Saturday, July 25, 2015

Thank you, Desk, Practice, Singing, and another day at the beach



Children in the neighborhood loved  the suckers that Val Roger made and sent to them.


The welding on the desk is done.


Staining the back and seat of the desk.  The kid on the right is a star rugby player.  He is big and strong.

This is Jordan and he did most the painting and staining on the desk.





The desk will be red.

Practice for the opening ceremony of the Common Wealth Games that will be played September 5-11.




Saying thank-you.

They wanted more  then one.


Young man practicing .

This is the music I hear during the day.  Where else can you work and hear this?



Saturday at the beach.  We snorkeled around this island.  It was work getting back to the beach.

Brother & Sister Jackson and Brother and Sister Ellsworth.


A hard day after snorkeling.

Lunch under the fale.  Sister Jacobs and Sister Schafermeyer.

 

The Cave pool.   Fresh spring water.
Enjoyed swimming in the ocean by the cave pool.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

More Samoan Cooking, Class Rooms, Elder Gillette Chair Project, Track and Field Day

Some of  the young ladies I help teach.

The 11th and 12th grade students have to pass a government Samoa cooking test.  So here we go again with two days of cooking.

Getting the fish ready.

Getting the coconut out of the shell.  The use the cream in a lot of soups they make.

Chicken.  The basket were made  earlier.


Getting the fire ready.  That means getting the rocks good and hot.  Some of the rocks are place inside the pigs.




When the food is done they put them in this basket.

These time the just grilled the fish on hot rocks.

They brought these chicken from home.



They are all very good at weaving.

Taking the feather of the dead chickens.






Grilling some chicken on hot rocks.





This is chicken curry being cooked over the fire.  This is pretty good.





Moving hot rocks for inside the pig.






They put everything in the hot rocks and the banana leafs on top and cook.  It cooks so fast.

The pig is done.  The pig is good too.
 




More steps in getting the fish ready.



When all the fires are going it is so smoky





Students just having fun.

Lunch is ready.  Brother Rasch.

Elder Gillette like the Samoan Food.
 






Some of the students I help teach.  Elaine is in the green shirt.


She made chicken curry that day and it was very good.



The start of Elder Gillette desk.
Elder Gillette welding class.  The students did some of the welds.





Sister Williams and some more of young lady that are always taking to me.  I am getting to know a lot of them now.  Some of them come up and talk to me every day.  That helps to get to know there names.

The desk is about done.

The girl on the left was the one who found my money and return it.  Jenne.

Welding Class.  They really like Elder Gillette

Having lunch with these young ladies.
Track and field day. We are House1(team1) are color is yellow.  We had to wear yellow shirts.

Races.  Most of them do not wear shoes.

Long jump.


Go Team Yellow.







You can see are apartment in the back ground.


Where did Elder Gillette go?




Elder Gillette got pictures of Elaine on the ground.  I was running over to her.

These young man were trying to help her to get up.  That when she stopped breathing.  Never been so scared in my whole life.  She is doing good.  I  know my prayer was answered.