Elders coming and going...

Elder Lancaster, President Roggia, Sister Roggia and Elder Tippets on the wharf waiting for the Echo Taxi to take them across the water to the Lungi Airport.  Elder Lancaster goes to Utah and Elder Tippets to Colorado.  We will miss you both!  Go forward with Faith!

All eight new missionaries from the Ghana MTC came in last night on the Echo Taxi and this morning we have orientation for them, pictures for residence permits, bank business and a little lunch before some of them go to their new areas.  We will send some to Bo and Liberia as well as Freetown.

Eight New Missionaries

Just a short note so that you parents know....All eight new missionaries from the Ghana MTC have arrived.  We had dinner with them this evening and President Roggia interviewed each one.  Tomorrow, I will be able to post their pictures so you can see them.  They are all fine and on their way from the Mission Home to the Mission Office compound to sleep for the night.  All is well with them.

We miss you, Elder and Sister Kimball

Elder and Sister Kimball, our Senior Couple in Liberia, received an unexpected call that their dear daughter died suddenly leaving her husband and children.  They are now back home in the States.  We know that Heavenly Father is watching over them all.  Thank you wonderful Kimballs!  You are the best!

Kakata baptisms at the river....

 Elder and Sister Kimball taught these wonderful people and last Saturday they were baptized.

 A little instruction from Elder Kimball...

Next to the baptism, these folks were working hard on laundry.

Monrovia continued...

Elder Milton, Elder Priddis, Elder Lambson and Elder Marveh. We met up with them early one morning before they left their apartment: hence, the flipflops.

Our Monrovia Zone Leaders: Elder Amoa-Ohenakwah and Elder Intsiful.  Sister Kimball and I were going from district to district that morning.  We were catching everyone in bare feet.

Monrovia Zone map

Elder Priddis moving furniture out of the old apartment.

Elder Lambson doing his part...

At the Caldwell Apartment...

Congo Town and Matadi new apartment that Elders Priddis, Lambson, Marveh and Milton will live.  We all use our nets, take our doxy every day and use fans (when there is electricity) to keep malaria at a standstill.

Elder Lambson's desk in the new apartment.  All four desks are lined up against the wall for study time.

Finishing packing....Elder Kimball and Elder Lambson

Elder Pabie and Elder Ellsworth in the Logan Town Apartment

Elders Ogama, Njaga, Chikwendu, Essel, Okeke and Stott in the Paynesville Apartment prior to companionship study.

 

Monrovia Zone the end of April

We opened Elder Lambson's package so we would bring birthday gifts on our flight to Liberia.

We took this picture of Elder Stott to show his folks his bed and net...oh, and his promise to always use sun screen continues. He uses it every day.

Elder Stott enjoying his box of goodies. We opened his package to stuff as much as we could into our luggage cause we flew this time to Liberia,

Elder Taylor showing us what a great haircut he gave Elder Merrill.

Elder Merrill pointing out the "bald" spots that he left on Elder Taylor while clipping his hair.

Elder Chaparadza reading a letter from a sister missionary serving in Uganda.

Elder Chaparadza, Sister Smith and Elder Merrill

Elder Ellsworth's favorite candy bar.....a must have daily! It is a lot like a Twix bar.

We flew to Monrovia so didn't have much room in our luggage for mail and boxes. We opened Elder Moss's package and took as much as we could to him. Birthday gifts...he loved the teflon tie...

President Roggia with Elder Kotey and Elder Merrill

We attended the Caldwell District meeting. Elder Pabie (with his arm around Elder Ellsworth) came to us from one of the Nigerian Missions. We are so happy to have him! He has a wonderful testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Reaching in for a group handshake...

Easter Program in Monrovia

Beginning the Easter Program with all the Monrovia Zone heading up to the stage.

Monrovia Zone singing during Easter Program.

Elder Stott was the narrator of the Easter Program.

Elder Moss, Elder Lambson and Elder Merrill singing during the Easter Program put on by the Monrovia Zone missionaries. They had beautiful harmony.