Dear friends...

Our sweet friends and missionary couple in the Area Office - Elder and Sister Howes (better known as Ralph and Edy) left for home - mission completed and a job "over-the-top" well done.  We don't know a finer couple who knows how to be happy amid crisis and who serves with heart, mind and strength - than the Howes.  You 

will ALWAYS find them smiling and ALWAYS serving.

Elder and Sister Rose invited us for dinner to say goodbye to the Howes.  

Here is the lovely table and yummy meal.

Left:  Edy Howes, Connie Rose, Marge

Ralph and Edy Howes

 The Area Office will ALL miss the Howes, who keep our computers happy - and us too.  We will forever remember that "Computers are our friends!"  Elder Howes

Expats are often quizzed about the food they eat in their foreign country.  I am usually eager to claim that Africa food is quite good and almost everything is available.  Our food choice is excellent here in So. Africa and we generally have no complaints but I have to admit that after recent newspaper articles about Donkey meat (!!!) in hamburger (mince), I have been a bit more selective.  At least it is not monkey meat!

NEW BEGINNINGS

My Young Women did a great job of planning, preparing and presenting our New Beginnings activity.  They are such great girls and I LOVE all of them!!!

 
                                       Future YW 

Jabu (Sijabulilie - means "Happiness") comes by a couple of times a week to give me a Zulu lesson.  She attends college now and is an excellent example of a wonderful young woman.  This cutie just turned 19!  Growin' up!