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| OUR YOUNGER SUMMER READERS |
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| OUR OLDER SUMMER READERS |
#3: 75 summer reading students : We had a day of excellence and celebrations. We performed reading and singing and now I have 75 new friends that make sure they wave and holler at me from across campus, or down town or wherever they see me. The other senior sister that got the ball rolling on this effort has written” Book of Mormon Little Books” that are leveled readers and it was so fun to mix state and church!! You can find her site on Pinterest -FYI
#2-1 CYCLONE IAN:
1/11/2014 we were in the path of a Cyclone heading to Tonga. You get extra food, you get extra water. You decide how far you live from the temple,
in case you need to head there, and then you watch the track and pray for all
to survive. Only one life was taken
which is miraculous! This ended up hitting the Tongan Islands north of us called
Ha’api and 90% of the homes received damage - affecting all of the 8,000
population. If you see a roof intact in the picture below, it is on an LDS
church or a missionary quarter as they were the ONLY buildings not
damaged. Many tender stories are being
collected as the Lord’s hand is evident in their recovery. While we were safe, we are still affected and
have watched the widows mite be
collected and donated by the good saints here on Tongatapu Island. We are
talking 100s of truckloads of
clothing and supplies donated, and
stuffed on a ship, from the 14 stakes here, from people who have very little
to spare. It was a tear jerker to
behold!! #1: Last week, another effort was made here to gather up 500 loaves
of bread and send on a plane. The
bread was the “touch of home” that lifted spirits, even for the moment, to help
them continue on as they live in tents & regroup & rebuild. The stake taro
crop was harvested to send to them and it was a BUMPER crop to no one’s
surprise! It’s an ongoing effort as many
still occupy churches & schools.
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| LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS ON TONGATAPU DISCUSS LOCAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE ISLANDS OF HA'APAI |
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| PUTTING THE MISSIONARIES TO WORKS LOADING RELIEF SUPPLIES ON THE BOAT |
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| WATER IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY AFTER A HURRICANE/SYCLONE |
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| THE TONGATAPU LDS CHURCH RELIEF EFFORT WAS AMAZING. HUNDREDS OF TRUCKS LIKE THESE ARRIVED AT THE WHARF WITH DONATED FOOD AND CLOTHING |
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| BANANAS ARE PLENTIFUL ON TONGATAPU BUT ALL DESTROYED ON HA'APAI |
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| TONS OF DONATED FOOD |
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| THIS IS THE SHIP THAT WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY |
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| LINES OF TRUCKS ARRIVING ALL DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT |
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| NOTHING IS TOO SMALL TO DONATE |
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| HARD WORKING BRETHREN FROM THE 14 STAKES ON TONGATAPU |
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| AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. THIS WAS HER SAFE HAVEN! |
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| 90% OF THE ISLAND LOOKED LIKE THIS. NOTICE THE LDS CHURCH IN THE BACKGROUND. THE ONLY BUILDINGS THAT SURVIVED WERE LDS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES |
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| THIS WAS A BRAND NEW METHODIST CHURCH |
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| HIS FACE TELLS IT ALL |
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| EVEN WITH ALL THE LOSS THERE ARE SMILES ON THEIR FACES |
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| STILL SMILING! |
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| A SMALL ISLAND WITH LARGE WAVES FROM THE CYCLONE |
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| OUR PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TUPOU ARRIVES TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND START THE MISSIONARIES WORKING TO ASSIST |
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| UNLOADING THE BOAT WITH RELIEF SUPPLIES FROM TONGATAPU |
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EVERYONE PITCHES IN AND FORMS A LINE TO UNLOAD
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| 500 LOAVES OF BREAD HEADED FOR HA'APAI THE BREAD OF LIFE |
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