We are learning our way around little by little. There were several things we had to do to be able to stay here on the island for our mission. We had to get a bank account, get registered with city hall and register at the foreign office. These were all important but hard to get to and figure out the instructions! However, Mike has enough spanish that it helped us get out of some jams. He has also excelled in his driving skills, maneuvering the traffic and parallel parking in tiny spaces.
The church is strong here in our branch. The people are wonderful and the youth we work with are very fine young people. They have all helped us and welcomed us. They have expressed their love for us from the first day! We hope that we can make a difference by supporting the young people and visiting many that are not coming. It is a testimony to us of those that do come out to church because it is not physically easy to get there. Many ride the train or the bus and then walk a way to come.
The missionaries are great here! What wonderful young men. They have strong testimonies and are an inspiration to us.
Here are some pictures of the area where we live and some of the people we have met!
The city hall of Orotava we got to see today.
Love to our family and friends back home. We miss them a lot.
