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The hotel where we stayed last night had a really nice buffet breakfast included in the price of the room. Unfortunately we missed it. Mom and I went to bed a little before midnight. I think I dozed a little around 3 or 4 but I remember Mom up looking out the window and talking… Continue reading 2nd Day in Benin

Hello from Benin. Made it here tonight about 8:00 right on schedule. Our plane from Paris was a huge Air France Airbus 340 airplane that seats about 275 people. There were probably less than half that many on the airplane so we had a lot of room contrary to what we experienced on Delta from… Continue reading Arrival to Benin

Charlotte managed to catch a good headcold our last day at the MTC so flying at 35,000 feet was not that much fun but we made it to Paris okay. Our VISA for Benin did come but not in enough time to get them to the MTC. We picked them up at the Church office… Continue reading Travel to Benin

Our time at the MTC has been extremely busy and just as interesting and rewarding. We had a little time on Monday to get settled in our room which is small but clean and comfortable. We have a comfortable queen sized bed, our own bath, and a place to study. After Monday we didn’t see… Continue reading Time at the Missionary Training Center

From the time we started to consider a mission call, I have been very vocal about not wanting to go to Africa. I could think of so many excuses for justification of my feelings: I can’t handle the heat, (Pete told me not to mention that in our mission papers or we would be called… Continue reading Charlotte’s perspective of our mission call

Life is full of good choices. Charlotte and I are enjoying this stage of life so much and especially our children and grandchildren. At the same time, we have, especially the past few years since selling our business, felt a great appreciation for the blessings we have been given and knew it would be a… Continue reading Mission Call