May 31st, 2024

 

Our Hearts are Full as we write our Last St. Maarten Blog..

We have just been released as Full Time Senior Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, serving in the Barbados Bridgetown Mission.

What a Wonderful 18 months experience it has been. 

It was difficult to say goodbye to our Saint Maarten Family we have grown to Love.












Our Mission President and his wife are soon going home too! Our replacements, the Rogers, are settling in and learning many things.





Our Last Games Night together was filled with Farewell Photos and Hugs!



















A Dinner out with the Rogers..










Our Landlords Maria and Glen bid us Farewell.....


Our Last Sunday Meeting, We fly our fight after Sacrament Meeting. We gave Talks and said our last goodbyes. They sang God be With You till we Meet Again.


























We will miss our Friends and Branch Family. They are Very Dear to us. We will miss being with the Wonderful Missionaries too!

Then we were off to the Airport..


At three AM St. Maarten Time , we were met at the Calgary Alberta, Canada Airport by Our Son Randy, His wife Lesley, three of their children Dallin, Jack, and Rachel, Our grandson Jared, and Our Grandson-in-law Mark. Their family Hugs were Amazing.

This week has been a blur as we unpack , organize, and remember Our Mission. One that, because of the people of St. Maarten was a time never to be forgotten. We Love These people! We Loved Being Senior Missionaries!

It feels like a Dream .. and now here we are....

O Canada!!! We had a beautiful walk through Fish Creek Park this Morning...











We are grateful for our many blessings...Thankyou for following Our Blog!


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