Week of 12 June 2017

I'm late again.  The internet just came on at the office.  It sure has been happening a lot lately.

This week has been fun. We had 14 Elders and Sisters arrive on Tuesday.

President Stevenson greeting and learning names.

Sister Stevenson greeting and learning names

This is the packet I prepare for the incoming missionaries.  And then I try to explain what everything is.

Everyone eating dinner.  They are so hungry when they arrive

This is all of them before they leave to their assignment.

And here's our fantastic office elders loading all the luggage.

Elder Wilhelm and Stephens

So with Tuesday over, we got ready for the 21 Elders and 1 Sister that will be coming to leave the mission.  Elder Plumb's parents came and totally surprised him.

When Elder Plumb began asking why all of his TCs had their travel itineraries and he didn't, we stretched the truth a bit by saying that his father had called and wanted him to stay completely focused on his mission and asked us not to give him his travel details. Elder Plumb said, "That sounds like my father."  So the surprise was complete.

So, in the afternoon on Wednesday, we pass out a packet to the departing missionaries also.  And once again, I talk to them about their travels plans and what is in their packet.

And of course, the famous fufu dinner.

And then there's breakfast time in the morning before loading the bus.

The President and Sister Stevenson didn't come to Accra with us this time.  The temple was closed for cleaning.  So here they all are with their President and his wife.  This is the last group for President and Sister Stevenson also.

Packing them in the bus.

And here they are at the temple.  We had to get a picture there for them.


Next stop - KFC.
This is what was left.

Some of the elders posed for us in the mall.

And finally at the airport.  Wayne and I took care of Sister Udom.  She was anxious to go.

Everything went well at the airport this time.  But I did receive a call at midnight from someone at the airport saying that there was a missionary there waiting for us to pick him up.  I called our travel department and hopefully they took care of it.  The missionary was arriving from Benin and I think the MTC forgot to pick him up.

When we got home on Friday to the office, it was all a mess. There were painters there painting.  So we just left.

Both Senior couples stayed at our apartment Friday night.  After a wonderful eggs and bacon breakfast, we said goodbye and they both left.  Later on in the afternoon, Wayne got very, very sick.  First thought was malaria, but he didn't have a fever.  Whatever it was, just knocked him out.  He didn't come to church on Sunday either.  Later on in the afternoon, Sister Clements called me and said that both her and Elder Clements were very sick also.  So it must have been food poisoning and something just the three of them ate.  

Sunday was Father's Day and the Bishop asked me right before Sacrament Meeting to do a tribute to fathers, especially about Wayne.  So I did, but I spoke about my father more than about Wayne.  And it was short and sweet.

So all is well.  

We love and miss you all.