A Mix of Pix

Assistants washing dishes after the farewell lasagna last night....

Goodbye pictures of Elders Taylor and Essel

Elder Taylor getting in the truck to head to the wharf. (It was very bright out)

Saying goodbye to Elder Essel... it is always hard to say goodbye.

Our special Sister Missionaries in Bo.

Most of Bo West Zone

Putting away chairs after Zone Conference

Elder Svongwa and Elder Animba

Elder Tawiah and Elder Svongwa, Zone Leaders

Bo East Zone 

Elder Serafine and Elder Wootton

Kenema District waiting for the gate to be unlocked

Kenema District...

Elder and Sister Schlehuber's backyard in their compound.

Bo East Zone Elders 'brushing' or cutting the grass.

Elder Adah

Elder Assumang

Elder Despain

Elder Wootton

After all that working hard, here's what it looked like.

White shirts drying ...

Elder Barth and Elder Appleby
There are more pictures but ran out of time...maybe more tomorrow....

August 2012 ...Returning with Honor!

Elder Essel and Elder Taylor returning home with honor tomorrow.  Elder Essel goes to Cape Coast, Ghana and Elder Taylor--Wyoming.  We love you both and will miss you!  Thank you for your dedicated service to the Lord and His children.

Zone Conferences Coming Up

This month is Zone Conference month.  We will drive four hours to Bo with the Assistants Wednesday morning at "O dark thirty".  We'll spend four days there with two zone conferences.  The following week we will go to Monrovia, Liberia, for two more zone conferences.  We'll return to Freetown the next week for the last two zone conferences.  We'll have zone pictures with all missionaries and we'll do our best to get more pictures.  So, those of you who are waiting for a picture (and haven't seen one for a while) of your missionary, this is the month!  Also, next week is transfers and new missionaries coming from the Ghana MTC... a lot going on.

Doctor's Visit in Freetown

Elder Mills, Elder Symons and others came in for a physical exam this morning.

Elders Ngerem, Hales and Appleby waiting for their turn.

Sister (Dr.) Keech and Elder Goncolo. We are so grateful for her time to see our missionaries. Last October, she took time from her busy schedule to do exams also. She is a board member of Greatest Goals Ministry where she is the US director of a small free clinic in Freetown.  The clinic is manned year round with local health professionals (a nurse and community health officer).  Monies for the clinic is provided by GGM USA.  Once yearly they bring a medical team in from the US to help see patients in the clinic and provide continuing education

to their staff. What a great work and service they are doing!

Elder Mills buying a few things from our small distribution center... Our couples keep it ordered and stocked...a very busy task.  It basically serves all of Sierra Leone.  The couples in Liberia have the same assignment.  We thank them for their help in keeping members and missionaries supplied.  By the way, $1 is equal to 4307 Leones.

 Elders Aluka, Assumang and Ekpo

Waiting for companions to return from Dr. Keech

 Elder Walker

 Elder Appleby (Elder Sumrak bending)

 President Roggia with the Freetown Zone Leaders: Elders Assumang and Ekpo

Preparing and planning...who, what, when, where, how and why.

 Sister Missionaries waiting their turn...

Not  all were looking forward to the visit with the doctor.  They were  just fine!

Elder Sumrak

Thanks to Sister Lauritzen for taking pictures, and Elder and Sister Lauritzen for helping Sister (Dr) Keech arrive at the Mission Office.  And a great big thank you to Dr. Keech! She examined 23 missionaries today.  She flies out tomorrow back to Washington State.  It is just a quick look but one of the missionaries came out of the exam and said, "She said I was strong!"  That means a lot!

Moving Day for Kissy Elders

Moving out of the old Kissy apartment...and the rain was coming down so hard.

Elder Aluka

Elder Rochester and Elder Edwards...they were so soaked from the rain.

Elder Rochester

Elder Edwards helping to move the stove.

Elder Aluka 

Elder Lauritzen...he was thoroughly soaked, too!

Roads to and from the old and new apartment... Good thing for four wheel drive.

Lots of lifting

Elder Mills!  Boots were a great idea!

Oh no!  Wardrobe won't fit.  It will be picked up tomorrow.

Elder Wolfgramm and Elder Clawson

Yep, all the way upstairs with that...

Such a better apartment and so bright! Now to put everything in place. (Sister Lauritzen in the background)

All the work is done and Elder Aluka fell fast asleep after the last load.

They worked hard for several hours, were completely drenched and so happy to be in a bright, new apartment!  We were amazed that they wore their white shirts and ties to move and lift everything out of the very old, worn apartment.  We love you Elders!  (Sis. Lauritzen's pics)