Saturday 18 June 2016

June 19th

Happy Father's day from Stunning Fiji!!!!

Viewing the Somosomo Strait. 

Morning mists..




Elder Forbush and Elder Jones ...


District Lunch...

Waiting for everyone to arrive...

Our visiting Zone Leaders, Elder Amai and Elder Kubera.

Waiting for the Sisters...

Hello Sisters! Sister Teitiaki and Sister Elias...

Enjoying our meal ...


Our district Leader Elder Grimaud starts our meeting....

A  paper toss is compared to the action of inviting...

Learning and growing together...



Everyone participates...

Back row:Elder Sooula, ElderAmai, Elder Forbush, Elder Kubera.
Front Row: Sister Elias, Sister Teitiaki, Elder Albert, Elder Grimaud, Elder Jones, and Elder McKee.


Elder Grimaud.


A Full moon...


 Flowers everywhere on the Garden Island.























A Yellow Belly Spider.



Sister Laite is preparing lunch for the Seminary and institute teachers, as they have their training day. Taro leaves hold crush fish and are sautéed in Coconut milk.

Complete fishes are cooked with onion..

She is a wonderful cook!


Cool juice complement her meal.
Brother Stanford has a look at the drilling rig in the Vuna Area.



Information about the progress of the boar hole is given.

The family is eager to hear of the LDS Charity contributions to improve their water supply.


The area is viewed...




Next to Navakawau to show LDS charities  how their tents donations are being utilized.


It is wonderful to see the families have turned the tents into homes.



They have added sheets of aluminum roofing to increase the space.

Each family is proud to show off their home.

This is a float that the men take with them when they dive for fish. Their catch is placed in the floating drum as well as equipment needed.

The Navakawau boar hole is ready. Now preparations to place pipes are being made to transport the water to the villagers. What a blessing this will be. This will supply 400+ homes with water.





This is the holding tank for the water.



Pipes will bring the water to the homes below.

The holding tank is high on the hill above the villagers.


Everyone works together to make the Koro (village) run smoothly.


The school students are pleased to see us!


Brother Stanford sees the donated kindergarten kits are being well used.



Making pencil toys...

Checking the water situation at the school with the School master (principal)

The school has a choice location over looking the ocean.

This classroom was recently completed.


The children love to be photographed.

They will sing, dance, do somersaults, whatever it takes to get a photo taken.




These children started singing "Father Abraham" for Brother Stanford.

As they did the actions to the song...

They were delighted to have Brother Stanford join them!


Wonderful Fijian Children!






We stopped at the Blow holes on the way back to Soqulu.

School was over for the day. Vuna School children were heading home...

South Taveuni children were also walking to the bus.



                                     What a pleasure to have Frank here in Taveuni!
Our Somosomo Branch Party was a great success.

Volleyball..

And a movie..

Treats were brought...

And Popcorn served...

We went through 4 kgs of popcorn tonight...
Elder Vermeeren may be shaking a  popcorn pot in his sleep tonight...

The movie "Johnny Lingo" was shown.



Everyone enjoyed the night...




Shasha found it a little late for him.

Our sweet young women helped clean up the mess.

A wonderful evening was had by all.


Fiji Friends...





Fiji Tapa cloth paintings!



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