And then back to work.

After our three days in Georgia, we were anxious to get back home and back to work.  As we are moving from Fall into Winter and heading towards the end of our Mission, we have many things that we want to get finished before we leave.  We have a lot of open projects that need to be closed, a new water project and an NRT project that we are working on.  We really love doing all of this.

Nshan checking out a water source for the new project and yes, it is snowing

The end of our 2011 water project, LDSC helped 33 villages

The final water project village is closed and Elder Rich is very happy.

Happiness is seeing water being made available to the villagers.

The location of our Major Vision Project

Some of the equipment provided to the Aparan Clinic Eye Doctor

Erik looking over the new microscope

The closing at the Aparan Clinic, including Dr and Sister Call the surgeon from America.  He also did a number of surgeries at the Malayan Eye Clinic while he was here.

Dinner at a beautiful place by a river in Ashtarak following the Aparan closing.

Closing a computer project at the Charentsavan Resource Center.  Elders Fairclough and Cook, the NGO and the Charentsavan Branch President.

Closing the Charentsavan Chicken project.

More chickens in the barn yard

Our second project at the Masis Hospital.  New bed and bedding, old room.  We have provided them about 48 sets of beds and bedding.

You have heard of "in a pigs eye" but how about a pigs head?

Kor Virap and Mt Ararat.  It is normally covered with clouds.

Mt Ararat from a different place.  So close, yet so far away.  It is in Turkey.

Elder Zebley, a year older.

Grigor, his wife and new baby.

Gagik and his baby.

Sisters Crawford and Tolman playing in the park.  We had just inspected their apartment.  It was great.

Dinner at Anahits house and a strange piece of fruit.

Anahit and her aunt, Anahits mother makes the best yogurt soup - Spas

Mt Aragots from the north.  We were at a water source for a village.

A village that LDSC will be running water to, next summer.

This is how you pick apples in Armenia

Summer dolma, made by Eriks mother.  She is a wonderful cook.

Grape leaf dolma with yogurt and garlic sauce - yum

Elder Neuenschwander.  He is the traveling Patriarch.  It was wonderful talking with him.

We have really enjoyed finishing these projects and being on this Mission.  We can feel the Lord's hand in our lives on a daily basis.  We appreciate the support that we get from our families and friend.

Love,

Elder and  Sister Rich

Visit to Tblisi, Georgia and then back to work

On October 12, the three sets of Armenia Senior Missionaries and Pres and Sister Carter went by car to Tblisi, Georgia.  Georgia is part of the Yerevan, Armenia Mission.  This was the first chance most of the Seniors have had to visit this country.  It was a beautiful drive, about 6 hours, through some great country.  We have seen the first part of the trip many times as we work on our Humanitarian projects.  The country side changed as soon as we crossed the border from Armenia to Georgia.  The farms were a lot bigger and the roads a lot better.  One of the first things that we saw was a very old method of moving farm produce.

We saw a lot of these

Georgia's version of Stonehenge, it is Christian rather than Pagan

Some of the Seniors can climb step faster than others

Each pillar depicted different events in Christs life

The old capitol of Georgia

The old capitol as seen from above

View from our hotel roof at night

Looking across the river from one old church to another

Our Georgia summer home (in your dreams)

Enjoying each other and being tourists

One of the old kings

Three Sisters with camera's

Tblisi has four McDonalds.  Some of the Seniors were really excited.

 The McDonalds was the real deal kind of.

We really enjoyed the break from the rigors of our Mission.  Georgia was a very beautiful place and Elder and Sister Reese, the Senior Couple in the country did a wonderful job of hosting our visit.  We finished with a very spiritual Testimony meeting at the Reese's apartment.  As much as we enjoyed the visit, we were really happy to get back home to Armenia and continue with the Lord's work.