Rasmussens in Tarawa
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Abiang
We had a great opportunity to travel to the island of
Abiang, which is located just northwest of North Tarawa where we went in the
fall. This time we were able to use the
mission boat which is much larger and much more comfortable with cushioned
benches. The seven senior missionaries went with a hired boat captain and his
assistant. The mission president is
placing two sister missionaries on an outer island for the first time. They are both from Kiribati, so it won’t be
such an adjustment for them. The flat
they will have is the typical 1 bedroom, very small modular that is placed on
the church property. Two elders were moved
from there a week ago and Sister Cassita had gone out to clean with a couple of
young girls. Elder Rasmussen repaired
the bicycles for them, Elder Wall put up some curtain wire and Sister Bogh,
Sister Wall and I made curtains for the 5 windows in the flat. Sister Cassita brought along an old sewing
machine and we were able to buy some fabric at a small store across the road
from the flat. The electricity in these flats is from 4 – 6 volt batteries that
are charged by four solar panels on the roof.
They didn’t produce enough juice to run the iron and the sewing machine
at the same time, so Sister Bogh was able to iron the hem and casings in place
by going to the chapel and using the electricity there. That helped us go faster.
The boat captain then took us down the island
a way to Bebe and Ukenio’s home. Bebe
has applied for a grant to start a preschool so we took 6 of the ABC books that Kelani's family made to
her. I plan on taking 6 each to a couple
of preschools that I’ve seen on the island.
I think they will get used much more there than at the hospital. We left
the house at 6:30 in the morning and it was 4:30 before we got back. The boat ride is two hours each way so
needless to say we were very tired when we got home and just chilled and read
till we could go to bed.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Blankets for the hospital
Kelani and her girls, Jordan and Hailey, made blankets for the children at the hospital. Rich and I took them down and passed them out to the mothers. Within five minutes we had given all of the blankets away. I'm sure they will be well used. We've had a very cool and rainy spring for Tarawa.
Jordan sewing blankets |
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Elder Wacolo - Good Bye
On Wed. March 26, we had a going away dinner for Elder Wacolo. He has been
the area authority seventy over Kiribati for almost seven years and was being released
to serve as a mission president in Little Rock, Arkansas. Wow, what a change. Being from Fiji, he has never been to
Arkansas before. We told him he might
need an interpreter there as well. He shared some of his story with us. Over the years he and his wife have raised 20
children, including their two biological children. It is Polynesian culture
to raise children of family members and friends if you financially can do
so. Their own two children include a ten
year old daughter and a 17 year old son. When he was called to be a member of
the seventy he was a stake president and had only been a member of the church
for twelve years. His calling took him away from home a lot, sometimes as long
as three weeks at a time.
???, Pres. Uoritaki, Elder Wacolo, Tiorika, Elder and Sister Rasmussen |
Turian, Sister Rasmussen, Marinoa, Lita, Mai |
Elder Rasmussen eating again! |
Hello-Good Bye Again
Thursday, April 17, 2014
The Learning Garden (Bishop's Garden Update)
On March 3, the dedication for The Learning Garden took place. Elder and Sister Youngberg have worked long and hard to have this project completed before they left to go home. Several dignitaries were there including the vice president of Kiribati. It was renamed The Learning Garden as it is a place to teach the saints how to garden and become more self reliant.
Elder and Sister Youngberg, left-compost shed, back - manieaba |
President Weir and Elder Youngberg taste testing the rock melon (cantelope) |
Corn is now a success! It is very good. |
We now have large tomatoes. You have to 'spank' them or shake the stems so the male and female can pollunate. |
Cutting our first large tomatoes for the feast. |
Elder Youngberg visiting with Richard Turley, church historian from SLC, Stake Pres, and Vice Pres of Kiribati |
Richard Turley, Church Historian, Bishop Banimone |
Elder Youngberg visiting with Taiwan dignitary and his wife |
Our YSA return missionaries are our servers for the feast |
Mai Tune cooking the chicken legs for the feast |
Dignitaries gather for the welcome and feast |
Young girls prepare for the garlanding |
Peter and, ??? , enjoying the corn |
Elder Youngberg welcoming everyone |
Vice president cutting the garland (ribbon) |
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Cleaning Day
Tipo, one of the Vice-principals, is really promoting that we keep the campus at a 2.5 cleaning level, which is some dirt visible. The temple is at a level 1, which is NO dirt visible. They are trying to have a cleaning day once a month after school.
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