Ann, and Pres. and Sister Packer. They came for just 24 hours. They flew in at 1:30 am on Tuesday and flew out at 1:30 am on Wednesday. It's a grueling trip with a 7 hour layover in Kenya. They're on the first leg of an 11 day mission tour. What a challenging life these leaders have as they trek all over to serve the African people.
Packers and Koellikers
We got them hotel rooms where they could relax & sleep for 4 hours before our busy day began.
By 8:30 we were at the hotel for a quick breakfast and review of the day's activities.
Then we were off to zone conference where we were well taught and enjoyed lunch together.
Sisters Frogley, Koelliker, Packer and Lorraine visited a few shops.
That was followed by a meeting for the men with the missionary leadership
and a quick stop for the ladies at the souvenir market.
We all met at the site of the dedication of the land by Elder Holland. The men hiked up the hill to the monument where the dedication was held and stopped to take a few pictures along the way.
Elder Koelliker, Pres. Packer and Brent..............Elder Frogley, Elder Koelliker and Brent
The ladies waited below the monument and tried to communicate with some local children,
who spoke only Kirundi. That indicates that they're too poor to attend school.
The only word they knew in French was" l'argent" (money).
Local children gathered at the water source.... Brent and Elder Koelliker share a quiet moment
On the way home we happened upon a group of Burundian drummers and enjoyed quite a show.
Burundi is famous for its drummers and at night we often hear them , but hadn't seen them before. President Packer asked them if Brent could play with them and was told that he could for $50. Needless to say, he didn't join them, but it was a great show.
Then we went back to our house to relax, visit, share our concerns and desires for Burundi,
have dinner and wait for their 1:30 departure. It was indeed a short, but very sweet visit.
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The video of the drummers was very interesting. A similar drumming group has formed among the Burundian refugee saints in SLC, and they perform at branch parties and other events. They even had drums imported from Burundi! (One more evidence of how small the world is becoming.)
When the cowhide drum heads started to wear out last year, one of our inner city missionaries "imported" new hides from Idaho. They seem to be a little thicker and are wearing well.
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