Arrival Of The New Missionaries

As some missionaries get to close to going home they begin to slack off and just coast into the finish of their mission. We are wondering if some at the Service Center are wondering if that is what we are doing or not. This morning we did not show up at the Service Center until after 10:00 a.m. and we left to head home at 3:30 p.m.. Of course there were legitimate reasons when we came in late and why we left early and they all focused around Skype, phone calls and a video conference.

We use Google Hangout with one of children every Thursday morning before heading to the office, but this morning we ended up also FaceTiming another one of children. On top of that our contact at Church Headquarters asked us to give him a call. Apparently our Self-Reliance Area, along with one other, is doing so well with the Senior Couples they are going to take more of a hands off approach with us. We can call them if we need, but they will not be contacting us or being part of our monthly Area Video Training Meeting. We also had a Skype call with one of the Self-Reliance Missionaries in Hong Kong.

When we got to the office the air conditioner was still not working and they said that it would not be fixed until this afternoon. This afternoon they came and said the repair company was so busy that they would not make it there until tomorrow. It was a good thing that we were going home because we were very warm.

This afternoon we had the Asia Area Self-Reliance Committee Meeting, that is held in Hong Kong, which we join via a video link. We have enjoyed being part of this committee and watching the chairman, one of the Area Presidency, direct the work. The current chairman is Elder David Evans and he is very soft spoken, but also has a keen understanding of the ways of the kingdom. This was likely our last time attending this meeting.

On the way home from our office we stopped at the Mission Office to get a picture of the Manila Temple for our Institute Class. We timed it right and got to meet the seven new Elders that just arrived today. They are from a variety of places, and one is from England. We wish that we could understand Khmer better to see if he speaks with a British accent.