We had a wonderful week! The time is going by too quickly, however. We only have four weeks left before we head home. The good news is that we get to go home and see our family and friends. The bad news is that we have to leave our Tennessee home and leave our friends here. We are so thankful for our experience here in Knoxville and all over Eastern Tennessee and parts of Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia. If anyone wants to have a very rewarding and rich experience go on a senior couple mission. Missions are amazing.
We celebrated Cecile's birthday this past week. I won't tell you how old she is because of confidentiality protocol. However, I can say that she had to sign up for Medicare. What a treat that was!? When I think of Medicare I think of the old saying, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." We had to do what we had to do. Cecile is loved by everyone in the mission. And thank you all at home for remembering her. She got so many flowers that it was almost like a funeral. There are flowers all over our apartment and at the Mission Office too. She loves them. Thank you, thank you.
We finished up our last series of Zone Conferences this past week in Kingsport and Asheville. We will be returning home before the next round occurs. I have enjoyed teaching the whole group and talking to individual missionaries about their health issues. Cecile didn't come this week because she had to escort a sister missionary to Salt Lake City who is very ill. She couldn't travel alone and needed to have someone with her. Cecile left early morning on Thursday, delivered the missionary to her parents at the Salt Lake Airport, and then turned around and flew right back to Knoxville. She got home very late on Thursday night. It was a long and tiring day for her. We are praying for the sister missionary to be able to be diagnosed and treated properly. Maybe she can return to Knoxville.
Yesterday we spent some time with a brand new couple in our mission--the Bowens. They are from Burley, Idaho. It was fun to be with Idahoans again. We had them over for breakfast at our apartment and then took them down to the World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville and showed them around town a little and then had lunch with them. They will be Self-Reliant Missionaries.
We love you all and hope you have a great week. We'll be seeing you soon.
Love, Kay and Cecile
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| Rhododendrons next to the Mission Office |
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| Happy Birthday Cecile! We love you! |
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