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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
P-DAY IN PEJA, KOSOVO
PEJA WAS THE CENTER OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN 1346. IT WAS THE MAJOR RELIGIOUS CENTER OF MEDIEVAL SERBIA.
THE PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY STILL STANDS. (BECAUSE OF THE UNREST AND WARS IT IS NOW PROTECTED BY THE ITALIAN KFOR.)
BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED
BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS WITH LIBRARY CHURCHES AND CEMETERY (MOST OF THE BLDGS. WERE NOT OPEN)
(No..they didn't knock over the headstone..but they do have a lot of energy)
WE HAVE
VERY TALENTED MISSIONARIES !!!!
(ELDER CHRISIANSEN AND ELDER KENERIS HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL!!)
CAVES
IN THE BEAUTIFUL RUGOVA CANYON
THIS CANYON IS 20 MILES FROM THE BORDERS OF MONTENEGRO, ALBANIA,& SERBIA
THE DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE ON THE ALBANIAN FLAG
THE "GROUP" !!
MANY LOGGING TRUCKS COME THROUGH THIS NARROW CANYON...EVEN TRACTORS !!!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
MAKING TURKEYS FOR FHE !!!
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME !!!
WALKING HOME FROM THE TREG WITH A VERY HEAVY PUMPKIN TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE !!!
DAFINA'S BIRTHDAY..SURPRISE AFTER ENGLISH CLASS... (SHE IS IN GREEN IN CENTER)
PREPARING FOOD FOR THE THANKSGIVING FEAST
AT THE BODELLS (EMBASSY HOUSING)
WE PEELED A MOUNTAIN OF POTATOES, SLICED CABBAGE FOR SALAD, MADE ROLLS, AND MADE STUFFING(WHICH THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF) THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR TASTED CELERY BEFORE, THEY WERE AFRAID TO EVEN TRY IT!!!
PLAYING SOCCER ON A BASKETBALL COURT AT THE EMBASSY HOUSING (THIS IS HOW THEY PLAY) AND..IT IS 4 P M IN THE AFTERNOON,GETS DARK SO EARLY.
A VISIT TO THE SCHOOL WHERE THE CHURCH GAVE COMPUTERS, DESKS
AND HEATERS(WOOD BURNING STOVES)
(ONE OF THE NEW STOVES)
PRESIDENT FORD WITH BRO. PRESTON
THIS IS ONE OF THE OLD HEATERS THAT DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE.
THE CHILDREN PUT ON A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR US...THIS IS THEIR TRADITIONAL DRESS..
THIS IS A TEACHER AND HER DAUGHTER,SHE HAS TAUGHT FOR 36 YEARS AT THE SCHOOL DURING THE WAR FOR NO PAY (2-4 YEARS)
NOTICE THE WALLS, PRETTY BARE...
SEEMS THE PIX ARE SO HIGH
THE FORDS AND PRESTONS
WITH THE SCHOOL STAFF..
DESKS DONATED BY THE CHURCH..
THE PROGRAM
THIS IS THE FACULTY ROOM
ZANIR Q. PAJAZITI SCHOOL THIS SCHOOL IS UP IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VERY SMALL.
THE CHURCH HAD A FLOOR PUT IN LAST YEAR..AND THE PRESTONS TOOK BLANKETS AND CLOTHS.
THEY HAVE A HUGE MONUMENT TO THE HERO FROM THEIR VILLAGE. HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO FIGHT THE SERBS. FORTY-THREE CHILDREN WERE RUNNING FROM THE SERBS FROM THIS VILLAGE AND DIDN'T MAKE IT. (ALL WERE KILLED BUT 2 WHO PRETENDED DEAD ) THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH HARD TIMES !!!
THESE ARE THE TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL
CLASSROOM...
THIS IS THE SCHOOL YARD
(AN OPEN WELL WITH A BUCKET AND THE BATHROOMS !!!)
VERY WARM LOVING CHILDREN...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
P-DAY AT KOSOVO CAVES
IN THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF GADIMJE
LOCATED 15 KMS SOUTH OF PRISTINA
ELDER JONES, THE GUIDE, ELDER CHRISIANSEN, ELDER HADLOCK ELDER CLARK
&
ELDER BROWN ON TOP !!!!
LIFE IN PRISTINA BRANCH
FAMILY TAKING ENGLISH CLASSES
MOTHER AND 4 CHILDREN (ONE MISSING FOR PIX)
FUN AND GAMES AT FHE
GJON & FRIEND
THE PING PONG CHAMP !!
KARYN ..GETTING GOOD !!
HUDDLING AROUND THE HEATER..
WE HAD SISTER MISSIONARIES FOR A COUPLE DAYS..(THEY NEEDED TO GET OUT OF ALBANIA FOR VISA)
OUR PRIMARY GIRL ELEA
THE PRESTONS...
(THE ONES WE REPLACED)
THEY ARE FROM EDEN (OGDEN AREA)
THEIR DAUGHTER MARRIED RAYMOND PACKARD'S SON, DALLON. THEY CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT RAY PACKARD. (SALT -OF-THE-EARTH GOODNESS. )
DONA'S BIRTHDAY
VALMIRA, DONIKA, DONA, AIDA
BROTHER PRESTON STOPPED A COUPLE OF GIRLS OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH...GOOD VIEW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD !!
BAPTISM DAY...
YLLI & NAZIM
ELDER HADLOCK &ELDER CLARK
JOE BODELL & NAZIM
AFA HOTEL IN PRISTINA
NOT A BETTER GROUP OF ELDERS
ELDER GIBSON
(TRANSFERRED FROM ADRIATIC NORTH MISSION, BOSNIA & SERBIA)..HE SPEAKS SERBIAN, WHICH IS CLOSE TO MACEDONIAN..COMPANIONS WITH ELDER BARNARD FROM BLACKFOOT) THEY ARE 'OUR MACEDONIAN ELDERS'
ELDERS CHRISTIANSEN, BROWN, BARNARD, HADLOCK & CLARK
BESIM AND BABY MOSES
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