Thursday, February 27, 2014

          Buses brought people to the temple for day trips and there were a dozen or more who were here for the first time with their friends and family.  It kept us busy and it was a great day.  While I was walking in the dark tonight, the people waiting for their buses to pick them up roamed the parking lot and gathered in clusters to visit in the warm evening.  It kept me in good company.  I gave Glade a haircut tonight so was late getting out to exercise.  He went to the fitness center this afternoon and loved his swim in the sun!

          The photo below is of the sweet North American nurses who come to the temple every week.  They serve the missionaries here in Tegucigalpa and probably have a broader perimeter than I know about.  They have a car out of necessity and have overcome the driving challenges—or rather they have just learned to “go with it” and hope for the best! 

I had a great visit with them outside as they were leaving and it was wonderful to have English-speaking sisters to actually talk to and communicate with.  They are both from Utah, so it was like talking to someone from home.  They have known each other for a long time and worked together in nursing before this mission.  They each lost their husbands about four years ago and decided last year to serve a mission together using their nursing skills.  They experience the same issues I do with the language and I felt in good company with them as we shared our challenges in trying to communicate.  It was encouraging to me to know that others are in the same boat and I am not rowing alone.

Great Ladies!!

I am happy for new friends!