20 June 2010 Sunday
FIRST OF ALL: A happy Father’s Day to all. Tuesday was our district meeting, in Vieux Fort this week, and the day turned out to be a cluster of activity that just seemed to fall into place. Elder Warhurst, our district leader, once again had a well prepared lesson, and training, ready for our meeting. We have mentioned this before that we are impressed with the insight and comprehension these young elders display as they go about their missionary efforts and assignments. Skills that will be blessings to them in whatever they do following their mission. About ten minutes after our district meeting ended a crew arrived to install the air conditioners (the mission Physical Facilities people worked out a way to pay for the brackets that were needed). This timing just by pure chance. After district meeting we enjoyed the company of Elder and Sister Treseder as they awaited the arrival of Elder Treseder’s two brothers and their wives, at the Vieux Fort International Airport, as they come for a visit. While the Treseder’s were at the airport Elder and Sister Faux were back at the church giving final approval on the installation of the air conditioners. We were told the electrical system is not adequate to operate air conditioners so that is now our next project. The Treseder families decided to have lunch before driving to Castries and invited us to join with them -which we did. Have we mention Liat Caribbean Airline before? Another episode: Our plans were to pick up Elder and Sister Olliver in Castries Wednesday morning, as they were flying in from Trinidad, and then bring them to the Vieux Fort airport for their flight home, as they have completed their mission. About ten minutes into our drive we receive a call from the mission office telling us Liat went on strike this morning so the Ollivers’ would not be flying in. About the time we returned to the apartment another call asking if we could pick them up at the Vieux Fort airport at 3:30 p.m. “That would be fine, Happy to do it”. Then another telephone call a couple of hours later telling us not to bother, “The Olliver’s have found a flight from Trinidad to Dallas, Texas”. In the early afternoon yet another telephone call from the mission office, “The Ollivers’ decided against the Dallas flight; could you pick them up at 6:30 p.m. at the Vieux Fort airport and help them with accommodations for the night?” “OK, we will be glad to do that”. Plan A: we will invite them to stay with us. Therefore Sister Faux washed the sheets so all would be fresh and clean if they opted to accept our invitation. Plan B: we did find an available room in a local hotel, but had no idea what it look like, if that should be their choice. As we supposed they preferred to stay with us and we are pleased they did so. Thus we turned our bedroom, with easy access to the shower/toilet, and air conditioning, over to them while we slept in the kitchen area on the floor, using the mattresses we had borrowed from the elder’s apartment. We had a nice visit with them and happy we could accommodate them. And they seemed really appreciative of the bed and the meals Dora prepared for them. Because of Liat going on strike by the time the Ollivers’ arrive at their home in Cedar City, Utah they will have been on the road for four days.
Sister Faux: Once again it is Sunday afternoon- where did that week go, time really does fly when you are having fun. I will try to recall the things I accomplished last week. I thought I about had my sewing all finished but then I received more shirts that Elder Taylor wanted tailored. I have turned that into a speedy process and it does not take as much time as when I first became a tailor. Whoever thought I would turn into a tailor. It is fun and makes the elders happy. I finished my 29 aprons, I actually gave away 30 but one was a new one I brought with me and used for a pattern. I made eight aprons for the fathers in the branch and gave them today for Father’s Day. It was fun as they liked them and we were able to take some pictures. I also made a couple of women’s aprons for the women who work in the shop where I buy my material. The one lady asks me for a gift before I go home and the owner asked for a pattern of the apron. I wonder if she will make some aprons to sell, if so I think I need a cut of the profit. The sewing machine is all cleaned up and oiled and ready to put away until someone else comes along ready to sew. Last Sunday we had visitors in our branch, the Miller’s, they said that they had a taxi taking them around down town where we were driving and Elder Faux pulled out and they saw us and said “Oh there is another white couple on vacation”. The taxi driver said “No, he is the minister of their church here on the island”. We must be better known than we think we are and we found that interesting. Last week as we were out to the William home a man was sitting out in the ocean on a little boat of some kind. He was just sitting there and we could see some type of markings or whatever surrounding quite a large area. They told us he was a seaweed farmer and was gathering or farming his seaweed. We had never heard of such a thing before but it looked interesting. Our elders have had their washer broken for a week or two. Last Monday they were here for sometime as they did their email and did their washing. My washer is very slow and about 8 pm the last batch finished. They are getting a new washer but I do not think it is ready just yet. They were here at lunch time so I made scones for lunch. They seemed to enjoy them. Our lastest news is that Swancy William had a baby girl last night. She was born a month early and is tiny 4 lbs and? We will see her tomorrow. Sister Nicholas had her baby in England last night and was another baby girl. I think they come home in August. Our next movie at the church will be this Friday. It is always interesting to see how many turn out. Well that is it for the day, hope everyone has a good week. The Church is true. Sister and Elder Faux 20 June 2010 Sunday
FIRST OF ALL: A happy Father’s Day to all. Tuesday was our district meeting, in Vieux Fort this week, and the day turned out to be a cluster of activity that just seemed to fall into place. Elder Warhurst, our district leader, once again had a well prepared lesson, and training, ready for our meeting. We have mentioned this before that we are impressed with the insight and comprehension these young elders display as they go about their missionary efforts and assignments. Skills that will be blessings to them in whatever they do following their mission. About ten minutes after our district meeting ended a crew arrived to install the air conditioners (the mission Physical Facilities people worked out a way to pay for the brackets that were needed). This timing just by pure chance. After district meeting we enjoyed the company of Elder and Sister Treseder as they awaited the arrival of Elder Treseder’s two brothers and their wives, at the Vieux Fort International Airport, as they come for a visit. While the Treseder’s were at the airport Elder and Sister Faux were back at the church giving final approval on the installation of the air conditioners. We were told the electrical system is not adequate to operate air conditioners so that is now our next project. The Treseder families decided to have lunch before driving to Castries and invited us to join with them -which we did. Have we mention Liat Caribbean Airline before? Another episode: Our plans were to pick up Elder and Sister Olliver in Castries Wednesday morning, as they were flying in from Trinidad, and then bring them to the Vieux Fort airport for their flight home, as they have completed their mission. About ten minutes into our drive we receive a call from the mission office telling us Liat went on strike this morning so the Ollivers’ would not be flying in. About the time we returned to the apartment another call asking if we could pick them up at the Vieux Fort airport at 3:30 p.m. “That would be fine, Happy to do it”. Then another telephone call a couple of hours later telling us not to bother, “The Olliver’s have found a flight from Trinidad to Dallas, Texas”. In the early afternoon yet another telephone call from the mission office, “The Ollivers’ decided against the Dallas flight; could you pick them up at 6:30 p.m. at the Vieux Fort airport and help them with accommodations for the night?” “OK, we will be glad to do that”. Plan A: we will invite them to stay with us. Therefore Sister Faux washed the sheets so all would be fresh and clean if they opted to accept our invitation. Plan B: we did find an available room in a local hotel, but had no idea what it look like, if that should be their choice. As we supposed they preferred to stay with us and we are pleased they did so. Thus we turned our bedroom, with easy access to the shower/toilet, and air conditioning, over to them while we slept in the kitchen area on the floor, using the mattresses we had borrowed from the elder’s apartment. We had a nice visit with them and happy we could accommodate them. And they seemed really appreciative of the bed and the meals Dora prepared for them. Because of Liat going on strike by the time the Ollivers’ arrive at their home in Cedar City, Utah they will have been on the road for four days.
Sister Faux: Once again it is Sunday afternoon- where did that week go, time really does fly when you are having fun. I will try to recall the things I accomplished last week. I thought I about had my sewing all finished but then I received more shirts that Elder Taylor wanted tailored. I have turned that into a speedy process and it does not take as much time as when I first became a tailor. Whoever thought I would turn into a tailor. It is fun and makes the elders happy. I finished my 29 aprons, I actually gave away 30 but one was a new one I brought with me and used for a pattern. I made eight aprons for the fathers in the branch and gave them today for Father’s Day. It was fun as they liked them and we were able to take some pictures. I also made a couple of women’s aprons for the women who work in the shop where I buy my material. The one lady asks me for a gift before I go home and the owner asked for a pattern of the apron. I wonder if she will make some aprons to sell, if so I think I need a cut of the profit. The sewing machine is all cleaned up and oiled and ready to put away until someone else comes along ready to sew. Last Sunday we had visitors in our branch, the Miller’s, they said that they had a taxi taking them around down town where we were driving and Elder Faux pulled out and they saw us and said “Oh there is another white couple on vacation”. The taxi driver said “No, he is the minister of their church here on the island”. We must be better known than we think we are and we found that interesting. Last week as we were out to the William home a man was sitting out in the ocean on a little boat of some kind. He was just sitting there and we could see some type of markings or whatever surrounding quite a large area. They told us he was a seaweed farmer and was gathering or farming his seaweed. We had never heard of such a thing before but it looked interesting. Our elders have had their washer broken for a week or two. Last Monday they were here for sometime as they did their email and did their washing. My washer is very slow and about 8 pm the last batch finished. They are getting a new washer but I do not think it is ready just yet. They were here at lunch time so I made scones for lunch. They seemed to enjoy them. Our lastest news is that Swancy William had a baby girl last night. She was born a month early and is tiny 4 lbs and? We will see her tomorrow. Sister Nicholas had her baby in England last night and was another baby girl. I think they come home in August. Our next movie at the church will be this Friday. It is always interesting to see how many turn out. Well that is it for the day, hope everyone has a good week. The Church is true. Sister and Elder Faux