A Grandma Tanner"ism" is, "No rest for the wicked, and the righteous don't need any"! We have had little time to rest since arriving in Namibia on Monday June 2nd. Zone Conference was held just a couple of days after we got here and Dad was set apart by the Mission President as his 2nd Counselor, and this past Sunday Dad was sustained in each of the two branches which the mission presides over.
The senior couple we are replacing went home on Monday, so we are on our own after spending only 6 days with them getting oriented to people, places, and responsibilities of member work as well as missionary work and support. We have had 1 missionary briefly in the emergency room with food poisoning, Dad was asked to be a substitute speaker at a member's church wedding with only 2 hours notice (he did great!), we had to finish getting 2 new flats ready for the 2 additional sets of elders who are coming, work out some quirks with the visas/passports of the 5 missionaries who are being transferred back to South Africa and left yesterday morning, and go to the airport to welcome and help provide transport for the 9 missionaries who were transferred here, take a member to the doctor to provide emotional support, and go with and advise a member who is in charge of finding a suitable project for "Hands Across Africa" service day.
But we have a nice place to live, we are healthy and happy, and we know that the Lord had a reason to send us here. We just want to be of service and do His will.
Love,
Mom and Dad
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