Cyprus Kiddles

  Greetings from the busy world of Cyprus missionaries. The last few weeks have flown by with little time to write in our blog.  We have had wonderful sweet experiences with members and missionaries.  We have had several visits with members and learned of their strengths and struggles.  We had 2 fine young Africans baptized here in Larnaca, 3 children of a member sister in Nicosia were miraculously able to be baptized and today a baptism is moving forward in Limassol (about an hour to the west).  We have had Preparation Day outings with our branch missionaries and with the whole group of Cyprus missionaries during the visit of President and Sister Nelson, and have examined some of the amazing sites of Cyprus.   (Most of the pictures below are from our outings.) We have struggled to get things ready for our immigration interview coming up a week from today.  We have made several trips into the bank in Nicosia where the church has accounts in order ...

  Greetings to our Friends and Family We are just returning from a lovely walk along the beach boardwalk, about a 5- minute drive from our apartment. It was about 4:00 pm, lots of people, families out enjoying the sunny afternoon, albeit a cooler temp today than the past. It was probably 63 today. Maybe we’re acclimating but I wore my light down jacket for a layer against the cool breeze coming off the water. It was just glorious January weather. One of many neighborhood orange trees. We’ve had some delightful visits with various branch members this past week. They hail from Liberia, Iran, Congo, Bulgaria, Philippines, and Armenia. It’s so fascinating to hear their stories and experiences but mostly how they encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ and the difference it has made in their lives. It truly is an international congregation of people we are amongst. We’re just happy to be connecting with people following the holidays and their return. We will go to Nicosia tomorrow, the c...

 Holidays and Zone Conference highlight the last couple of weeks.  Branch leaders are busy traveling and getting together with family and friends leaving us a little out of the loop.  But in spite of that we have had some lovely and meaningful interactions with some of the branch members and with missionaries. Our dear Iranian couple that are called Joseph and Maria by the branch have invited us over twice, once with the young missionaries and we have begun new member lessons.   They have been members for over a year but they have such limited English and very little Greek that they don't always fully understand what is being taught.  In spite of that the Spirit is strong and they have wonderful receptive spirits.  It is wonderful to see them touched by the Spirit and share sweet simple testimonies of Jesus Christ and his gospel.  They love company and love to share what little they have.   They live in an architectural marvel of glass, ...