We were so excited to read Melissa's message on facebook! Mike has been aware enough to recognize them and remember events. How grateful we are to a Father in Heaven who hears and answers prayers. Who puts people in positions to help us before we even know we need the help.
We started out this morning with a sacrament meeting at the Casa (MTC building). When we attend conferences we don't get to take the sacrament. We hear so much about the Haitian missionaries and how well prepared they are intellectually and spiritually to serve. They are such humble missionaries. They arrive in suits that surely belonged to someone else - too big, too small - but with the sweetest spirits you've ever felt. The hymns were sung in French, Spanish and English (at the same time!) and were so powerful. It was a blessing to be there.
Then another trek to find yet another stake building. We eventually saw people in church clothes walking along the street so we followed them.. Finally realized they were going back to their cars not to a church. One of them told us where to find the church though so that was extremely helpful. ( Much better than the gps) In this stake they have all of the area presidency so there were a few people there we knew. We had never met Pres. Vinas's wife and though she speaks Spanish she looks American. Elder Bair and his wife (temple president) spoke. They were the only talks I understood most of. Every man and boy over twelve has on a white shirt where ever we go to church meetings.
We are going this afternoon to the Ozama stake to visit with Katty Paulino who is the stake music director in her stake and is teaching a group how to conduct. Alexis Menedez, area office secretary, sings in a mens choir that practices tonight at the Casa so we are planning on being there. Anywhere you can meet people who know music is helpful for us in trying to arrange music being used here in meetings and those who might able to help.
We started out this morning with a sacrament meeting at the Casa (MTC building). When we attend conferences we don't get to take the sacrament. We hear so much about the Haitian missionaries and how well prepared they are intellectually and spiritually to serve. They are such humble missionaries. They arrive in suits that surely belonged to someone else - too big, too small - but with the sweetest spirits you've ever felt. The hymns were sung in French, Spanish and English (at the same time!) and were so powerful. It was a blessing to be there.
Then another trek to find yet another stake building. We eventually saw people in church clothes walking along the street so we followed them.. Finally realized they were going back to their cars not to a church. One of them told us where to find the church though so that was extremely helpful. ( Much better than the gps) In this stake they have all of the area presidency so there were a few people there we knew. We had never met Pres. Vinas's wife and though she speaks Spanish she looks American. Elder Bair and his wife (temple president) spoke. They were the only talks I understood most of. Every man and boy over twelve has on a white shirt where ever we go to church meetings.
We are going this afternoon to the Ozama stake to visit with Katty Paulino who is the stake music director in her stake and is teaching a group how to conduct. Alexis Menedez, area office secretary, sings in a mens choir that practices tonight at the Casa so we are planning on being there. Anywhere you can meet people who know music is helpful for us in trying to arrange music being used here in meetings and those who might able to help.
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