July 26, 2012

Tonight as I’m writing, I’m baking some banana cup cakes for the RS activity up at Ilima tomorrow.  The sisters want to learn to make banana cupcakes and maybe even sell them in the market.  Two branches have a gecko oven and they cook with charcoal. They have a lot of banana’s and eggs so tomorrow we will meet, mix, bake and eat.  I’m making some to take so that they can all have one at the same time.  Sister Broadbent shared with me some simple booklets on family health, so we plan to pass them out and have some discussion on some simple first aid and also how to treat coughs and fevers.  Sister Elizabeth (we call her little Elizabeth ) is home from Nairobi with her new daughter Stella so of course we will have to stop by and see her as well.

Family visits don’t come around fast enough for me.  We started with Mitini, and wow what a steep rigorous mountain we had to tackle.   We had about 20 people follow us down the mountain and Bruce and I were the only ones that took a (slight) tumble.   It was a beautiful view and we had a over 35 people.  It was a great visit.  We sang and many shared their testimonies.  After Juice and bread, we headed back up the mountain.  It took us 30 minutes of steady climbing but the weather was coolish and that really helped.   Thursday we visited three families and the climb wasn’t quite as steep.  I feel bad we miss all the children who are in school but it seems nice to visit with the members and share a spiritual thought.

Elder and Sister Lurf leave in 6 days and a new couple come in Saturday to replace them.  Bruce and I are the couple who have been here in the apartments the longest now.

Family visits in Mitini

Brother Anthony with his glasses and tennis shoes just always warms my heart.  His testimony is very strong

Mareen is a new member and her husband is an investigator of the church.

Sister Elizabeth loves to lead the music on Sundays at Mitini.

Family Visit in Kyambeke

 Family Visit in Kyambeke took us to Puis and Lucy.They teach us as much as we share with them

Lillian wants to know when we will visit her home.

  Children all over the world love to play in the mud and pretend.

Jacinta's getting a new house built.

 Little Elizabeth's new baby "Stella"

Jacinta and Elizabeth's Mother-in-law Monica, in front of her home. Families live very close to each other.