It is a never ending battle keeping bugs at bay when you live in a tropical climate. Right now the bugs are winning as we have termites in our apartment. Hopefully we can get rid of them and fix the leaky pipe in the laundry room as well. This is the same pipe that was leaking a couple of months ago and was "fixed" Filipino style with duct tape and wire. Maybe this time we can get it fixed right.
Our duties this week mainly were preparing the house in Camiling for the new senior couple who will arrive in just 10 days. We have been shopping for furniture and getting things ready for them. This week is a deep clean and move everything in. We can't wait to welcome Elder and Sister Pugh.
We were invited to our 12 year old neighbor's "house" to meet her cousin. This house is made of whatever materials they could scrounge, no electricity or running water--for that matter no bathroom either. It was a humbling experience that made us grateful for all of our many many blessings. We hope for this family. We pay the kids a few pesos to do things for us, we hope we can teach them self reliance rather than to be beggars.
We leave you with a quote from Sister Bonnie Parkin, former General Relief Society President:
"Knowing who you are changes what you do." That is the answer we think to the beggars next door.
Mahal Kita
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| Jeepney of the Week--For Mark and his Grandpa |
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| For our horse loving grandchildren. That's the size of horses in the Philippines |
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| Caribau--pronounced care a bow as in ow |
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| Another Walmart on wheels |
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| Our Baptism board for 2015 |
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| Elders Thacker and Ronquillo are such a help. Hehe |
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