I got to my apartment around 10PM yesterday. The first picture is of the Nambi Desert near Johannesburg. The second picture is me with Evelyn. She has a booth at an outdoor market. I bought the basket I am holding from her. I told her she was the first person I had bought something from in Zimbabwe. The people I have met today have been so kind and polite. I'm not feeling any jet lag. It has been a great first day.
On Friday, I attended a "Handover" with the Humanitarian Missionaries, Chris and Leslie Meacham. The Church built 2 new buildings with 2 classrooms in each building plus 1 bathroom facility for the Rujeko Primary School. They supplied desks and whiteboards for these 4 classrooms plus 2 existing classrooms. They supplied a borehole for water and solar for the new buildings. A Handover is a ceremony where the Church turns it all over to the school. This was an amazing day. Can you see my joy? Here is a picture of one of the classroom's exterior and interior. This is the ablution facility, the boys and girls bathrooms. When one of the speakers was describing what the Church had donated, they mentioned that the ablution had flushable toilets. The ceremony included speakers from the school, community and Senator C Z Tawengwa....
It's always a good week when I get to hold a baby. Her name is Star. We had Primary training at the Primary President's home yesterday. She made delicious crepes. I am teaching the younger children in Primary and enjoying it so much. This is Elsie. She is 19 and was baptized last week. It was chilly outside so I know the water was cold, but she didn't seem to notice. The "font" is the big bathtub behind us. At church, I sit with my friend Rosemary and her children Bradley (6) and Lorraine (4). I helped her do some family history this week and she will be able to do ordinances for her parents and grandparents when the temple opens, which may be into 2026 at this point. Lorraine has been in a few pictures that I have posted. She discovered my old skin while sitting in Sacrament Meeting and made some worms. Here are a few more pictures taken at the Nut...
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