I’m going to really sum this up. It was a whirlwind day. If you think it sounds dizzying, you should have been here. Friday, we said goodbye to the Nakawakawa  group. The Nakawakawa sisters had awakened at 3 am, cleaned, had breakfast, and left everything spotless. Kini's family was leaving later and still using the kitchen so we told them we would come back for our supplies. We took a PEF coupon book to Joana at her home, Facetimed Roxi & Rose, took Sister Kora to the airport and told her goodbye, picked up our new sister missionary and dropped her off at the sister's flat.

Best Friends!

Saying Goodbye to Sister Kora was not easy!

Kora was Fiu's trainer straight out of the MTC. A bond that will last forever!

 I got a text from Nameeta, one of our PEF students, that the money had not been paid to her college yet, and it had to be in Monday before she took her test. I didn’t have Foki’s # so I called Taito, and he handed her the phone. Before we could resolve the problem, I needed access to the invoice and contact info back at the flat. I was upset because Foki had called us to fix the problem as we were going out to door to fly to Suva the week before, but she had told us the first night we were in Suva that Nameeta had sent everything in. Now she needed it again. While I talked to her, Rex gathered all our things at the church. On the way home, we got a call that we needed to be back at the airport right then. While I was frantically finding and gathering all the needed info for Foki, Rex unloaded the truck by himself, and he found Sister Kora had left her glasses. Our phone was totally dead so we had to take the charger & let it charge in the truck. By the time we got back to the airport, the phone was charged enough that, with the engine left running, I could call & give Foki all the info. She had only 2 hours to disperse the money. Hopefully, she got it done. Rex took the glasses in to give to the zone leaders. They gave them to Elder d’Aquin to give to the Nadi zone leaders, to give to the Suva zone leaders to give to Sister Kora. We told Elder d’Aquin goodbye and picked up another sister for Savusavu. We took her the the sister's flat and rushed home to make brownies for the youth activity. We knew the Roths were coming and called them to set up a meeting to give them a wheelchair request Rex had previously helped get filled out at the Labasa hospital. We parked behind the stores because we were taking all the sisters out for Chinese before the two caught the bus. The Roths pulled in right behind us. It was perfect timing! After we gave the Roths the papers, the idea hit us that the Savusavu sisters could ride home with them. The Roths happily accepted. They left to do some errands at the hospital while we all ate, and they got back just after we finished. It worked out perfectly. They could visit with the girls, and no bumpy bus ride nor bus fare. We went to the church and got ready for the youth activity. I taught Kelly keyboarding, we had the youth activity. The grand prize for winning the last volleyball game-the Championship of the Universe- were the extra brownies were. They descended on them like a flock of hungry seagulls. We took the sisters home and dropped into bed before 9 PM. A huge, busy, productive day. We were asleep when a call came at 10 PM telling us to search our truck. Sister Kora had left her glasses. Rex told them they were on their way.

Sister Kora loves my cookies She would take them 3 at a time.

Brother & Sister Woodward, Sisters Kora and Fiu

Saying Goodbye

Sister Kora trained Sister Fiu straight from the MTC. Bonded forever!

Elder Condie from American Fork & Elder Henderson, our zone leaders.

Sister Kora leaving & Sister Aumua, our new sister.
She was in our zone before while she served in Savusavu. 
She helped with the hospital project.

This is the way Rex takes our cold bottles of water to the activities so they don't tip over. Big boy genius.