Rebekah is/was our YSA President. She is a ballerina and has just taken a job in Cairo, Egypt. We are so sad to lose her, she is a wonder. She will be great wherever she goes and we wish her the best.
July Zone Conference in Ljubljana
All of the Sisters (Justus, Lewis, DeMill, Shorten, Kelly, Lindorf, Astle, & Hill with a few Elders finding their way in.
Our office couple, The Lindorfs, gave their farewell testimonies. They head home soon. They are such a joy to serve with. We are just grateful we have a replacement couple coming.
Sunday lunch in Novi Sad. They treated us royally.
The Novi Sad Branch with a few visitors.
We are excited about this item in Beograd. Goran and Irena. Their YSAs were having a Hawaiian Luau and had the best games and food.
Sister Densley and Vera did a wonderful job on the food.
Saturday we stopped in Sremska to visit with the Vucenovic family. We had such a great time. They fed us a tasty lunch and the girls sang for us.
In Osijek Sister Justus gave her pioneer presentation and invited the Branch members to write their history. You are the pioneers of the Church here and years from now people will be reading your journals and marvel at what you accomplished and the example you set for everyone you came in contact with.
In Vukavar we came across this stork's nest with mother and babe in it. Isn't it amazing. They just make their nests on top of roofs anywhere. This was in the middle of the city.
Sister Justus and I joined the Ljubljana RS sisters on a tour of Ljubljana. Even though it was in Sloven we had a wonderful time. Maja was great to interpret for us. What a great group of women we have here.
We were in Mercur one day looking around and I found these beautiful cactus. Can you believe the blooms?
Out walking I find the most amazing gardens. Everyone has one and they grow beautifully.
Two Senior Couples and an Assistant to the President and District Leader were going home. They are treated to a wonderful dinner prepared by Sister Hill and following a great testimony meeting.
Sister Hill and her helpers preparing dinner.
Along with Brother Iachimove from Romania plus seven teachers and two translators. We have such dedicated, strong teachers. We are very blessed.
Elder & Sister Lewis, organizers
A view of the group
We were blessed to be able to attend a new member lesson with Ana.
We took Elders to Rijeka to see the dentist. The sad part was that the Manleys were no longer there.
Our last District Meeting with Elder Duke as our leader. He served for ten months and was an awesome missionary. We learned so much from him.
Rebekah's ballet troop performed Swan Lake down at center for a week. We were able to go down and watch the performance.
Zone Conference for June in Ljubljana
Zone Conference in Zagreb with Sister Schmoe and Sister Manley
This was a busy weekend for Zagreb. They had zone conference, a YSA BBQ, and District Conference. We came down to help out with the YSA.
This is Freddy's work. He is amazing. He is the husband of a member and is from India and a chef. This is for Davor & Edita's wedding reception.
Edita and Davor Bzik