Late August 2017

Nos Saude

Is the president of Nós Saude, Raimundo, with his son.  We have worked together to build a health clinic in the neighborhood community center in Achada Grande.





















Here is one of the stores we were able to get supplies for the clinic at-- we were very excited they had a selection of five different toilets, three different sinks to choose from, and incredibly, there was also a selection of faucets we could buy as well.  We found the store by accident, and it was a tender mercy to be able to get so many things we needed for this project in just one place.

Return to Fogo

This week we also went back to Fogo.   We had some wonderful experiences.  It seemed everywhere we went we ran into church members and missionaries who were working very hard, going about doing good!  We took the fast ferry.  Elder Biven had had to make a quick 70 hour round trip journey to the states last week, so it was not a good idea to fly this week.  The ferry was air conditioned and we saw Fogo from a new perspective.  On our journey over we were invited to the back deck of the ferry to watch the sunset behind Fogo.  Seeing the volcano backlit by the sun, and the lights coming on on the island as it got dark, that was a spectacular experience.  We returned to Santiago on the fast ferry as well, here is a photo of the ferry pulling into Fogo (the morning of our return journey). The beach is quite black!

We were all over the island once again doing business this time on the chicken project.  We are in the rainy season and Cape Verde is becoming very Verde-- green--  and so beautiful.

We met the family of the man who is raising our chickens on Fogo.  Here is his son and his father on their farm on the mountainside.
















We also visited the library in Mosteiros to which LDS Charities has donated three computers.  This is the only source of Internet in this little community (we were able to confirm this with our Elders and Sisters serving there, they know where to find Internet for P-day letters home!).   We were excited about this project, and so pleased to see the computers all set up and working.








These are the two men who proposed the computer project to us and who keep them running for their community.  What a blessing to get to help them.


















Throughout our trip we experienced such beauty.  We saw a rainbow, and we saw the rain over the ocean, and sunrise over the neighboring island of Brava.  It seemed at every turn we were being blessed.  On one occasion we ran an errand to Cova Figuera and we were able to meet the only other Missiourian in the mission, Elder Bowman, from Springfield.  He and his companion Elder Teles were standing on the roadside waiting for a ride to an area up on the mountain which is an hour and a half walk away.  We were able to give them a ride up to the beautiful village and see that incredible place.  We also got to know Elder Bowman just a little better.  As we returned to the main road after our visit with the Elders we saw another rainbow over the ocean.