This was our last week at MTC. We fly to Germany tomorrow morning, leaving here at 5 am and arriving in Frankfurt on Tuesday, the 14th at 7:20am. You can see us trying to show the area of our responsibility. This week training has centered more welfare and humanitarian services, and it will be a real opportunity to help other people. We didn't realize how much the church is doing throughout the world to aid and help others. However the church's focus is not to give aid, but rather to give aid that can be sustained and be on going. It truly is a program to help others become self reliant, and then in turn to help others become self reliant. The scope of the aid is amazing and impressive. The Brodericks left for the Cape Verde islands on Friday, and the Pages leave for the Czech Republic. We have received an email that both have arrived safely. We have enjoyed the all missionaries we have met here, all very accomplished in their fields and a lot of fun to be with. I foresee us remaining in contact with them for a long time to come.
We had a special treat this morning when Holly called and ask if she could stop by on her way with her friends to Long Beach CA. Our visit was short ,but great she is a special little person.