We had a great time with our three grandsons, Henry, Noah, and Isaac. What a thrill it was for us to share a few days of our mission with them. We snorkeled at Pupukea, swam in the waterfall at Waiamea, and did boogie boards at Laie Beach. We saw the night show at the Polynesian Visitor's Center, toured the Island villages, took a canoe trip on an outrigger, and ate some of the best food of our lives at the Gateway Buffet. We prayed with them, visited with them, and just before they left, Isaac gave Janice a blessing for her knees that was very touching. She is scheduled now for knee surgery on June 29th. All in all, we had the time of our lives with these three grandchildren knowing that we would not see Isaac for at least 2 years while he is on his mission. Noah and Henry are growing up so fast!
We hosted the activity portion of Institute on Wednesday and Thursday nights and got to meet some new students. We had fun with them playing Uno and giving them ice cream.
We attended a devotional at the PCC on Saturday Morning at the Samoan village. We met our Bishop's son from Samoa (Bishop Fapuleai) and had a great visit with him. We took tickets for one of the Luaus later that night, prepared for our Sunday School class, and fell exhausted into our beds. It certainly makes time go fast here.
We love our mission! We love our assignments working with the wonderful people here. We love their beauty and strong faith. We appreciate that we can make a difference in the lives of the young people here. We thank God every day that we are here but miss our family and long to hold them in our arms. Thank goodness for video chats, telephones, and email. It makes it somewhat tolerable while we are away from our loved ones.
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| Buffet Extraordinaire! |
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| Grandma must be getting shorter! |
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| Siva at Samoan Devotional |
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