, Elder and Sister Sorensen and Elder and Sister Clements.  We got to Accra about 11:00 am.  Just in time to eat some peanut butter sandwiches and get over to the temple.

We ate in the cafeteria of the Area Offices.  Our temple session started at 12:15.  Wayne and I got clothing in the temple.  They only have one ordinance room with 40 chairs.  The room was full.  But what a beautiful and sacred moment for us.  Who would have thought that we would be in Africa attending a temple session.  It was awesome!

Accra Temple

We spent the night in Accra and went shopping before coming home on Friday.  It only took us 3 hours and 15 minutes to get home.  I had to attend a meeting with Elder Jager about how to enter baptisms in the MLS system.  That lasted for two hours.  The Clements spent the night with us again and after a breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and mangos, they left to go back to Takaradi.

It was a busy week, but very spiritual and with new and everlasting experiences.

Love you all.