Caroline, one of our volunteer assistants who's sitting in the middle, has been working for us and then on Wednesdays has been volunteering at the hospital clinic in hopes of getting a job there. She is a single mother and when she joined the church her family threw her out, which is so un-Samoan. She currently lives with the bishop whose family helps take care of her little girl, Molly. Well last Tuesday she got a call from the hospital asking her to come in and pick up her employment packet. She was so excited she asked me to take her to the hospital to pick it up during our lunch break. The other two girls, Fara and Estelle were excited for her and asked if they could come along. I took them to McDonalds to celebrate. They were like children with excitement. When McDonald's came into view they said, "There it is." the way my own children used to. It was a fun day!
The couple missionaries planned a day at the beach on Saturday back to Virgin Beach where we went last week. It was such a lousy day that only 5 of us went. I've learned that the weather changes so often and it's so warm that a little rain shouldn't scare you away. Well it was a lovely day on the other side of the Island. Overcast occasionally, and a few raindrops now and again, but otherwise, gorgeous!
It's one of the prettiest places I've been. I took some unusual pictures. The cyclone that hit the Island a few years ago toppled a lot of trees, but many of them just sent down new roots and just kept growing as you will see. Hope you enjoy.
5 different varieties of star fish. We put them in shallow water to take the picture then replaced them in the rocks in the ocean.
The softest sand I have ever felt!
Things just grow here, blown over or not!
The boys think you and the giant tree are pretty cool!
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