This has been a wonderful and very busy week here in Madagascar. We had one missionary leave on Wednesday and nine arrive. Brother Cornelius had the privilege of taking the departing Elder and another Elder that will leave in October to the Lemur Park and Crocodile Park. He also stopped to look at some houses where they will have church in Moramanga. They have grown out of their present meeting place. Sister Cornelius stayed at the office and helped Sister Adams shop and cook food for the Welcoming dinner on Wednesday. We also had a luncheon on Thursday for the new missionaries and their trainers. Lots of cooking to do in a mission. We fed the 9 missionaries breakfast on Thursday morning. Judy Grant's recipe for Creme Brulee French Toast is a big hit here with the missionaries.

President Adams shared with us a story of a man who walks about 35 miles every Saturday to get home so he can go to church on Sunday. His job is in another town. The Church was doing a special clean up project called Helping Hands on a Saturday morning and he told the Branch President he wouldn't be able to come help due to his job and needing the money to support his family. When Saturday morning came the first person to show up to help was this man. He had left Friday morning and didn't work so he could come and help. He felt that it was his responsibility to help out if everyone else was going to help. He had hoped someone would share their food with him as he didn't have money for food because he didn't work that day. The people here only make enough money each day to buy food for that day with very little left over. This man is an example to all of us of being dedicated to serving the Lord and faithfully coming to church each week. He walks back on Sunday after church, so he can work on Monday morning. That's true dedication to the gospel.

The Callahans from St. George were here last week to visit the hospitals and clinics here in Madagascar. He is the area doctor for South Africa. This is a picture with them that we took outside the office with the Adams', Grays' and us.

The next picture is a missionary that we have been working with to prepare him for his mission, his name is Justino Hermann and he is wearing a suit that belonged to Elder Cornelius that he had cut down to fit him.

His parents came here for his setting apart and thanked us for helping their son. They brought us some carrots to thank us and told us many times how much they appreciated our support of their son. He is a great young man that won us over with his smile and personality, He will make a great missionary in Cape Town, Africa. We love all of you and hope you are all doing well. Love, Elder & sister Cornelius