We have had a busy week, or so, and it's about time to provide another update. Sorry, but our days at work aren't very good press for you all to enjoy but I'll just give an idea of what we are doing at work. We were surprized to learn this week that the couple from New Zealand that we are working with (Elder Bob and Sister Jo Munro) have now been released from their calling as Area Family History Assistants. They have been the great couple that has been serving for well over a year and a half longer than was expected. And what a great couple they are. Elder Munro (now Bro Munro) has previously been and employee of the Church in the Office, retired and was called to come back in as Missionaries. So he has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the Area Islands and Family History Centers and people. He will still come in once in a while to help us and straighten out messes we might make but we will greatly miss their spirits in the office.
We worked hard this week to capture electronically our notes from our Samoa visit and start the process to purchase new and replacement computers that the soooo desperately need in Samoa. There's a bit of red-tape to get them purchased, the family history software loaded, shipped and set up at the Samoa Family History Centers. We also worked on getting reports from the Area Family History Directors entered into the system. Finally, we were trying to get information on progress of getting some-type of Family History Center activated in Christ Church, were the earthquake destroyed the Chapel and the FH Center there.
Finally, we were able to get away for a walk on the Takapuna Beach near our flat and those pictures follow:
This is a picture of the beach area just about a mile from our flat and just a few hundred feet from our office. The beach in the background is unusual in that most of the coastline is more rocky than beach. It is beautiful, though, and one can walk along the edge for miles and miles as there are trails from the tip of the Takapuna peninsula to many miles about Takapuna.
This shows the more common beach-line. It was a great walk with some nice homes along the coast. I'm not sure how folks can afford them, however, as most are many millions of dollars as real estate is very expensive here. We are blessed to have found a small place to live in while here so our cost can be kept lower.
This is a view from Devonport (which is the tip of the North Shore/Takapuna peninsula and is lookingback toward the city of Auckland. Here Sister Kite is trying her luck at catching a snapper fish for dinner. Not really, but I had here walk close to the fishing rods so it would look like it. That's as close as I could get her to go as she was worried the real fishermen a few feet away would be upset at us giving them bad fishing luck (you know how finiky fishermen can get !!).
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