This day EVERYTHING was in motion and a flutter! Dad and I got up early and drove throughout the neighborhoods "snipping" native flowers: Exotic white lilies, hibiscus, red leaves. Everything beautiful we could lay our hands on!
They were to go on the tables for the luncheon with Elder and Sister Nelson that was held for all the branch presidents and their wives in Sarawak. I bought beautiful sarongs in the native Iban patterns, a different color for each table: Red, Green, Blue, Gold. The center runner is also native design and hand made.
Ringkai and Erisiana came an hour early for their appointment with Elder and Sister Nelson. Ringkai was almost too frightened and nervous to show up. We teach them on Tuesday evenings in a kampong by the light of two small candles.
Native Sisters prepared the food beautifully. I was amazed at their presentation!
Elder McKellar and President Atos (of the Bidayu tribe) going over details...many details! And after that, just a few more....details!
The food was so colorful and pretty.
Annie: from Bintulu. She is a doll! We love her whole family. Norlia and Gaadong are special friends. We taught them the temple lessons. They went to the Phillipines temple in December.
Elder McKellar and Gaadong and Annie. One forgets the difference in height!
Sisters from Bintulu. These sisters got up early, rode the bus for 3 1/2 hours, arrived at the Church, and then sat on the floor for four more hours waiting for the meeting to begin!
I have taken many pictures of this cutie. She and her family are converts of about 1 year 4 months.
Another sister from Bintulu: Margaret. She gave me my first sarong when I was so new in Bintulu.
Bintulu Priesthood Men. Assan on the right is a very good friend of Elder McKellar. His daughter, Jestina, a piano student and one of the two teenagers who ran the primary!
Fondi: This is a man whose family we taught in Bintulu. They live far out on a oil plantation in a cement room. His children ride in the back of an open commercial truck bed over terrible roads to get to Church and school. He makes about $10 a day. Elder McKellar baptized him. They are terrific members. He would like very much for one of his daughters to marry one of the Elders!
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