Yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 13, we left to help the Elders at 7:20 AM and got home at 6:45 PM. I think that is the longest Sunday I have ever had except driving to Nakawakawa. We helped the Elders with transport; picked up the sisters and drove them to church, and greeted the members at Labasa. I love all the hugs and kisses the women give me. That’s my favorite part of Sundays. We had picked up some DVDs at the airport the day before we were to distribute to the branches. We tried and tried, but they wouldn’t play on our computers. Finally, we tried them on the church computer, and they worked so Rex set up the projector, and just before sacrament meeting began, he showed the special message from the Pacific Area Presidency presenting the 2016 goals. We left and went to Naduna where we were asked to be the speakers. That is the prettiest spot for a little open church. There were baby ducks in a pen and baby chicks running around with the hens. A perfect breeze was blowing. The view is breathtaking, and the people are some of my favorites. It was fun talking about Christmas and our Savior. Since it was the last time we would see them before Christmas, I read the story of the Savior’s birth from Matthew and Luke. We left after Sacrament Meeting and went to all the meetings at Seaqaqa. Then we talked a little to our PEF students and waited while they had their PEF Priesthood interviews. We enjoyed a visit with Sister Patero. As we were driving home, Rex got the impression we should stop at the chapel to see if the Roths were there. They had mentioned coming to meet with President Bull. They were sitting and waiting in their truck with the air conditioning going full blast. We unlocked the gate and escorted them into the air conditioned Family History Center. We were invited to stay to the meeting where Brother and Sister Stanford taught President Bull about the Humanitarian Aid opportunities in our area. It was an honor and pleasure to sit in on the meeting. According to the weather predictions, we are in the middle of a drought that will last until next November. It is projected that there will be more Cyclones and that they will be much more severe. Even though they will bring rain with them, there will be no other rain in sight. We have been praying for rain, but have only had about 5 light showers/sprinkles in the last 5 months. We noticed yesterday that the sugar cane is suffering and in great need of moisture, as are all the crops, trees, and flowers. We will continue to pray for rain here. It was a full, productive day. Rex didn’t stop there. He started putting together a DVD for the missionaries. I was done. I went to sleep about 7:00 PM.

We are thinking about you and praying for you every day!

Hope you are all happy and well!

Enjoy the holidays!

Love you!

A lot of ducks all in a row.  A grown duck is $30-$40 They are prized possessions here.

The babies are so adorable!

This is a proud rooster.

Such cute baby chicks. They ran so fast and sporadically that it was hard to catch this pict.

This type of clothes line is ingenious! A bamboo pole lowers the line to hang up or take down the clothes or holds it up high to keep away from the animals or so trucks can drive under it to go into the parking lot by the little church; although, we are usually the only vehicle there.