We are winding down our semester here and will have the closing social for our Institute class this coming week. We will start up again in early May. Tuesday night, we had a short interview with our Mission President, President Bassett. After a brief exchange he asked what he could do for us. We told him that we were strongly considering asking for an extension already for our mission next January but we are tentative because of Janice's need for knee replacement. He then something that we were not expecting and without any hesitation he said, "Why wait! Do it now!" We were shocked. Janice is exploring that possibility. This is a great place to get the surgery because our apartment is all on one level. The facilities here for our insurance are quite large. Who knows, this may be an answer to our prayers.
In the meantime, we are having a superb time teaching Institute and helping with Seminary. The young people are energizing and we feel like we are making a difference here.
Friday night, we attended our mission reunion at President and Sister Ho Ching's home. It was so good
to see them. We had a wonderful visit with them and it put some closure to our Samoan mission that was abruptly ended at the start of the pandemic.
As if that were not enough, the following day, we picked up our friends the Wights from the airport to stay with us for the next ten days. It is so good to have them here. We look forward to sharing our mission life here with them. We have arranged for a house swap with the Institute couple in Maui at the end of this coming with and will have a great adventure with Ron and Ann there.
We were quick to share with them one of our favorite desserts here, Angel's Halo. It is a generous scoop of ice cream of our choice, covered with shave ice and flavorings, a generous covering of sweetened condensed milk, and finally topped with whip cream. Janice and I split a small size. Here is a picture of Ron and Ann with a small portion
of this yummy dessert.
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