Namaacha Pictures

Here are a few more pictures of our illustrious missionaries. Pres. Packard is the photograher. Elder McBride is on the tower, looking like the Assistant to the Pres. that he is and
Elder and Sister Reghin are an adorable couple who are converting all of Matola City, and Sister Davis and Sister Wick are enjoying their lunch.

Freedom from the Smog!!! Aug. 21, 2007

Hi,

It has been a whole month since I last wrote. I can't believe how fast the time is going by. Last Monday was a very fun P-day. We went to the border of Mozambique and Swaziland to a place called Namaacha where there are supposed to be beautiful waterfalls. In fact I often buy water that is bottled from Namaacha and it is very delicious. This is the dry season, however, and it is unusually dry right now, so I was not surprised to find just a trickle for the water fall! We called it an "airfall!" Still, it was lovely and was a very fun place to explore and have a little picnic. Breathing clean air was wonderful and the weather was beautiful. We really had a great time getting out of the city for a few hours. Here we are, a happy bunch of great missionaries!

PIANO STUDENTS

Joaquina
Charles
Suny
Artemisa

Nelia

Hi,

It has been a while since the last post. Since I just got home from Matola, where I was doing my favorite thing teaching piano, I thought I would post a few pictures of these wonderful students who are progressing really well. Last month we received 10 new keyboards from a Grant called the Harman Grant and I am excited that now many of the students are able to have keyboards in their homes to practice. They will really be able to progress now! Suny is going to play in his branch sacrament meeting this next Sunday and Charles has already been playing for a few months. Joaquina is thrilled to be learning We Thank Thee Oh God For A Prophet. In October they will all play on a little recital with about 15 other students. It is exciting to have some young students who have the time to practice and many years ahead of them to be of service to their branches and later to their wards. They are true pioneers here in Africa!! This is the beginning of wonderful things to come.

Jana

Francisco's Casa Nova

July 13, 2007

Hi there todos! I just wanted to tell you about my friend and piano student Francisco. He is in the Maputo 1 ramo and is the janitor at the church. He loves music and I am teaching him to play the piano. His house was falling down and the Abdos saw that he really needed something more adequate for his wife and three little girls to live in so they undertook a project to build him a new house. Now they will be protected from the rain (not that we have had very much lately!). They still have no running water nor any electricity, but it is a much nicer place than before and they are very happy! Elder Abdo took the before and after pictures and sent them to me. The Abdos are leaving to go home to Brazil and we will miss them so much. They have really kept the mission running and in topnotch shape for the past two years. I will post a picture of them mais tarde. Tchau.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY!!! I hope it is a great 12th birthday and I hope you enjoy seeing a few of the Elders here in Maputo, Mozambique, Africa. We had a BarBQue on Monday, P-Day, to celebrate the 4th of July. Sister Packard had this great idea for her grandchildren's birthdays and so I was able to get a fun picture for you too, Sydney. Tenha um bom aniversário!

Moças Acampamento

Hi, This weekend was the very first ever young women's camp in Maputo, Mozambique, Africa. Sister Wick and I went to lend our support and enjoy visiting with some of our moça friends. It was held at the T3 branch where there is a lot of room and good security. The additional house in the back yard was a great place for all of the moças to sleep and have their fun activities. Elder and Sister Reghin are the wonderful pioneers who have helped these young women grow and learn how to plan and carry out this historic activity.

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