The new missionaries arrived right on time on Tuesday - fresh from the Accra MTC.
They are excited too! And finally off the bus.
Always lots of luggage, especially from the Americans.
22 Missionaries came in this time, with only 1 Sister.
They are all ready for their training on Wednesday morning.
Our Assistants to the President - Elders Masame, Young (going home), and new Elder Smith. (He's from Salem!)
After the new missionaries left and went to Ola Chapel to catch tros and cabs to their new areas, the going home missionaries arrived at the Chapel also. It's one crazy area for a while.
The sun was shining so bright, that almost everyone got sunburned.
Back to the mission home to start weighing the luggage and rearranging everything in the luggage so it's not overweight.
Of course, the final meal is Fufu. Even some of the Elders got involved this time cutting up the cassava and plantain. Elders Peterson, Park and Neville.
Finally - dinner served.
22 going home also.
Elder Woyesa and Sister Thomas had to leave at 6:00 am to catch their flights by noon.
Love these missionaries!
Everyone on the bus ready to go.
Here we are at the temple.
And then KFC. Everyone really enjoys this part.
We use lots of tables. But KFC loves it when we come!
Unloading the bus at the airport. Always a mess! Everyone is trying to get their bags.
Everything went smooth this time. Elder Iyoha's bags were way overweight (which we told him) and he had to pay $140.00 US dollars. Ouch!
Here's our final picture at the airport.
In the back - Elders Rowe, Hughes, Jarvies, O'Meara.
Next row - Elders Tietjen, Bakula, Park, Peterson, Hlalele, Neville, Chavengwa, and Hepworth.
In front - Elders Masunga, Allen, Tauveli, Manyayi and Young. And of course - Sister Goba.
So we did some shopping on Friday before we came home. My freezer was bare so we spent lots of money.
Friday night about 10:30 pm we heard a loud noise but really didn't think too much about it until the elders next door called us on the phone. It seems like the board that was holding the electrical wires to their house and ours fell to the ground. The wires were now touching their roof and the metal gate into the compound. We called Bishop Laing and he brought an electrician with him. Nothing was "hot", so he said he would come back in the morning to fix.
Since I had to get laundry done, Wayne turned the generator on so that I could do that. I did 11 loads of wash, because of the elders and sisters that stayed at the house. Our generator was on for 4 1/2 hours that morning.
Also, I went into the kitchen to start washing the dishes. Up on the window sill just staring at me was a snake. It was about as round as my little finger and about 2 feet long. I don't know how it got inside the house, but I just called for the elders to come and get it out. I hate snakes!
General Conference was wonderful. We are sadden by the news of Elder Hales. We were invited by President and Sister Hillam for dinner and to watch the morning session of conference with them.
We feel very lucky that we can even get conference in Africa. We are so blessed.
That's it for this week. We love you and miss you all.
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