First Two Weeks

There are many churches on Kiribati. The LDS Church has at least five chapels. They are some of the nicest looking buildings on the island.  We have seen a Catholic, Seven Day Adventist and Protestant Church.

We have also seen many beautiful sunsets.  God does have an endless supply of beautiful colors.

  We went to dinner with some senior missionaries and the Principal Lita and Vice Principal Tipo, his wife and  some other school employees.

This is a Chinese restaurant.  We had various dishes including these fish.  You had to take some tongs and just pull the meat off.  It didn't look like it was cooked very long, but it didn't taste too bad, inspite of its appearance.

These are various scenes around the island.

We went with other senior missionaries out to dinner just before the Youngbergs were to leave.  We waited for three hours before everyone finally got served.  John Millar the TVET trainer from Australia joined us.  The lizards are supposed to be good because they eat the bugs.

Various homes and stores

We went to the "Learning Garden" just after we arrived.  They had a program and dedicated the area. The Youngbergs spent most of their mission building this area.  They helped construct the buildings and plant garden produce all around.  They figured out how to grow tomatoes, corn, pumpkin, cantaloupe, beens and sweet potatoes and many other vegetables.  During this dedication Richard Turley, and the Vice President where there.  We were given garlands as a welcome to the Island.

The roads here are full of pot holes that are filled with sand and when it rains all the sand is washed out. One has to drive very slowly to avoid destroying the car.