January has gone by really fast and I have been quite delinquent in writing in my blog. I am not going to try and remember lost days but I will write about this week.
Monday was our 49th anniversary. It is hard to believe that next year will be our 50th. We got a call from Sister Vacianna that "Food for the Poor" was trying to get ahold of us. She said they had a form that we needed to get from them. We thought that we would be going to St. Ann's Infirmary with the Whiteheads, but the truck that was suppose to deliver the washing machines, refrigerator and freezer and other kitchen items put us on hold until next Monday. Wayne needed some electrical parts so we picked those up for him and then headed to St. Ann's to pick up the form from "Food for the Poor". We had received some rice and beans in November so we were not expecting to get more food but they had food and some books for us. After they loaded up our truck we drove up to Lime Hall to talk to Wayne about the passing of his mother and drop off the electrical supplies. We then went home long enough to unload the smaller items and then picked up the Elder's so that they could help Brian carry in the 110 lb. bags of rice and beans. Elder Jones and Elder Cox had not had a chance to e-mail their families so we told them they could use our computers. We fixed them some French toast for dinner and then delivered them back to the Vacianna's for FHE. It was pouring rain but we decided to stop at the store and get some bags so that we could package the rice, beans, cornmeal, and TVP. It is nice to be able to help the families with these extra commodities.
Tuesday morning we dropped Elder Cox's watch off at his apartment and then headed out to the Sister's to do an apartment check. On the way home we decided to go out to Sister Thompsons and look at her stove. We called the elders to see what their plans were because we knew that Elder Jones used to work for Sears in their appliance section. We thought this would be a good service project for them. All their appointments had fallen through so we picked them up and drove out to Sister Thompsons. Because the oven wasn't working, we thought the problem might be with the thermostat. When we went looking for parts, no one had that part. They said we could get a part in Montego Bay but we figured that Sister Thompson could not afford the $160 part even if we were to pick it up after zone meeting. Brian did some research on the stove problem when we got home and decided that we should check the igniter first. That would be a lot less expensive part to replace if we could even find that part! After we dropped the elders off, we drove over to Rohan's to drop some books off for their school and then stopped in to see how the Llewellans were doing. We had a nice visit and then headed home for the evening.
Today we drove to Montego Bay for zone meeting. We left home at 6:50 so that we could pick up the elders. Zone meetings are always good. This one was particularly good. On the way home we drove to Brown's Town to drop off a check to one of our sisters and also take some food to two other families. We then took the elders to Sister Alexander's cook shop. I had called her the day before to tell her that we would be bringing the elders up with us and I also asked her what time they close. When we got there, she had made us some sweet and sour chicken. It was delicious. I love it when I don't have to go home and cook. We all enjoyed the meal. We didn't get home until after 6:00. I made some cookies for seminary tomorrow because we are leaving for Falmouth early in the morning to visit with the Greensides.
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| Sister Garrett and Sister Thompson. Sister Thompson is from Jamaica and joined the church a year before her mission. |
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| The Ocho and Port Antonio Elders with Sister Garrett. This was our district before they split us. |
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| This is the North Coast Zone. Three sisters were added to the zone and they are serving in Montego Bay. Next to Sister Wilkinson is Elder Lewis and Elder Lewis. They are both serving in Port Antonio. The tall Elder Lewis is from Jamaica and the broad Elder Lewis who is also tall is from Georgia. |
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| I wish you could see all the houses in this little complex. One of our sister's lives here with the rest of her family. There are several homes that kind of surround a grassy area. They are all related. They do their wash by hand. |
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