Our Mission Experience in Vanuatu

Family and Friends!!!   Hello again from the beautiful Island of Vanuatu! We can’t believe we have only 5 days of October remaining, although, most of you have 6 who are living in North America!   Seeing as we are a day ahead of all our family and friends in the USA.   This week my grandson Tate asked me one of my favorite questions when he spoke to me via Marco Polo.   He said: “ how is tomorrow?” (flashing a big smile).   I loved Grants questions also, he said: “ how are you doing and what are you doing ?” Well, tomorrow is always a blessing.   It is another day to do what I love doing.   I love putting on my nametag every day.   It reminds me that I am representing the Lord and I have the wonderful privilege of ministering and loving in the Saviors name to the beautiful people of Vanuatu. Grant, you ask how are we doing?   So good!   What are we doing?   Well, that is the purpose of this letter.   Papa and I agreed th...

Hello Family & Friends, We continue to learn and grow each day.   One of our main responsibilities is to minister to the youth and young single adults in our locations.   The Savior taught the importance of ministering to the one, which is what we are trying to do each day in the Vanuatu Port Vila mission.  Here's a few simple ways that we are finding to do this.  We had the opportunity to attend a seminary class taught in one of the units.  The class had some 16-18 students in this small room.  The teacher was a sister who does so much in the church, holding down many callings.   As she was teaching, Darleen and I were sitting at the back of the class observing.  At one point Darleen noticed that several of the young men were not actively participating in the discussion/message.  So she naturally just got up and sat right next to them and opened up her phone to let them read along with the scriptures that were being taught...

Halo Family and Friends, Math class on Monday night Here’s an update from Vanuatu, Port Vila from your favorite missionary couple!  Elda Lovelace and I have been teaching a math class every Monday.  This past week our focus was on Number and Set Theory.  We LOVE the enthusiasm of our students; especially when they start to compete.  We ask a question and all of them start shouting out answers.  It is an absolute JOY to see them enjoy learning.  As part of the SIS (Succeed in School) program the  Math class on Monday night students are provided a snack.  I made Banana Bread, and they loved it so much they were begging me to bring it again.  We teach the Intermediate class which is 6-8 graders.  There is a  foundational class meeting the same hour being taught by another lady for 4-5 graders.  On Mondays we have Math and on Fridays they have Reading.  We have another Unit who are also functioning, and their classes are on We...