Mission Backup

Yesterday, we traveled to Kaohsiung, about 2 hours south of Taichung, to help with some moving. Actually, we started Friday, when we went to our storage unit and loaded the van with furniture and household items the new apartment would need. Then, yesterday, we left home about 6:45 to ride our bikes to the office. There we gathered up the keys and other things we needed. We got in the van and began driving south. It was misty when we left, and then it began raining. Before long, it was raining hard. Then, it turned into a crazy downpour. Motorists turned on their hazard lights as well as their headlights, and we all slowed to about 30 miles per hour or so. The wipers were going full blast, but still it was hard to see much at times. We had to laugh, though, as the typhoon In-fa was supposed to arrive LAST weekend, not this one. It rained over 4 inches in Kaohsiung yesterday! We first drove to a new, mostly-furnished apartment Brother Yang had secured for the new missionary couple (DeWi...

 It's been nearly a month since our last update, and we've been busy! Sadly, President and Sister Card and their children returned home to Canada after completing their 3-year assignment here. We had the privilege of being the last to say goodbye, since we drove them to their airport for their flight home. There was some discussion about President Card possibly staying on a while longer, as our incoming President and Sister Fields are unable to enter Taiwan due to the Covid-related travel restrictions currently in place. But, that was not to be, and so President Fields is serving remotely. Just yesterday, they flew to Guam so that they could be in a closer time zone while they await entry. Meanwhile, they have been very active in mission affairs and we think they are just great! As we've written about before, we have been hosting nearby young Sister missionaries in our home for Sacrament services. (Sister Wells even found some little "shot glasses" to replace the ...