It is only the 10th of November, but we
are so busy that we expect the month to feel like a week. We are in
the middle of completing a humanitarian project with the members in the
Georgetown district and the Bel-Air Lions club of Georgetown.
They received a truck load of humanitarian supplies,
including school kits, hygiene kits, clothes, shoes, and quilts to be
distributed to the poor. We are hemming 500 flannel baby blankets and
putting together 500 newborn kits as the service project that goes along
with it.
We expect to be helping women sew for the next
3 or 4 days and then organize a day when they can come together to put
together the kits. It is one of those "this too shall pass" weeks.
Aaron, I was so sad to read of the devastation in
the Philippines. It makes you wonder how those poor people will build
their country back up. We would really worry about the good members of
the church and hope that they will pull together as branches and wards
to help each other.
Congratulations on being the new mayor. I was kind
of sad to see that Mike Thompson didn't make it again as councilman. I
hope that you have a good group who are willing to work together to
continue to improve the town.
Yesterday was a fun diversion from the usual Elder
concerns. We went with our branch president and his wife to a resort
area about a 45 minute drive from Georgetown with 8 young men for a day
of activity.
The young men went swimming, played basketball, and
had a short fireside, where we talked to them about showing respect for
young women and staying morally clean so that they could be faithful
husbands and fathers.
It was a relaxing time for us and we enjoyed hearing
the young men talk and mingle with each other. We were happy to see
that the older boys were good to the younger ones the whole day.
We are really relieved to see that the new service
missionaries who we are training to take our place are learning well and
doing their best to understand their new assignments. They understand
Guyana and how to deal with the problems which may come their way.
Abi, we hope that you are still doing alright with
less that 5 weeks to go. We hope that you can make it until
Thanksgiving. Becky write and tell us about Deborah's visit and what you
all did.
We enjoyed seeing the grandchildren in their
Halloween costumes, and we enjoyed Samuel's pictures with the beautiful
fall colors in the mountains. I did not even get hay fever like I
usually do when I go to the mountains to see the fall colors.
Esther, I hope that you and Deborah are having a great time.
Amy, let us know how the typhoon treated you in Pohnpei. We did not read of any damage there. We hope that is true.
Love to all. Mom and Dad
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