Weeks seem to blend together here is Samoa. Last
week ended with Gramma taking Sister Aland and Sister Spencer to one of her
favorite places the Plantation House. I took a picture, but it so humid that
my lens fogged up before I snapped the picture.
On Sunday after church we took the Aland’s to
get on the ferry to go to Savaii. They stayed there one night and part of the
next day. They took the big ferry both over and back.
After letting them off at the pier we stopped at
the Aggie Gray Resort on the way home. We had never been there and Gramma
wanted to see if it had a gift shop that she could come back to when it was not
Sunday. No gift shop, just Palongi’s with bad tans. It was a fancy place and quite
beautiful.
On Monday the Aland’s returned and I picked them
up at the ferry. They came on the 2:00 ferry so they could be on the big one.
That put them at the wharf at 3:00. I took a picture of the ferry pulling in
and tried to catch them coming off, but I missed them somehow and had to hurry
down to the terminal to find them. (The same thing happened waiting for Joy,
Wayne, Matt, and Cristina at the airport.) They did not want to drive one hour
to Apia and then one hour back so I left them at the airport. They had a 5 hour
wait because the flight was delayed.
Gramma has done it again. She said she would
help the Alamagoto ward with their choir for their ward
conference. Their Bishop, Bishop Monoa, is such a nice person and appreciates the
help so much it was impossible to say no. So three nights this week was choir
practice. The good thing is they do not go over one hour and they start on
time.
Good news, they are starting to work on the bumpy
Sauniatu road. They have graded about one kilometre of the 7.5 kilometre’s on
the road. The bad news is that they will not be doing it all.
Friday they had “missionary day” at the middle
school and they had activity areas all involved around missionary work and they
all came to school in missionary dress. There was a sunrise devotional, I made
it to that, but Gramma was teaching piano students. Elder Fata the area seventy
spoke, it was very good. I didn't get picture of the sunrise service but here
are some of the other activities.
They would rotate to the different stations. Some
were presentation on certain missions, and others on teaching. There was even a
demonstration by the Assistance’s to the President of the Apia Mission.
The next pictures are of Teachers that have taken or
are now taking classes from us. Sister Ah Hoy, she was in charge of the
missionary day. Next, Queenah, one of
the school counselors, and Sisters Fepuleai and Tulaga two teachers that are
completing their student teaching this term.
The last two pictures are of students in our ward before
they divided it, Irica and Betty.
Today we are doing
laundry and packing for our trip to New Zealand. I had to buy a new suitcase to
replace the one that Matt took Gramma’s Samoan drum home in. We are looking
forward to an inspiring conference. We will get to see the other ITEP
missionaries in the south pacific and hear from the Area Presidency. We love
and miss you and pray each day for you. The Lord watches out for those he loves
and He loves everyone. Be good, do what is right, and remember to look out for
one another. Tofa Soifua, Gramma and Grampa Hammond.
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