Sunday, February 14, 2010

Bloomington Missionaries Meet

In a country of nearly 49,000,000 people, Elder Dean and Sister Elaine Christensen, president of the South Africa MTC . . . and Elder Dean and Sister Margaret Hooks, serving South African saints through the Perpetual Education Fund, recently found each other and, according to Sister Elaine, "We took a picture to prove it! Our shipment just arrived (only took a month!) so we are getting our computers set up and ready to go and maybe, if I can remember what to do, I can get my blog going. We have been absolutely ‘buried’ with all there is to do and know and remember so not much time to do anything else. We miss you all and hope you are doing well."

Margaret Hooks adds, "It's good to see the Christensen’s survived the 21-hour flying time to reach South Africa. It takes several days to over come the jet lag and to begin to think straight again. They have accomplished this but find themselves so very busy with the immediate duties of teaching and interviewing. But it can be said they already love it here in Africa as they become acquainted with the elders at the MTC. They have not seen any of the country side of Africa except for a local mall for shopping. Their offices and apartment are in the MTC (which also includes classrooms, cafeteria and bedrooms for the elders). This facility is under the same roof as the Johannesburg Mission office. Their building is in a large complex which has a high brick wall around it with guards at the front gate. This secure complex consist of a stake center, the regional CES offices, physical facilities office, institute class rooms with extensive land containing soccer fields, volleyball court and open spaces with shade trees and benches. Our office is across the driveway from the MTC in the CES building. So we are within yards of each other most days, but have so little time to visit. Greetings to the members of the 7th Ward. We only wish we could bottle up some of this rain and the green to send to you.

Love from the Christensen’s and the Hooks

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