A Day at the Beach

Our District had a very fun and relaxing morning at the beach on the 29th of February, our Preparation Day. We chose to go to the Dalaroy 2 Beach because it is the cleanest one we could find. We arrived at 8a.m. because it is starting to get a little warm here and our Missionaries wanted to play volleyball before it got to hot.

Elder Hart, one of our Zone Leaders is enjoying a little relaxation while waiting for all of our District Elders to arrive. These hammocks are very popular here in the Philippines because they can be carried in your pocket and pulled out and hung whenever and wherever you feel a little rest coming on.

Our Sisters and Elders are all very good at sports and really got into this game. Our Teaching Assistants were able to join us this day because they were working with our Elders for a few days. Pictured are: Sister Torres, Elder Ward, Elder Hyde, Elder Hubert, Elder Lillywhite, Elder Hopkins, Elder Kaka, Elder Arquiloa, Elder Hart, Elder Welch and Sister Arjun. We are missing our Elders from Trece and Carissa/Punta.

After our picnic we made s'mores again, Elder Peterson loves to use uling for his fires. Here is Elder Ward, one of our Teaching Assistants, enjoying his "perfect" s'more.

Sisters Torres and Arjun are enjoying their s'mores, even though they are a bit messy to eat.

We love our Missionaries and we learn so much from them. They are all very, very hard workers and they are blessed with results weekly. Since Elder Peterson and I have been here we have attended a baptism a week, with multiple candidates at each baptism. The "field is white already to harvest" is coming true here in the Philippines - the Lord's children here are ready and very eager to accept the Gospel.

Love to all and TTFN,

E & S Peterson