QUARTERLY UPDATE! JUST CANNOT SEEM TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS!

OK, so I hear that a picture is worth 1000 words. I am counting on that because I am primarily posting pictures this evening, and will try to add some stories in the next few days.

THE CES OFFICE BUNCH CELEBRATION

One of the real treats at lunch time involves 1/4 loaf of unsliced bread which is halved and filled with cheese, meat and relishes. We think it is just about as good as it sounds, but our office buddies were anxious to see slim Elder Warr navigate a "QUARTER"!

Fellow CES employees and Senior Missionaries 

Brother Arendse and Students

Irene and Bassel Arendse with their students in their humble but
warm home in Johannesburg after an Institute Lesson

We have come to love this humble couple who teach

Young Adults in a simple loving way!

South Africa has some pretty cute domestic animals, as well.
We have had lots of fun with this Jack Russell Terrier family.
(Don't tell Rags)

A real banana tree in our backyard! The bananas got yellow,
but weren't the best we've ever tasted.

These Institute students just had a class on "Marriage and the
Eternal Family", a favorite topic for young adults everywhere. 

CULTURE FAIR 2016
 

One of our Stakes holds an annual Cultural Fair. This is so enjoyed because Africa is such a mix of cultures and languages. The little girl at the top is modeling one of the fancy hairstyles you see on lots of little ones. The picture at the bottom is of one of the Bishops in the area at this years' Fair with his wife and family. We have had lots of opportunities to cross paths with them, and they are some of our favorite people, The Makasi's.

THE VOORTREKKER MONUMENT IN PRETORIA

This story is so fascinating to us. At close to the time our Mormon Pioneers were traveling west, there were South African "Voortrekkers" traveling north from Cape Town to what would soon become Pretoria. This monument is dedicated to them, and the murals within track their adventures with the travel, which were very similar to those of our Pioneers. The clothing depicted is so similar to that worn by "our" pioneers, you could almost think the memorial is dedicated to them!