Whole Month of October

We have been so busy getting things finished up so we can leave to go home that we have not had time to work on our blog. So we’ll put the whole month in this one.

Not a lot happened this month during the first 3 weeks. 

We invited the first counselor over one Sunday when his wife and baby came to visit.

We visited at the home of our friends that have the hardware store and the husband builds things for us.

It’s Jacaranda blossoming time again.

Sister Chipfuamiti did not get to go through the Temple when she was at the MTC so the mission had made arrangements for her to go now. Sister Kusina went with her to Nairobi.

That was a great opportunity for her.

Then Sister R. decided we needed some shelves in the closets at the church. So we spent a day building those.

The highlight of the month was a visit from Elder & Sister Schwab. They serve in the Chyulu area of the Mission.

We had a great time with them. 

We took them to the Cultural Heritage Center,

the Shanga,

the Snake Park,

and the Maasai Cafe.

We had a great time showing them around Arusha.

Closed out the month with a Branch Activity for the members to say goodbye to us.

It actually ended up being a combination of Sister R, teaching the Relief Society Sister how to make cakes,

and cooking enough cake for the refreshments for the whole Branch,

showing the Primary video that we have been making over the past several months,

and having the Branch Members dance and sing to us.

We also had some group dancing. That has become a very popular part of every activity we have here.

Then we prepared for our Zone Conference in Dar. More about that conference and the experiences there next month.

All in all it was a great month. Now we need to turn our attention toward getting ready for our trip to the Johannesburg Temple with the members.