Elder Ohira
Elder Lay
Elder Ellsworth left us on Dec 20th.
Sister Dotson also left on Dec 20th.
Leaving them at the airport.
The next evening, we had 3 new missionaries arrive; two Sisters and one Elder.
Sister Inoue (on right) with her trainers, Sisters Yoshida and Asato.
Sister Kimura (on left) with her new trainer, Sis Tanaka.
Elder Stickney (on Right) with his trainer, Elder Shin'no.
Eating lunch with the new missionaries and their trainers before leaving for their new areas.
Sister Kimura
Sister Kimura and Sister Tanaka. (I love how missionaries fall in love at first sight with their new companions)
Sis Inoue
Sister Inoue with Sisters Yoshida and Asato.
Elder Stickney
Elder Stickney and Elder Shin'no
The whole group with the Assistants and Gary and me.
After the new missionaries leave the mission home, Gary and I head down to Bus Stop 40--the infamous stop where missionaries transfering to a new area pass through to pick up their new companions and go to their areas. It is fun to go there and watch them all loving to see and visit with each other. We were especially impressed with Elders Taylor and Mizuochi who are always finding new investigators and talking to everyone they meet on the street-even when they would like to be talking to the other missionaries.
Elder Price (green coat) with Gary as his companion because he is going home, saying goodby to Elders Lundell and Watanabe.
Sisters Chikamori, Kitade, Yoshizawa and Bohnet & Gary at Bus Stop 40.
Gary with Elder Lundell and Sister Tehei. (no they are not companions-just a random picture)
Because of an airline blackout week, we had to send home two American missionaries early in the week to get them home before Christmas. Two more went home on the normal transfer day at the end of the week who were staying in Japan. This picture is the Skiyaki Dinner the night before they leave the mission.
No comments:
Post a Comment