Saturday March 2, 2012 ~ Day 2
What a wonderful two days!!! Thank you to the Bowcutts for arranging this event for all of us!
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| Elder Bowcutt in front of the cottage the President stayed in. |
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| President Martino and Elder Roberts cooking breakfast in the cottage |
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| Patti, Elder Jewkes and Elder Bowcutt enjoying breakfast |
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| Patti waiting to pack the care to start another day of visiting |
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| Sister Martino, Patti and Sister Jewkes |
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| Elder & Sister Jewkes |
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| Mango tree in blossom |
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| President and Sister Martino with members in Gabaldon |
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| Mother and daughter members |
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| Family on their motorcycle |
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| President Martino talking to a man who makes wooden beds |
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| The mechanics working on a jeepney |
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| President Martino and Sister Garcia talking to this sister about setting a goal to go to the temple with her family |
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| Sister Martino with a father and his daughter |
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| Patti with this shy little boy |
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| A less-active mother and her son |
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| President Martino talking to this young man about being baptized |
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| Elder Jewkes was getting tired |
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| Sister Bowcutt on the ground with this sweet little girl who was picking up the green mangos |
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| Sister Martino Talking to another little gir | l |
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| Elder Jewkes visiting with a little girl |
Before we went to Bugnan, Sister Garcia showed us all how to eat Balut.
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| The egg with the chicken in side is hard boiled. She picked the top of the shell and suck the juice out of it first |
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| She continued to pull the shell away and eat the inside |
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| She said that it tasted like chicken with egg . . . I couldn't watch her eat it!! |
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| President's reaction to the Balut |
Off to the river to cross to Bugnon . . .
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| A family taking their gathered fire wood home from the river |
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| Sister Roberts' umbrella died! |
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| President & Sister Martino and Elder Bowcutt with their umbrellas. We knew we would need them for this trip. They helped to shade us from the hot sun! |
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| Elder Roberts and Elder Jewkes walking to the rafts |
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| A man pulling a raft to the river bank |
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| The rafts are the transportation from one side of the river to the other. During typhoon season a raft is the only way to get across the river. |
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| A young boy pulls the raft across the river ~ the river is not high at this time of year. And yes, the boy does not have clothes on! |
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| Wade enjoying the ride across the river |
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| Sister Roberts takes a trike up the road to the village |
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| Jeepneys are another form of transportation in the village |
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| Patti and I rode a trike from the river ~ my first trike ride here in the Philippines |
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| Sister Roberts, Sister Garcia and Elder Roberts waiting for everyone in the shade |
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| Community comfort room (out house) |
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| Young boys playing in front of a home in Bugnon |
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| President & Sister Martino with a less-active sister |
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| Marivie, member, Sister Garcia, Sister Roberts, Elder Bowcutt and Elder Roberts |
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| The home of the sister we were visiting. |
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| President & Sister Martino with a member and her daughter |
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| Sisters Garcia, Bowcutt and Martino with their new hats |
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| President and Sister Martino |
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| The senior couples arriving at the Grospe home for lunch |
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| Sister Grospe cooked lunch for us. It was delicious and authentic Filipino Food! |
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| Sister Grospe putting more food on the table. |
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| Sister Grospe meeting President & Sister Martino |
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| Enjoying lunch Patti, Sisters Bowcutt, Roberts, Gropse, Martino and Marivie |
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| An electric fan given to the Grospe family from the Angeles Mission. I'm not sure how long they have owned it ~ but it works! |
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| Resting before our member devotional at the Gropse home |
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| President Martino, Elder Roberts, Elder Bowcutt & Elder Jewkes. Notice that this home has a dirt floor. Looking towards where the picture window will someday be. |
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| Rudy Grospe and President Martino |
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| Patti and Marivie became fast friends! |
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| Another home in Bugnon |
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| Another home |
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| Doorway into another home |
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| The power meters |
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| Going to the member devotional |
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| This is how the men dress when they are working outside. This man is raking the rice while it dries on the cement. This is actually a basketball court, |
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| Sister Martino getting a power nap while waiting for the member devotional to start. |
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| President Martino introducing the movie "Only a Stonecutter" which was shown at the member devotional. He was talking to the members about sacrificing to come to church. It is very expensive for these people to cross the river and then get a ride to the church ~ about 6+ miles. |
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| Sister Grospe with an less-active sister |
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| All of the senior couples (in back) with all of the members that attended the afternoon devotional |
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| Elder Roberts with a couple of kids watching the movie. He loves the kids!! |
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| Patti with two of members at the devotional. |
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| We visited this sister earlier in the day. She brought each of us a shell necklace that she made for us. What a special gift of love! |
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| Patti with this special sister |
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| Sister Roberts with her necklace |
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| Sister Bowcutt and this sweet sister |
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| Sister Martino with her necklace and the lady who made it |
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| Sister Jewkes with the Grospes |
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| The members all walked back to the river with us to say goodbye. |
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| Patti with Rudy Grospe ~ he carries his bike across the river and then rides it to church each week. |
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| Boarding the raft to go bak to our cars on the other side of the river |
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| Waving goodbye to our new friends |
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| As we crossed the river we waved and called back "Hurrah for Israel" |
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| Patti, Elder & Sister Jewkes riding back across the river |
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| This picture was sent to Patti by one of the members ~ taken by the members as we were pulled back across the river. |
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