Anxiously Engaged in Kiribati

View from the Fiji Temple  Keith and I spent a week traveling. We left on Monday the 8th for Kiritimati (Xmas) Island.  We went there to see what we could do to help get more consistent electrical power on the island.  They rely on diesel generators for their electricity. Two of their three generators have completely failed and the third one is barely limping through.  The government has bought a new generator, but it will not be enough.  Australia aid has a project to put in solar power.  It has only paid for Phase 1 which is close to complete, but batteries are not part of phase 1, and it only allows green energy so they cannnot buy a diesel generator.  We met with Jake, the project manager for the australian aid project and also the Parliament Minister for the island along with his secretary and assistant.  I don't know where this project will go. We wrote up a concept letter for the committee to discuss.  It could be as small as buying an...

The School and Center for Children with Disabilites (Special School) requested a school bus to transport their students to and from school.  We had a "handover celebration" at the school. There was lots of music (directed by Sister Martin who teaches music at the school twice/week and is also our mission nurse) a dedicatory prayer and lots of food, of course.  There is such a good feeling there at the school. I love these children.   Students in front of the bus. Young man playing the ukelele Group of students playing traditional Kiribati"bells" Cutting the cake The dedicatory prayer, the teacher is signing the prayer  for the deaf students Linda is the one who helped us get them the bus.   Really - She did all the work.   Poor Abatao village!  They requested a boat a long time ago. However, if something could go wrong, it did.  But finally, they got their boat.  What a glorious day it was.  They also received an oven, and...