Transfer Week (17 - 22 SEP 2018)

Dinner out with President & Sister Yuyes (ABC Islands District President) 
and President & Sister Brown (Branch President of Curacao Branch)

Elder Richards, Elder Marks, President Baird, Ryan Jackson, Elder Parr
Anticipating the Arrival of New Missionaries

President Baird, Sister Baird, Sister Zaugg,Sister Poulson, Elder Flynn, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Bender, Elder McBride, Elder Ward, Elder Morgan, Elder Marks, Elder Richards

Brother Ryan Jackson Arranged for us to be able to use his bus from the Medical School....We are so grateful for this because it makes transfer weeks go so much smoother!!  We can transport missionaries  (and all of their luggage) a lot easier.  

The bus driver!!

Our Dutch Speaking Missionaries Arrived a little later in the Day
Elder Garcia & Elder Wall

Elder Richards, Elder Garcia, Elder Wall, Elder Marks

Mt Christoffel

President Baird & Elder Morgan

President Baird & Elder McBride

President Baird & Elder Bender

President Baird & Elder Ward

President Baird & Sister Poulson

President Baird & Sister Zaugg

President Baird & Elder Wall

President Baird & Elder Garcia

President Baird & Elder Aydelotte

President Baird & Elder Flynn

Elder Marks, President Baird, Elder Richards

Sister McGuire
We are so happy she is here!!  The last of our new missionaries to arrive this transfer!!

Outgoing Missionaries

I was so grateful to be able to cook for the missionaries both incoming and outgoing!!! 
This brings joy to my heart.  

Gardening tools from Guyana....

Elder Batista was wondering why his suitcase was so heavy.....lol😏😂😂
Roti flour, spices, a cast iron pan, gardening tools?......

Elder Batista, Elder Fisher, Elder Webster, Elder Correia, Elder Gibson
Elder Kyler, Sister Woodbury, Sister Burrup, Sister Cole, Elder Masina

We took all of our outgoing missionaries to downtown Willemstad for the afternoon so they could experience a part of their mission many had not had a chance to see before. 

The Heart (full of "locks" so you can "lock your heart")
We thought the combination ones were funny...
is that so if you change your mind you can take it off?

Teaching right up to the end...I love it!! 
Elder Batista asked her if she knew anything about
Jesus Christ and she said she had heard of Him but would like to know more.  

Mission Home!!!

Progress has been made and furniture was moved in so we decided to go ahead and "move" in.  There is still work to be done. (Windows are not in yet) But we were really excited to be able to unpack stuff and pack our suitcases from closets instead of from other suitcases.  We are hoping the windows will be delivered and will be in before we get back from the next mission tour.  

A few of our Senior Couples had a layover in Curacao on their way to our Senior Couples conference in Aruba so we had them over for dinner.  So nice to spend some time with them.  

Sister & Elder Vermeeren

Sister Bohne, Elder Bohne, Sister O'Dair

President Baird & Elder O'Dair

Elder Porritt, Elder Bigelow, Elder Jackson, Elder Marks, President Baird, Elder Richards, Sister Hardy, Sister Melendez, (Front: Elder Weiss)
We had the Curacao missionaries over for lunch because we had so much extra food from incoming and outgoing missionaries.  Oh, how we love our missionaries!!!
The home wasn't ready to host the transfer week but will be for the next one.  😃

Welcoming Elder & Sister Jones