OTHER SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES

This picture was taken one Saturday morning at a lovely park here in KK. Our neighbor, Debbie and her daughters, Sarah and Rebecca, wanted to take us for a walk in the park and breakfast. The man in the yellow shirt is our new friend, Max. I met Max at the hospital here in KK. He was born and reared on the island of Borneo--in Kudat, near the Tip of Borneo. E. Larson was having a sonogram at the hospital, and while I was waiting, I talked to Max. Such an interesting fellow. He knows everyone!!! Really!! There are lots of prominent Chinese people her in KK and he knows most of them. We are now teaching Debbie and her daughters about the gospel. We have had two discussions with them and they went to church with us last Sunday!!! The Elders are actually doing most of the teaching and we contribute and fellowship.

This is a picture of some of the members of the Likas Bay Rotary Club. They invited E. Larson to speak to them at their regular Wednesday night meeting at Pacific Sutera Hotel and restaurant. The gentleman standing beside me is Mr. Ling. We met him when we ordered medical optical equipment for a vision project we're doing in Tawau. His company is here in KK. He wanted to introduce us to his club and have E. Larson introduce LDS Charities to the club. Afterwards they invited us to dinner and had the opportunity to visit and talk with them. So nice and friendly!! We hope to be able to work with them on humanitarian projects in the future.

This was S. Hite's farewell at the airport. She is now back home in Raleigh, N. C. I miss her because of her positive energy and her unique laugh!! In the middle is Pris. Francis, president of KK1 Branch. He is my friend and such a good man. He doesn't come to tell all missionaries goodbye, but he does come for some.
I baked her a bag of chocolate chip cookies to eat on the way home.

Sis. Helen, with her arms around my neck, is in KK2 Branch and she is Kate's new counselor in Relief Society. She has 5 children and they are good kids. She is the mother of baby Yee(if you remember pictures). She is a gifted seamstress and makes clothes for companies here in Malaysia. She helped us order about 75 shirts for Wheelchair Assessment Training for KK and Kuching in November. E. Larson wanted us to take her out to dinner one evening. She understands English, but will not speak it with us. This is her daughter Amy, her mom's translator, with us and our Katie. We had a lovely evening and it was fun to watch this hardworking sister laugh and enjoy herself.

We love you with all our hearts and pray for your happiness every day

DAD & MOM