Orientation

Friday and Saturday was the orientation for the eight new Mission Presidents and their wives. It was a good reminder of how special the Philippines is with over twenty Missions. Every year new ones come in to replace those who have finished. We Knew four of the couples because they are from the Philippines. The other four, are from the United States.

Daniel was invited to present to them the work he does at the Area office with over 400 employees. He had a flow chart to explain who does what. He also told them how important is for them to keep in mind safety measures and to be ready for any disaster. The first thing people want to know after a disaster is if all the missionaries are accounted for. He has a team in place that can resolve just about any issue that could arise. We hope that nothing of major devastation will hit this land. People here are very resilient considering all the natural disasters they had been exposed to.

Missionaries in the Philippines are lucky to have a Dental Clinic available to them, a MRC which is a place with 20 beds if there is ever a need for a missionary to be ill and would need to have their care and also a 24-7 hot line with Medical, Mental and infield Missionary couple who they can talk to about any issues. Amazing.

Now we are on our way to Salt Lake City, Miami, and Uruguay for the wedding and back to Salt Lake and Denver.

I should be back on the 27th.

Love,
Vero