Hello From Harare!

I stayed after church today because there was a baptism.  My friend, Rosemary, stayed also with her children Bradley and Lorraine.  Lorraine is my little shadow whose pictures show up sometimes in my posts.  The program and baptism were held outside and Rosemary, Lorraine and I were sitting on the edge of the patio behind everyone else.  Lorraine was playing in the grass.  I had a roll of masking tape that I had used while teaching the lesson in Primary.  She got a little restless so I stuck two pieces of tape on her ears for earrings.  She wanted a watch so I made her a tape watch.  Then she wanted two watches so I made her another.  Then she wanted me to stick a piece on her hand and she found a flower to stick to it.  Then she wanted some glasses.  I asked Rosemary if Lorraine ever plays dress up.  She has not.  She does not know what dressing up like a princess is all about.  But today, she felt so special and dan...

 I had a flat tire yesterday at the entrance to the market I was going to.  Lucky for me, a man selling toilet paper with his children at the entrance offered to help.  He and 2 other young men got it taken care of.  I paid them well which made their day.  The put their hands over their hearts and thanked me many times over. Because I did not want to travel too far with the spare tire on, I went to church with my friends, Elder Jim Davies and Sister Becky Davies.  I loved being with them in Dombotombo Branch.   Here they are with our Stake President, President Bomba.  He owns a car repair shop and keeps our mission cars up and running.  This little girl is 16 months old and is so small.  The Davies are the mission medical missionaries and are going to try to see if they can get her some medical help so she will grow more.   This is the chapel.  It is attached to a house and is a tarp on 3 sides.  It was chilly ou...

 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...