Leaving for Crimea

The hot water is back on. This is the condition of the water for about two hours after it came on. This is after cleaning the pipes!










The new Mission President and his family arrived the first of July. They have 3 sons that they brought with them. Jordan 17, Morgan 14and Slade 9. It will be a real challenge for them to keep the kids busy and to get all the mission work done. Sister S. will probably not travel as much as Sister Davis did. But this first week they have been gone. The Pres. left last Sat. and are traveling with the family throughout the mission field, so the boys will get some idea of the area and meet the missionaries. The Davis traveled almost 3000 miles every six weeks to hold interviews, zone conf, etc., don't think the Stin. will do that much together.



The normal metro cars are these plain blue and yellow ones. But every once in a while you can see a colorful one. This white one is decorated with computers. We have also seen one for Snickers and another for Rochen product, mainly cakes. Will have to see if I can catch their pictures. They come in and leave so fast one has to be ready for the snap!



We will be going by train back to the Southern end of Ukraine. Will be gone for almost two weeks. Will be giving our health presentations and visiting hospitals and clinic. It should be a busy few days. The last day will be in Yalta Crimea. That is where the WWII treaty was signed so will be doing a little historical touring for one day. We will then fly back into Kiev. We pray that you are all doing well. We know that a lot is going on - but stay in contact with each other.




This is a KBAC truck. They are all over the city. They dispense a drink made out of bread, water, sugar (maybe some barley seeds) and yeast. They start appearing the first of the summer and the liquid is just added to as it is depleted. I can only imagine what you are drinking by the end of the summer. It probably really ferments good from all the heat. Some of the missionaries I hear are drinking this stuff! Sounds almost like a beer receipe to me. Sometimes I wonder if missionaries really don't do STUPID things. We tell them no --- but!



Thought this was a interesting fountain.

We went to the Lee's for a fourth of July celebration. The Senior couples met at their home for a potluck dinner. We then played a game and then just sat around telling about our most embarrassing experiences and then one of our most spiritual. It was a good time together - there are some great senior couples here. Give the kids hugs and kisses for us. Luv, M&D