Youth Fireside

On Sunday, November 8, 2015 the Pohnpei Stake had a Youth Fireside.  All of the speakers were return missionaries from the island.  There were about 230 youth in attendance.  Pohnpei Stake sends more missionaries into the world and any other stake in the Asia North Area and that includes stakes in Korea and Japan.  This is surely a missionary minded stake.  We have about 40 new missionaries entering the mission field this year so far.  It is simply amazing.

Institute/ Seminary Teachers In-Service

 These are all of our Seminary and Institute teachers (minus one). We get together every month to share ideas and instruction. Thy are great teachers and some have been doing it for several years and others are brand new this year.

 I always provide a lunch for them. They travel to the church, some taking an hour to arrive. It is hot and they always appreciate being treated to some new recipes. This day I made "Chinese Sundaes". No one had ever heard of them but they all loved it.

PICS Seminary Class

These are my Seminary kids in the first hour. They give up their lunch break to come to Seminary.

 These kids love their pictures taken. When we get home the camera is coming out no matter what anyone says!
This is my second class. I feel like a proud parent who wants to show too many pictures of their kids. Guess I am, in a way.

 

 

Happy birthday Lenda

On Friday, November 6th we went (along with the Furstenaus) to Cupid's restaurant to celebrate Lenda's 68th birthday.  She ended the evening with a beautiful piece of coconut cake with a candle.  Cupids has a wonderful view of the bay at sunset.

 

 

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Halloween in Pohnpei

Sister Hedgpeth found a fun new guy at the Palm Terrace grocery store.  He was swaying back and forth and singing.  I guess I need to pick up my "appeal" factor or I might be in trouble.  We had wondered if Pohnpeians celebrate Halloween.  They do!  Pohnpeians love to have a party so the wards have activities for the youth.  I don't know if they go door to door to trick or treat like in the States.  But people here know how to laugh and have fun.

Finally! Fresh Produce

We finally got in a shipment of good fruits and vegetables.  Of course the prices are a bit high.  But after a few months on the island you just don't consider price anymore.  You are just happy to have anything fresh and not rotting.  This climate makes it very difficult for the stores to keep good fresh fruits and vegetables.  One of the many challenges of island life.  But as our missionaries like to say "it's all good".  We spent $52 on two bags of produce yesterday and were happy to get it.

 The grape fruit on the left just got here and it is already showing signs of rot.  Typical.

 Apples and pears seem to make the ocean voyage to the island in good shape and they keep well.

Bell peppers (red, green and yellow) stay fresh fairly well.  We freeze peppers and they keep for quite a while.

Moonlight over Pohnpei

We were coming home from a meeting at the Panasang Ward and noticed a huge full moon rising over the Nett Hills.  My little camera didn't really capture the beauty but one can get the idea.  The moon is often hidden behind a cloud cover so this was a rare treat.