Dear families,
We'd like to know by this Saturday what you and/or your kids are being for Halloween! It is not a holiday here, although the people do know about it. The big holiday here is the next day, "All Saints Day". I guess Ryan, Nicole and Christian have school Harvest parties? Does Jessica go to preschool? Does she have a party also? We will be "celebrating" by inviting 2 of the elders over for lunch on Sat. Lunch is actually a dinner since it is our main meal, and everyone stops working from 1-3 p.m. and eats the main meal.
Matt, have you mailed the latest package yet? Just let us know when you do.
Hope you are all well and happy. We are.
Love,
Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Internet and Prison
Dear family,
The man got things fixed so now we have our own internet at home. As I was saying before, we will be flying to Praia, the capital city, on yet another island. This is where we originally came. We will be doing a home gardening project for 2 days. With all this travelling I have had to cancel piano lessons for a while. I have a super student, Eddy, who is 16 and plays like Jon Schmidt. He transposes, plays like a dream! He is the district choir pianist and we love choir because theyare doing such wonderful songs. Started Christmas music yesterday; we'll be singing "Carol of the Bells" (the Ukranian carol that Matt likes) in Portuguese (of course). At Christmas all the churches gather in the Praca(town park) and sing together, There was a band concert there last night.
We are missing all of you and pray for you every day. Please pray for us too. (I'm sure you are). Special hellos to the grandchildren!
We will write again after a week and a half when we get back home from Praia.
We are going to the prison today to meet with the director to see how we can help there. Our branch president is taking us around to these places and he knows everyone. He also speaks good English. Larry's Portuguese is a great help--he gave a talk on the 10 virgins yesterday. I am using the language at every opportunity, studying every day. Only one of my nine piano students knows English, so I teach them entirely in Portuguese--a good way to learn.
Love,
Elder and Sister Goff
The man got things fixed so now we have our own internet at home. As I was saying before, we will be flying to Praia, the capital city, on yet another island. This is where we originally came. We will be doing a home gardening project for 2 days. With all this travelling I have had to cancel piano lessons for a while. I have a super student, Eddy, who is 16 and plays like Jon Schmidt. He transposes, plays like a dream! He is the district choir pianist and we love choir because theyare doing such wonderful songs. Started Christmas music yesterday; we'll be singing "Carol of the Bells" (the Ukranian carol that Matt likes) in Portuguese (of course). At Christmas all the churches gather in the Praca(town park) and sing together, There was a band concert there last night.
We are missing all of you and pray for you every day. Please pray for us too. (I'm sure you are). Special hellos to the grandchildren!
We will write again after a week and a half when we get back home from Praia.
We are going to the prison today to meet with the director to see how we can help there. Our branch president is taking us around to these places and he knows everyone. He also speaks good English. Larry's Portuguese is a great help--he gave a talk on the 10 virgins yesterday. I am using the language at every opportunity, studying every day. Only one of my nine piano students knows English, so I teach them entirely in Portuguese--a good way to learn.
Love,
Elder and Sister Goff
Wheelchair Project
Dear Family,
I´m sorry to interrupt the earlier email. We needed to go right away with the man who is helping us set up internet. Still no luck, but the problem is Vista on our computer, it blocks Windows XP so we cannot set it up here. Need to get rid of Vista and replace with the other. The man knows what to do, he was sent over her by the mission president to get us set up with internet. So we are at the church using the internet.
We are really enjoying being with the people here. Elder Texeira of the 70 is coming tomorrow for the zone conference, our welfare area director from Germany is arriving tonight, Sister Julie Beck, the general RS president will be here in our city on Nov. 13 and 14. Wow!
Wed. morning we are flying to another two islands, Sal and San Nicolao. At San Nic. we will distribute wheelchairs for those who need them. Earlier this year there was such a project here in Mindelo--the chairs are for members and non-members alike. On the back of each chair is the name of the church--it´s funny to see the wheelchair entering the door of the Catholic Church with our church´s name on it!
We will be in San Nicolao until Sat. night, then fly back here, then on Sunday night, fly to Praia till Tuesday. More later, have to leave again.
Love,
us
I´m sorry to interrupt the earlier email. We needed to go right away with the man who is helping us set up internet. Still no luck, but the problem is Vista on our computer, it blocks Windows XP so we cannot set it up here. Need to get rid of Vista and replace with the other. The man knows what to do, he was sent over her by the mission president to get us set up with internet. So we are at the church using the internet.
We are really enjoying being with the people here. Elder Texeira of the 70 is coming tomorrow for the zone conference, our welfare area director from Germany is arriving tonight, Sister Julie Beck, the general RS president will be here in our city on Nov. 13 and 14. Wow!
Wed. morning we are flying to another two islands, Sal and San Nicolao. At San Nic. we will distribute wheelchairs for those who need them. Earlier this year there was such a project here in Mindelo--the chairs are for members and non-members alike. On the back of each chair is the name of the church--it´s funny to see the wheelchair entering the door of the Catholic Church with our church´s name on it!
We will be in San Nicolao until Sat. night, then fly back here, then on Sunday night, fly to Praia till Tuesday. More later, have to leave again.
Love,
us
Seven Baptisms
Dear family,
We are enjoying our mission here and working very hard. We have several exciting things happening: Seven baptisms already via the elders and sisters, all teenagers and young single adults. Tomorrow we will have a zone conference all day, and Elder Texeira of the 70 will be the guest speaker. He is from Brazil. Our area director of welfare and humanitarian services is arriving here today from Germany (he is from Florida). More later.
Bye,
Mom and Dad, Elder and Sister Goff
We are enjoying our mission here and working very hard. We have several exciting things happening: Seven baptisms already via the elders and sisters, all teenagers and young single adults. Tomorrow we will have a zone conference all day, and Elder Texeira of the 70 will be the guest speaker. He is from Brazil. Our area director of welfare and humanitarian services is arriving here today from Germany (he is from Florida). More later.
Bye,
Mom and Dad, Elder and Sister Goff
Monday, October 12, 2009
No Internet Yet...
Dear family and friends,
We are fine. We just do not have internet in our house yet because we need permission to change from the previous owner to us, and that has not come yet.
We are at an internet cafe on the island of Sao Antao, next to where we live on Sao Vicente. We live in a beautiful home in Mindelo on Sao Vicente and today we went with the elders and sisters in our district on a boat to the nearby island of Sao Antao to hike and see the beautiful black sand beaches and the high, high green mountains. We will be catching the return boat in about an hour, but wanted to let you know we are doing fine and loving the work here. We are the overseers of the Outreach Center at our chapel, we got to see and hear internet live broadcasts of all 4 sessions of General Conference, and we saw Cheri Hancock on the TV of the Sunday sessions. We will of course write more when we have our own setup.
Hope you are all fine, and the kids are well and enjoying school or being at home. We miss you and love each one of you very much. Kisses and hugs. We will write soon.
Love, Elder and Sister Goff (Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa)
We mailed Christian´s Flat Christian package last week. Tell him to show the pictures to other teachers at school and all the folks at home.
We are fine. We just do not have internet in our house yet because we need permission to change from the previous owner to us, and that has not come yet.
We are at an internet cafe on the island of Sao Antao, next to where we live on Sao Vicente. We live in a beautiful home in Mindelo on Sao Vicente and today we went with the elders and sisters in our district on a boat to the nearby island of Sao Antao to hike and see the beautiful black sand beaches and the high, high green mountains. We will be catching the return boat in about an hour, but wanted to let you know we are doing fine and loving the work here. We are the overseers of the Outreach Center at our chapel, we got to see and hear internet live broadcasts of all 4 sessions of General Conference, and we saw Cheri Hancock on the TV of the Sunday sessions. We will of course write more when we have our own setup.
Hope you are all fine, and the kids are well and enjoying school or being at home. We miss you and love each one of you very much. Kisses and hugs. We will write soon.
Love, Elder and Sister Goff (Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa)
We mailed Christian´s Flat Christian package last week. Tell him to show the pictures to other teachers at school and all the folks at home.
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