tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48732349113426351772024-03-05T03:00:23.630-08:00McGoverns in MoldovaWe have been called to serve a Humanitarian mission in the Romanian Moldova Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We have served other missions, but this will be a new adventure for us. It is difficult leaving our children and grandchildren, but we know that this is where we are supposed to be at this time in our lives. We hope that all those that read this blog will come back often and enjoy the journey with us.Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-28745485384364893302012-08-22T12:23:00.004-07:002012-08-22T14:57:58.066-07:00Elder McGovern's final days in Moldova and farewell<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All gathered in the mayor's office for signing of the contract</td></tr>
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Elder McGovern remained in Moldova until July 18th and one reason was the clean water project which we have been working on since February of 2012...it is finally happening!<br />
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Another reason for his staying was to receive 10 computers, donated by our Church in England. Five of those went to school #5, which is a school for the handicapped:<br />
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Three of the computers went to the school of Cimislia where we hope the teachers of English each received one, but we are not certain of that part!<br />
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One of the computers was donated to Doina Stepinenco's NGO and one was donated to the school in Scorteni.<br />
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The first part of September 2012 Dr. John Lewis will be returning to Moldova and bringing expertise and a new piece of equipment for the hospital and Dr. Lupan. Elder McGovern worked hard to see that all would happen smoothly as Elder and Sister Pinder, our replacement arrive in Moldova today, August 22, just a short time before Dr. Lewis will arrive.<br />
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I, Sister McGovern, had my hip surgery July 31st and am recovering nicely. We are adjusting to life here again, have received new callings, etc. However a part of our hearts will always be there with the people we love so in Moldova. We thank God for the opportunities which we had and ask His blessing upon Moldova and her people.Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-51455359496518850802012-06-19T11:47:00.001-07:002012-06-19T11:47:49.155-07:00Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-62771485445901705992012-06-19T11:09:00.000-07:002012-06-19T11:49:00.503-07:00From very busy to winding downUpon our return from Isai we visited Balti branch again and also inspected Tirnova, the site of the TB Children's hospital where we are doing a sewer project. Much to our dismay the electricity to run the pump for the system had been ignored so things were still not working. <br />
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After visiting there we went with Elders Garlic and Jones to visit a family which has 9 children, yes 9. 2 girls, the oldest is member of our church and 7 boys. It was truly delightful visit in which the Elders taught 3 lesson and each family member participated. It was a treat for Elder McGovern and me. <br />
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Thanks to Constantine and Irene, 122 pairs of shoes where made and ready to be delivered to the children of Bulboaca. Doina and Ruslan drove in their car and Pres. Carausenco rode with us to deliver shoes and other items collected by Pro Speranta. We had just a few children because the shoes will not be theirs until the fall. The children were very pleased but a bit awkward because they were unable to take the shoes with them. The reason for this is that if the shoes were to leave the school, many of the parents would sell the shoes to purchase various things, some of which would not be in the best interest of the family.<br />
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We drove to the site where Elder Ballard dedicated the country (2002) of Moldova for the preaching of Christ's Gospel. We went with Elder and Sister Kitchen, in preparation of the visit of Pres. and Sister Hill's arrival next week.<br />
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On Thursday we attended the first day of a two-day camp for the handicapped people of Moldova. We were able to meet many volunteers throughout the country, learned much and had a great meal. </div>
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The following day was Zone Conference. Saturday we took the Hills to the dedication site, had a great meal and then watched a movie with the Hills and Kitchens at the Kitchen's apartment.</div>
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Sunday, the Hills went with us to visit the Balti Branch and met many of the members. Following that, we ate at the Kitchens, and it was delicious as always!</div>
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On the 28th we attended an opening ceremony for our project in Balauresti with Susan and Curt Adams, who were Peace Corps workers and members of the Chisinau Branch. The project was better than expected and we enjoyed a nice Moldovan lunch. <br />
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The following day we picked up Lidia Constanenescu and Petru, and with the help of our translator, Hripsime, had a enjoyable drive to Scorteni where Lidia, as a Romania/Moldovan author, spoke with the children. Many of the children had memorized poems which Lidia had written and after Lidia had spoken the children asked questions. It was the first time that the children of that village had met anyone who had written a book or poems.<br />
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On the first day of June we joined the Kitchens in visiting the only castle still existing in this country, Soroca Castle.<br />
It was a great day! This castle (or fortress) sits on a river and the other side of this river is the Ukranine.<br />
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A local historian provided a very informative insight into the history of the castle. Also, while there, we saw some the the students and teachers from Scorteni.<br />
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We have begun a project to purchase a sewing machine for the shoe shop in the factory of the Society of the Disabled and that was approved on the 31st of May. Early that same day, we attended the "last bell" ceremony, which signals end of school. This particular ceremony took place in Cimislia.</div>
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Hripsame went with us to the school and Elder McGovern was asked to say a few word and handed out some certificates. Additionally, Lidia Constanenescu made a few remarks. Seeing the English teachers and Viorica, the school director again was a treat. Further we also dropped off, FINALLY, some stainless steel baking sheets....no more rusty baking sheets!</div>
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We are working on several projects, finishing a water project at Tanatorii Noi which was begun a year ago by the VanWormers, but the city still has no water committee so we can't close the project; a vision project with Dr. Lewis from the US and Dr. Lupan, a local doctor; a water project in Piatra/Jeloboc, which has hit a few snags; and a wheelchair shippment to arrive this fall. <br />
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One the 2nd of June we went with the Kitchens and walked in the Botanical Gardens, which was beautiful and big!<br />
That same day we were able to have lunch with Ray West, the President of Moldova World Children's Fund and he introduced us to a great restaurant. We enjoyed meeting him and possibly working with his organization.<br />
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A week ago Elders Harrison and Jiles had set up a meeting with the director of Child Protective Services for the Raion of Chisinau, in hopes of service projects, Helping Hands project and Humanitarian projects. We hope we have found all three for ongoing projects! They have over 13,000 children which they are responsibile for in varying degrees. We are anxious to continue following up with this.<br />
Both the 16th and17th of June we had dinner with the Sargysans, who are Chisinau Branch members. What wonderful cooks Sergi and Hripsime are and we learned so much history, not the boring type. You can see what a beautiful Armenian family they are!<br />
The family came from Armenia in the early 2000s. All but the father does translation for us, Senik is set to go to BYU Hawaii this fall, thanks to outside help. I will miss them.<br />
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Last Thursday the 14th Sister McGovern had a follow-up x-ray taken at Med Park hospital. It looked significantly worse than the one taken in January. After sending a copy of the x-ray to Elder Merrill, our Area Doctor, who also sent it to a Radiologist serving in Russia, the cconclusion was, go home and get it taken care of.. ( I am so grateful for Dr. Merrill's service.)<br />
So tonight is my last night here in Moldova and Elder McGovern will follow shortly. We are hoping that Salt Lake will quickly replace us here! I might add that I LOVED serving here with the Elders and Sisters, with the Chisinau, Orhei, and Balti branch members and with all of our partners organizations throughout Moldova. I love and respect for so many Moldovan people.... A portion of my heart will always be with them! <br />
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<br />Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-31888564448309605142012-06-19T08:54:00.000-07:002012-06-19T08:54:15.435-07:00Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-79197998595901805112012-05-25T07:44:00.000-07:002012-05-27T11:42:24.181-07:00Leonard's Visit, Projects, To Romania twice, ProjectsElder and Sister Leonard arrived from Germany on the 18th of April and we had until the 23rd to show them some of the projects and a few beauties of Moldova.<br />
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Leonards visited Cimislia, met Mihai and Constantine at the Society of the Disabled, visited Bulboaca and Piatra/Jeloboca which are all projects we have in one stage or another. Also, with the help of Doina Stepanenco we visited the monastary at Orehi Vechi, the oldest here in Moldova.<br />
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They also attended Church with us in Balti, meeting the new Branch President there, Boris Reshetco.<br />
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We had a wonderful visit and both of us went to the airport the morning of the 23rd, the Leonards going to Germany and us to Romania for a mission conference and a few days of working with Elder and Sister Wolsey.<br />
The morning of the 23rd was filled with mis and partical communications but we eventually connected with the Wolsey's, the Elders and Lidia Constantinescu, the Romanian author which we had met earlier in the year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Biggs, Peter, Sister McGovern, Priest, Lidia, Elder Barney, Elder McGovern inside this beautifully decorated Chapel</td></tr>
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That Monday we visited her church, met her priest, visited the local cemetary and mayor's office and then were invited to lunch at Lidia's beautiful old home which once belonged to her grandparents.<br />
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It was in this home where she experienced World War II and is it now where she writes her children's books. We had a wonderful day and delicious food.<br />
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Tues the 24th Wolseys took up to visit Motivation Romania and meet with Christian who head that organization. This is the organization through which wheelchairs for Romania are mainly distributed. We gained a lot of insite and this visit gave us some goals to shoot for in Moldova.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End to a great day of visiting Motavation Romania and the park with Elder Randy and Sister Vicky Wolsey of Canada.</td></tr>
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The following 4 days where spent in a Senior's Conference for the Romania/Moldova mission. We were joined by the Kitchen's from Moldova and 8 other couples which working Romania, many of whom we had not met before.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top right is one of our missionaries here FROM Flower Mound, Texas, Elder McBride! Bottom left are the Howells who have since gone home to Scotland, the middle you can see Sister and Elder McFadden, the Howells and Sister Hill and ofcourse, President Hill.</td></tr>
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We did have to say good-bye to the Howell's as they were leaving the following Monday for their new home in Scotland. We are missing them and it is been one of our great pleasures of this mission as we have come to know them just a little! You can tell they are struggling as they 'hold back the tears'!<br />
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The conference was well planned and one of our favorite parts was being able to meet or talk with 2 or the districts presidents from Romania. Much insite was gained from our visits with them. <br />
We did a little touring to include the site of the dedication of the country of Romania for preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a village where some of the oldest homes and mills had been moved. Some of those homes and mills were built..<br />
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One of our greatest treasure here was becoming reaquointed with David McFadden, whom I knew as a teen and who knew and worked with my parents almost 50 years ago! It was wonderful to get to know him again and to meet his wife. <br />
We returned to Moldova for just 4 days before packing the car and heading for Isai in Romania. We met the Wolseys there on the 2nd of May, had dinner, leaving the following morning early after picking up 6 missionaries and 3 branch member and headed to Varatic and the camp there. <br />
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We stripped, sealed and painted 7 of the 8 building of this camp in preparation for the wheelchair campers soon to arrive. It is at this camp both children and adult learn to handle their wheelchairs. EVERYONE worked so hard that 6 1/2 of the buildings were stripped, 6 of them were sealed and painting had begun on three of them. Meals were prepared there and that night they had a campfire for all. The following day all was finished by 2pm. It was a beautiful site and a great experience.<br />
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Before we left Varatic we visited their monastry which houses 700 nuns. It was a beautiful facility. After we dropped off the missionaries and branch members, we said goodbye to the Wolsey's and headed back to Chisinau, arriving about 10pm. <br />
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<br />Currently we have 6 projects in various stages of completion and are working on a vision project, a wheelchair project, a computer project and getting an additional sewing machine for the Society of the Disabled. Stay tune for the deliverly of the 124 pairs of shoes which takes place tomorrow!Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-60898823639450545402012-04-18T21:41:00.002-07:002012-05-01T05:22:59.061-07:00From Germany and beyondArriving early into Germany allowed us to tour the old part of Mainz to include the Gutenberg Museum and St. Martin's Cathedral. The Gutenberg Museum of printing is one of the oldest museums of printing in the world, founded in 1900, 500 years after Gutenberg's birth. We could have spent days going into and through each of their exhibits, but no pictures allowed...<br />
The Cathedral was VERY large and beautiful and these are only a few of the photos. The sheer enormaity of the building itself was overwhelming. I hope you can see this in just the one hall way, on the only hallway!<br />
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Our days in Germany were sunny and beautiful. Each evening we joined all the humanitarian couples in Eastern Europe for a nice meal at German, Mexican, and Chinese restaurants. Food was great, company better! Each morning a breakfast was prepared for us in the chapel near to the Temple hostel which we stayed in. We were able to attend the Temple while there and the Temple president took his time to speak with us before our session. He had a wonderful sense of humor and of peace about him. Albania, Cape Verde, Croatia/N.Bosnia, Czech Republic, Macedonia Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Servia/S. Bosnia and Slovakia each had a couple serving there and attending the well planned and executed conference.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As we landed in Moldova everyone on the plane clapped, for the joy of landing safely. We learned later that is normal here so we will join the clapping next trip. I have always said a prayer of thanks but the clapping is an added show of appreciation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday we met with Dr. Lupan to begin the new vision project which will take place in September 2012. We were impressed with Dr. Lupan and are looking forward to working with her to make this successful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We also learned that our neighbor is moving back to Seria. He is muslim, an ENT Doctor and will be returning there to help settle the country and find a wife who believes in God as he does. He thanked us for our belief in God and all that we do here. We hope this friendship will continue. He just left this past week and we have enclosed our parting picture of him. We only wish we had learned more of one another. He has been a gracias and kind neighbor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are now working with Doina Stepanenco on at least two projects. The first is connected to a hopeful second with a boarding school in Balboaca which in in the southern part of Moldova. We have approval for Contantine, who runs the making of shoes in the Society of the Disabled, to make 122 pairs of shoes for these children. They range from 5 to 16 years and about 1/2 of them are orphans while the others live in smaller villages and go home on weekends and during the summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Top left is the director of the Bulboaca school Eugenia Buruian by one of the current blackboards. The following two pictures are taken in a girls dorm room and include Elder McGovern and Doina Stepanenco and below that 3 of the girls in their room. You see the girls playing flutes but I wish you could have heard and the see Elder McGovern and Doina visiting the area where we hope the bathrooms will be in the school. There is so much needed here yet they have a husband and wife who are co-directors and are slowly getting it done. There was an upbeat attitude throughout the school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are finishing up two projects, one at the medical clinic in Balauresti and the gas line at the Society of the Disabled. We had a small hold up because of the contract but you see happy faces here as it is finally available for signing and work can begin... As I write this the work is complete and we are simply waiting for the gas company to do it's part.</span></td></tr>
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Ray was able to teach our Family Home Evening group on April 2 and did a GREAT job! We have begun Romanian tutoring and Elena is fantastic. We visited Buluresti and and dinner with Elizabeta and Leon who are the host family for the Curt and Susan Adams. We had bors cufasole si varaz, scrob cu carne, monatiga cu brinza de oaie, fruit compot and corn bread which is an Easter tradition.<br />
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We had our 46th anniversary on Ethan's 4th birthday! They do not get any cuter than Ethan McGovern! We loved Skyping with most of our family on Easter while they were at Joe and Ginger's home! They all looked great, we only wished for more individual time with them!<br />
General conference was a great joy to us and Easter was even more joyful just because of the reason for the season. It is still the Easter celebration here, as it occurs a bit later than ours this year and lasts much longer! We will get little work done this week...<br />
We visited the far north of this country to see an ongoing sewer project there for a TB hospital. We were happy to see the project finally underway and especially happy to become aquainted with the director of that hospital Tatiana. It is amazing to see strength and tenderness uniquely combined in people like her. We look forward to our next visit.<br />
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On Saturday, March 31st we attended the baptism of Jane. It was and is truly a blessing in my life to know Jane and watch the Holy Ghost teach first of God existing and then the truth of the Book of Mormon, the Gospel of Christ and the truthfulness of Christ's Church. Jane and her family will be moving to Philadelphia the end of this month and we hope to see them when we return to the states.<br />
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Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-69465526982949814192012-03-20T11:47:00.000-07:002012-03-20T11:47:45.958-07:00We have our Moldovan green card and SPRING is here!Elder McGovern and I are both offical here now, we have our Green Card good through May 2013!<br />
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On the 3rd and 4th we have a visit from the Howells and Wahlquists coming here from Romania to do various types of teaching. <br />
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</tbody></table>All of us, to include the Kitchens, visited the Balti group on Sunday and had a wonderful experience! The Howells are from England and teaching was/is their profession. It was a treat to watch them work!<br />
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We have also joined with the Kitchens to hire a great tutor, Elena Mironiuc, to teach us Romania with lessons twice a week. It is going well so far as Elena is an excellant teacher.<br />
On March 7th we attended the theatre and it was a wonderful experience. I wish I knew how to put the music with the dancing...but..I don't!<br />
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We also have approval for the clinic in Balauresti where Susan Adams and her husband Curt as working with the Peace Corp. They will get running water and toliet in the medical clinic!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan Adams, a member of our branch, is seen here with the Doctor on the right and the two nurses on the left. They are all very dedicated individuals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Currently the water is brought in buckets from the well down the street and put in each basin. When the water is dirty it is taken back down the stairs and thrown in the street in front of the clinic. The nearest toliet is almost a block down the street at the mayor's office.</td></tr>
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While visiting this city we were able to tour a bakery! Yes, it was great!<br />
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The evening of March we took the Maxi Taxi down to the theatre with Elder and Sora Kitchen and . In a beautiful theatre built in the 1980's by Gorbachof we enjoyed many traditional dances of several countries.<br />
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</div> Wish I were able to put music to it but it was lively!!! We really enjoyed the entire evening. <br />
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As we finished the day the children said good-bye and we snapped a picture with Elena, Oxala, Viorica, Sora McGovern, Elder McGovern, Rodica, Sora Kitchen and Elder Kitchen<br />
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You can see the equipment before and today they are actually eating food prepared on the new equipment!<br />
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We are searching for a place that our branch could have a regular opportunity to give service and I hope we have found it at the school for the mentally handicapped which we visited earlier in the year. Anatol, the director, works diligently for his students. We may have also found a Helping Hands project at the same school! We are still working on that.<br />
Elder McGovern just pushed the button to submit our first large water project in the cities of Piatra and Jeloboc.<br />
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Tomorrow at 5am we leave for Frankfurt, Germany to attend a humanitarian conference and the Temple of course. We are so excited and will update when we return!Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-67423698507409909492012-03-02T12:31:00.001-08:002012-03-02T12:31:57.283-08:00Wanting Spring but not waiting<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">This is what we woke up to on March 2nd following several days of temperatures which melted most of the</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> snow! It snow until about 2pm. We are hoping that we will not have much more snow! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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We also had a wonderful zone conference. I did not get many pictures of that but this one is a keeper! Sisters Bennett and Komar have their Russian hats! Sister Komar, born in Russia, was adopted along with her sister and her home is now in Washington State.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After just a small snow storm every twig was covered, I could not stop taking picutres!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>As you can see we have had our share of snow and it is now snowing again which may cancel our trip to a village 1 hour from the city. However we have things to keep us busy here.<br />
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The missionaries, to include the Kitchens, hosted a grand waffle party for the classes of English on Friday Feb. 10. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missionaries hosted a waffle/game night for the students of the English classes</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They ate waffles (which are a novelty here) prepared by the Kitchens, played spoons and a game on the WII. They had over 50 participants and everyone and had a great time and went away full!</div><br />
We have been hosting a missionary breakfast each Monday for our district.<br />
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Elders Nilsson, Peterson, James, Jones, Jones, Sisters Schuld and Hickman, Elder and Sister Kitchen<br />
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</tbody></table> Last week they planned MacGriddles for breakfast. Everyone enjoyed and we took a group pictures as transfers were happening on Tuesday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around the table are the back of Elder James, Sister Schuld, Elders Johns and Jiles on McGriddle day, which Elder James prepared and cooked the batter!<br />
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</tbody></table>As you notice everyone takes off shoes when going into someone home here. Keeps floors much cleaner!<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I met this wonderful 85 year old woman, Galina, who worked 35 years as a doctor. She walked everywhere for her appointments, some were over 5 kilo. away! During the winters her patients would rub her hands after she arrive until they were warm and she could attend to them. Now her hip is broken and she can not move her lower body. Before she received her wheelchair she could only move by pulling with her arms in an army crawl. She has a wonderful smile, bright blue eyes, 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She is an wonderful example of the Moldovan people!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We have received approval on two projects. The first is a gas line which will allow the Society of the Disabled to have heat in their buildings. The Church had put boilers for heating 6 years prior but because of legal problems they have had no gas to operate them, hence they would in the cold during the winters. Anyhow, the problems have been resolved and they are drawing up the plans now for the gas line from the street to the boilers. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The second is for an upgrade of a school kitchen at the Mihai Eminescu school in the village of Cimislia. We are hoping to work with the mayor of that city and possibly others to put in new ovens, as they have no working ovens, new stove top with 6 burners, are they are functioning with two burners now, and a double sink. Hopefully more can be done but that remains to be seen. We truly enjoy working with Viorica Ghenciu, the director of that school. She works very hard for the school.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We also have a few water projects and a school for the deaf which we are hoping to help but we need to find some partners to work with us. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It appears we are going today despite the snow!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-91456780607652839462012-01-27T13:55:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:18:59.460-08:00Library books just in time to welcome winter and water projectsBethany just sent us photos of the kids who can not even wait until their librarian has the books catologed! What fun!<br />
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This week we have visited two sites for potential water sites as well as a projected that was just completed which we can now close.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second village we visited on Tuesday was Jeloboc/Piata, about 3000 people. In the upper left corner of the mayor's office you see Hripsime, our translator and friend, on the left, a teacher at the school and the mayor Parascovia Negrutia on the right. They took us near to the river and a hill and under the hill is an underground lake which supplies water for several villiages and the city of Orehi (Orehi has about 1,000,000 people). The two large pipes on the left come out of the mountain and one takes water to all those people while the second comes out through the large pipe in the center of the pictures and feeds into the Nistru river. The water storeage tank is for the villages of Jeloboc and Piata, over 800 homes. It is in very poor condition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a lot of snow the Tuesday night before we drove here and every brach of the trees were coated. We felt encased in snow as we drove to Brezoaia. Lidia, her son Andre and the foreman in charge of the water for the villiage walked with us to the tower so we could make certain all was finished. The truck is what they used to deliver water before they had the tower.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> We have also helped the Baltis Elders move to a new building in which they will have their first meeting this Sunday. It is the same price for 4 times the space and a very nice location. We have basically spent three days in the car in quite cold weather.<br />
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</tbody></table>This morning we went with the Kitchen's shopping at Metro which is similiar in some ways to Sam's or Costco..different in other ways!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We also picked up the Sister missionaries so we could pick up boots for Sister Hickman and for Sister McGovern. The couple who make these shoes and boots are experts in their field and a kind and caring couple.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although their shop is not heated they manage to make some beautiful shoes and boots here. Sisters Schuld (in the red coat) and Hickman both got boots made and I got my second pair! Sister Kitchen will pick up her's tomorrow so she will have them for Romania on Monday. Our church has helped to buy some machines in this shop and we hope we can finish getting them heat very soon. It is a joy to meet such intelligent, loving people such as Constantine and Irina.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-1061790147488966322012-01-23T15:08:00.000-08:002012-01-25T07:41:31.781-08:00Two important schools and our first project of our ownOn Wednesday Sisters Schuld and Hickman took us to a school for mentally handicapped children. It was one of the most beautiful, well run school which we have seen.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_rUSfV6XBvTEqrCehHMEWKlXPxRw9XRarb5vn2Hg_FLoUh6aGm7ccml8hM-IkL4R_gpLIK0Tyhapy1f1WJbywLcVOH0W1kgs_QRVgY_wfMBNRFut-tcD3rsSZ8WT_Ziiuc2hHsLcJYyP/s1600/P1170013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_rUSfV6XBvTEqrCehHMEWKlXPxRw9XRarb5vn2Hg_FLoUh6aGm7ccml8hM-IkL4R_gpLIK0Tyhapy1f1WJbywLcVOH0W1kgs_QRVgY_wfMBNRFut-tcD3rsSZ8WT_Ziiuc2hHsLcJYyP/s400/P1170013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We were quite impressed with the director, the teachers and the students. They have some needs, which you can see, but they have a high quality program. Many of the students spend the school nights there and go home on the weekends. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the tables for wood working are old they have plenty of room, and a great instructor with good equipment. The computers are very old and do not work and the same can be said about the balls. The young girls have an excellant instuctor teaching various types of weaving and above right are some of the art work created by the students. Sisters Hickman and Schuld introduced us to this school and they are checking out some of the weaving done by the young girls.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The director is quite active in recruting help for the school. They need computers, balls, new flooring, and some upgraded tools for their woodworking program. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We then went to a school for the deaf in the afternoon. Again, there is a dedicated director here with about 125 students which are deaf. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Students in wood shop at top left and center, metal shop and instructor top right, school director on bottom right with various types of sewing which they are teaching the girls.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> The US has helped this school but there are many things they are unable to do. It is in this school that they need to learn a skill which they can use to support themselves following school. They would like to teach various types of sewing and cooking to the girls and the boys they teach woodworking and metal working. However, they have no working sewing machines, no stove or sink and almost no tools of any type for wood or metal work. You can see from the pictures what they have done with the equipment which they have.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bethany Winfrey is bottom left with Angela Ureche the school librarian and Angela Franze, Bethany's friend all have great fun!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> They had so much fun! It was the first time for both women to actually go into any store and buy something they wanted. We then drove to Scorteni where a few of the children, the director, the mayor, some of the other teachers and parents where waiting. It was a delightful experience for all!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrival and welcome at the school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have moved the library from the unheated third floor to the heated first floor, painted the room and refinishing the book shelves. I am not sure if the students or the teachers are happier about the new books!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A meal was prepared for us on the second floor! It was so delicious!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sunday the Branch President in our little branch was changed as Ryan Aiken (from Utah) is being transfered in a few months. We taught with the Russian speaking Elders Jones and Jiles and also had a visit from President and Sister Hill which was delightful! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top left you see Elders Nilsson and Finch, Sister Kitchen, Elder Hill and Jones and Sister Hickman's ponytail. Bottom left are Elders Jiles (who will be 19 tomorrow) Kitchen and Finch. Ray and Elder Peterson are cleaning up and top right is Sister Schuld, Elder Jones, Sister Hickman and Elders Nilsson and Jiles.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This morning all the missionaries came to our home for a breakfast and district study. We prepared omlets and studied repentance. We are so grateful for dedicated people who love God and love others!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-53144313931628300132012-01-17T23:38:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:45:29.996-08:00Building bridges<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">On Jan 9<sup>th</sup> we took a ward member with us, Ciornii Valdimir, for translation and visited with Mihai at the Society of the Disabled to tie up some loose ends on one wheelchair project and get details on another which he would like the Church to help with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we had finished he explained that he would also like our help with getting gas to the buildings there so they could have heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2006 our Church had put in 4 boilers and they were still not hooked up because paperwork to get the gas was not available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said he now had the paperwork and would like our help to get gas from the street to the buildings in order to heat them.</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We also went with Sisters Schuld and Hickman to the second floor of the same building where the shoemaker would make them some boots.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We have met with the lawyer three times in the past week in order to do what is required to obtain our visas and also met with two gentlemen, Sergio and Alfonz from the U.S. Embassy to see if we could help with projects they are involved in.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The intermediate class with Sisters Schuld and Hickman had about 22 in the group which Ray and Kathy helped with. Elders Hill and Peterson's advanced class had about 9 with many returning from last year's class. Everyone had a great time!</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">On Wednesday, the 11th, Elders Hill and Peterson, Russian speaking Elders from Idaho, came for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> One thing which we are all doing as missionaries is teaching English twice a week in the evenings. It gives us great opportunities to help and also to meet wonderful people.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The highlight of our week was attending a school celebration ceremony at Mihai Eminescu in Cimislia with the Kitchens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fred and Mariam Kitchen at the statue of Mihai Eminescu. Note all the flowers that have just been placed there by guests, students and faculty of the school named after him. He is a famous Romanian poet who died a painful death at the age of 30.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">At the same statue we have a teacher of English at the school, Ray, Lidia Constantinescu (writer and poet and honored guest), Kathy and Viorica Ghenciu the director of the school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viorica gave at least 75 to 100 certificates of achievement to children of all ages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the upper left you see Lidia presenting a scholarship to a young woman, on the right we are at the statue of Eminsecu and you see a few of the performers.</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The director, Viorica Ghenciu, later showed us the kitchen and the problems they have there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeding 250 each day with no working oven and a small sink area plus no storage for supplies has been difficult for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mayor had promised them tables for the lunch room and if our budget allows we can help with the kitchen needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have plans to go about once a month with the Kitchens and help with the English classes in the school also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wish we had a set of 5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup> grade English literature books to donate to this school as they have very few books written in English.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical way for hay to be stored within the Moldovan villiages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">This derrick is useful for moving a variety of things and is found in back of many homes.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-76347047456420645642012-01-02T05:32:00.000-08:002012-01-02T06:35:20.707-08:00Our first opening ceremonies<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Two projects, begun by Tom and Tony VanWormer, came to completion just before Christmas. On both projects the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia through Counterpart International. I have included some before and after pictures of both the hospital and the school.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSHIEC97NSE937vYTDePJTMjyhEIOdpa4sVAU8VLk5zdlxMM_WgiSVs_s4uzPoc2YaowErznTNQpqfGoQEBgHodThaNzwZLjQtWgVO4Gb_VS_xiYKEOnfK0CCFOYJVbkWxvHSnw7t-ho5/s1600/First+bread+and+salt+opening+ceremony+-+hospital+12-21-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSHIEC97NSE937vYTDePJTMjyhEIOdpa4sVAU8VLk5zdlxMM_WgiSVs_s4uzPoc2YaowErznTNQpqfGoQEBgHodThaNzwZLjQtWgVO4Gb_VS_xiYKEOnfK0CCFOYJVbkWxvHSnw7t-ho5/s400/First+bread+and+salt+opening+ceremony+-+hospital+12-21-11.jpg" width="400" /></a>The first was the Rehabilitation of the Municipal Infectious Diseases Hospital for Children in Chisinau, Moldova. There we replaced 24 outer doors, 31 inner doors and 9 windows which greatly improved the conditions within the hospital allowing improved sanitary and hygiene conditions.</div>This was a first for us: first bread and salt tradition, first ribbon cutting, etc. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are before and after pictures of inside and outside doors and a sample of the before windows. The center is a new room, new window and beds along with fresh paint. Cutting the ribbon is the hospital director Ludmila Byrca, myself, and Luminita Suveica, director of general health for the city of Chisinau. Bottom left you see Ana in the center translating for Ray and I, Ray and I taking our second bread and salt as we go into another part of the hospital, and in the bottom left you see Ray addressing the group with Ana translating.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> We felt a little awkward, as we were not directly involved ourselves, but enjoyed meeting the staff and seeing the hospital.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Cimislia</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The second was the Reconstruction of a student dormitory at Mihai Eminescu Theoretical Lyceum in Cimislia, Moldova which took place 22 Dec 2011. Doors and windows were replaced here, the kitchen redone and a cafeteria added and the study hall redone. LDS Charities provided new sinks, fridge, two stoves, a rack for storing dishes and new dishes and eating utilise. They also provided four new tables and eight new benches for the dining area.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after pictures here - upper left is the study room, top is a hall window before and after. You can see a sample of a dorm room with a hot plate. They cooked and ate in their rooms with only a small fridge in the kitchen. You can see pictures of the kitchen before with a fridge and small table. They now have a dining room with table and seating, a kitchen with two stoves, microwave, to sinks with running water, lots of counter space, a new fridge and not pictured is shelving with dishes, pots, glasses, etc. The students bring their own food from their homes which are too far away for them to return except on the weekends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High School students in tradational costume greeting the US Ambassador</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> The ceremony took place in the study room. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you see several shots of the children, the ribbon cutting with Victoria the director of the school, US Ambassador William Moser, and Kathy cutting the ribbon. Below the ribbon cutting is Ray and I with Victoria. The bottom left talking with the Ambassador is Ryan Aiken who is the Public Affairs Officer of the US Embassy and also our Branch President. Ray and I finally got to visit a little in the center and well Ray and the Ambassador hit it off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This group includes the Ambassador's three children in the back left of the group (girl in white sweater and two taller boys), the performing children, Ray, Kathy, Ambassador Moser, Victoria (the school director) and the Ambassador's wife Marie. Against the back wall are the high school student which live in the dormitory.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The US Ambassador and his family attended, giving us the opportunity to meet them plus we were treated to a number of delightful performances by the younger children of the school.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For most of you Christmas is over, but not here as the most part of the people are Russian Orthodox and adhere to the Gregorian Calendar, hence January 7th is Christmas and the 14th is the New Year. Since we are so near to Europe they also celebrate the 25th of Dec. and Jan 1st....so we are still partying! Not working, partying!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqHoBPV1_ap2fjgCCxA3sTeMXN6kG220HJgae2JNP_L5nRLyz9LLyUmXOTa_aIpg0J3fegF2vD5VQfnF2Bw3za6uOHi9etaUKDYz33I8U9-qsPO9eAQhF-ME71YIVakm-gbIGIVqWntrI/s1600/Chisinau+Branch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqHoBPV1_ap2fjgCCxA3sTeMXN6kG220HJgae2JNP_L5nRLyz9LLyUmXOTa_aIpg0J3fegF2vD5VQfnF2Bw3za6uOHi9etaUKDYz33I8U9-qsPO9eAQhF-ME71YIVakm-gbIGIVqWntrI/s400/Chisinau+Branch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our new year found us at church where we said goodbye to two new friends. It is transfer time, so Sister Bennett is leaving and Eugen Sajin, who is now Elder Sajin, is on his way to England for his two year mission. He is the only member in his family, so good-byes were extra hard today for him.</div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-72476870361730065102011-12-14T05:47:00.000-08:002011-12-14T05:47:06.062-08:00Getting to know Moldova<div class="MsoListBullet" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This past week and half has been spent learning about Moldova and visiting various parts of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stefan cel Mare is prepared for Christmas. One the left you see an average building, parking, and above 4 (one behind the van) making a left at the same time. A group awaits for the correct, electric bus and hopes for the new type! Ray and I enjoyed a walk downtown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bethany Winfrey (Peace Corps), second one on the left, invited us to visit Scorteni, a village of 2400. The centeral structure of this Romanian speaking village is the Russian Orthodox Church and Ili Mihail is the priest. We visited it's school and met Maria Vatmaniuc the director, to the right of Bethany; Angela Ureche, the school librarian, the person on the far right; and Bethany's friend and sponser Angela Frunze, is on the far left. The Kitchens were traveling with us and you see them crossing the bridge, with Bethany, as we walked to visit the Church.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kindergarten director with Lidia and Aurelia are on the stairway and above them are examples of window conditions within the school. A kindergarten classroom in the middle with the two toliets and beds for all below. You will notice that the children all are wearing heavy sweaters, as most of the building, including the classrooms are heated by water that is pumped through radiators. It was cold. Above left is part of a nice playground. Ray, Lidia and Katea with Ana and a teacher are middle left. Children spend about 10 hours here, eating all 3 meals at the school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mihai is seated at the table distrubuting the wheelchairs. In the pick coat is the woman we is the director of the working force among disabled and on the right are Kathy, Ray and Katea with Ray in front of the van. There are two types of chairs being distrubuted and the building behind Ray and Katea is where they are assembled.</td></tr>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On Friday, Dec. 2nd, after meeting with Victor Coroway with Counterpart, we picked up our translator Katea and went to what we thought was a 15 minute meeting with Mihai Marginean, President of the Society for the Disabled. We discovered that is was a news conference with the Prime Minister of Moldova, Vlad Filat, and various people receiving some wheelchairs, which have been donated by LDS Charities. Ill prepared I got no pictures nor the name of the gracious Priminister however we did get to visit a bit with him and then were able to be present when most of the wheelchairs were distributed. (As we visited we noted that there was no lighting in many areas of the various buildings and the few ramps were unsteady, steep wooden ones.) We saw many people with smiles and a few with tears as they obtained chairs for themselves or loved ones.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thursday we were able to meet with Lydia, a partner on many water projects and some family projects, and were presented with a few future projects as well as an opportunity to do a ribbon cutting for a completed water project. Victor also presented future possiblilities as well as follow-up on a clothing distribution project. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-36946130276226486762011-12-02T13:05:00.000-08:002011-12-03T01:40:10.200-08:00The days between MTC and Moldova<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On the evening of Nov. 21st we met Leta and Dad, following the Sunday Night devotional, to give hugs, pray and our good-byes. On the way to Germany, we had a layover in Dallas, and were met by a majority of our kids and grand kids in the area where we ate, played and talked for 1 1/2 hours. We were so happy to be around them and soaked up everything! I hope Maria got better pictures than we did...just to busy enjoying the great company!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our plane left for Frankfurt, Germany and touched down early on the 22 Nov. where we were met by John and Susan Leonard. Elder and Sister Leonard are over all the humanitarian efforts in the Europe Central Area. We went straight to the office and worked a little, went to their apartment,showered, worked some more and had a great German lunch. By that time our hotel was ready, we dropped our luggage and rode the train to downtown, where we walked around, saw the Main River, looked at shops and people.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The 23rd was spent in training, a nice lunch with many of the senior couples, who were attending a Zone Conference and supper at the home of the Leonard's...perfect.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thanksgiving morning was spent in training and then over to the stake building for a great Thanksgiving Dinner. Following the dinner we spent time with Elder Joseph Worthlin(son of Joseph B) and then left with the Leonard's to visit a wonderful Christmas Market in an older part of Germany. We purchased a few table runners but there are many things I would like for next Christmas.... We then stopped at a hotel restaurant, established in 1595, and had soup and hot chocolate!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left to right and top to bottom: Our arrival in Germany and the hotel where we stayed, with Elder and Sister Leonard. Then Sister Leonard working in the Area Offices; our Thanksgiving feast and waiting in line. Anne Frank's house the plaque outside. The christmas manager in the old part of Germany that we visited.</td></tr>
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The hotel in which we stayed had a wonderful breakfast bar which we really hated to leave behind, yet the Leonard's picked us up at 8:30am for our flight to Bucharest, Romania. Arriving just after 3pm we quickly spotted President Ned Hill and his lovely wife Claralyn and they whisked us to the office, meeting missionaries and Brother and Sister Patton, the office couple. We then went to the mission home there, staying in the coveted 'General Authority Suit'. Ray worked a bit on the Internet serving the mission home and we were treated to a 2nd Thanksgiving Dinner there that evening, prepared by Rosie. Missionaries old and young enjoyed a great dinner, delightful and uplifting conversations and wonderful testimonies.<br />
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</tbody></table> Saturday was spent at the mission home, Ray working on the Internet (anything new here?) and talking with the Hill's until the Elder's arrived to put us on a ssslllooowww train, sleeper car, to Chisinau, Moldova. We left on time (7:15pm) in the dark, fitting our 4 large suitcases, 2 carry-ons and us in that sleeper car, and rode (not non-stop) to the border. There, for 2 hours, they checked passports with all bathrooms doors locked, and changed the wheels of the whole train to fit the different tracks of Moldova. (This makes it much harder to leaved either country quickly I think.) A few hours later, light came and the beautiful Moldovan countryside, some villages, animals and a few people lay before us. Even with the naked trees and starkness of winter the rolling hills are beautiful! <br />
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</tbody></table> We arrived at 9am and Fred and Mariam Kitchen were there to greet us, along with Ruslon because we could not possibly fit us and our luggage into the mission car! The Gara (station) was quiet except for a 'garage sale' which surrounded the outside of the large station! We were quickly at our apartment, dropped suit cases and freshened up for 20 minutes at which time Elder and Sora Kitchen reappeared and carried us to Sacrament Meeting! The branch of about 60 people where full of enthusiasm, as were we of course.. It was at the end of that meeting that I realized that we should have studied German and Russian as we had heard almost no Romanian in Church, none in Germany, and very little in Romania. (On the train everything was written or spoken in Russian.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is where we live. We even have a washing machine and a very pink kitchen. The clothes are dried on a drying rack in the bathroom. The heat is by hot water, which is heated by a boiler in our kitchen. We have a very nice office and living room area.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> After a few hours rest we were served a delightful third Thanksgiving Dinner at the home of President Aiken. It was delicious food and even better company! We truly were thankful for so very much; family, friends, our safe arrival and opportunity to be here, and mostly our Savior, Jesus Christ.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chisinau Branch President, Aiken, his wife Kesli, Elder and Sister Kitchen. Us with the Aiken's son, Ryli. Again another feast. Us with the complete Aiken family.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-29749168439866707432011-11-20T15:32:00.000-08:002011-11-20T15:35:58.928-08:00Mission Training Center (MTC) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large picture, left to right, Kellems, Us, Johnson, and Hambelton. The top left is Brother Barney and Us. The lower left is Sister Hale and Us.<br />
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</div><div align="left">The 2nd week we were again divided, this time into welfare missionaries, which we are because of Humanitarian call, office missionaries, those that will work in the mission offices, and temple missionaries, those that will work in the temple. Our welfare group went to Salt Lake City on Monday and visited Welfare Square. This is where the church has a Bishop's Storehouse, which is similar to a grocery store. Those that are in need of assistance can come here, after being interviewed by their Bishop, and obtain the necessary groceries and some clothing for their families or themselves. In return, they are required to perform some type of service as designed by the Bishop. Also, there is a bakery on site that bake many loves of bread used in the storehouse and is staffed mainly by church volunteers. There is also a facility that was bottling applesauce to be distributed through out the church. They also have a milk, cheese, and other packaged drink mixes facility, that package the various products and then are shipped to all the church Bishop Storehouses for distribution. In addition, some of these products are used by other non-profit organizations, such as the Catholic Charities. Further, there is a quality control lab that is used to test the quality of the products produced at Welfare Square and a cannery where members and non-members can dry pack goods.</div></td></tr>
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</div><div align="left">The rest of the week was spent learning about the various projects that we would be responsible for. They are clean water, vision, wheelchair, neonatal resuscitation, and food initiatives. We will be the project managers over these projects and make sure that they are completed and are following the guidelines set out in the contracts. We will work with short-term specialist in the various specialty fields. The church will partner with various governmental agencies and other charitable agencies. In addition, we had an over-view of family services and addiction assistance. As we were told, we will be the Welfare experts and are there to assist the local church leaders and the people of Moldova. We are anxious to get going and to be of service where ever we can.</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I said earlier we are leaving on the 21st, at about 8:00am from Salt Lake City and fly to Dallas, TX for a 3 hour layover. We hope to see some of our children for a short period of time while we are there. Then we go to Germany for three days of additional training and to celebrate Thanksgiving with the American Senior missionaries. Then it is on to Bucharest, Romania and meeting the mission president and receive instructions as to what he wants us to do. Then on Saturday the 26th, we take a train, overnight, to Chisinau, Moldova, which we will call home for the next 18 months. Therefore, the blog will not be updated until we arrive in Moldova.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></td></tr>
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</div>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-85020841310828664192011-11-13T16:27:00.000-08:002011-11-13T16:29:42.212-08:00Pre Misson Training Center in UtahWe left for Utah on the 3rd of November, to visit Kathy's father, John and step-mother, Leta Harding, who are living in Pleasant Grove, Utah. We were met at the airport by a couple we knew in Cuidad Guzman, Mexico. Paul Baker was a missionary there and his wife, Erica, was baptized there. They are married and are living in Utah and have a son named Matthew, with another child on the way. It was very good to see and visit with them. <br />
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</tbody></table> They took us to Pleasant Grove, where we stayed until we entered the MTC. While in Pleasant Grove, Kathy's brothers, Ken and Dale came to visit, along with their wives, Harriet and Lana, respectively. We were also able to go to the Salt Lake Temple during this time. Yes, that is real snow on the trees in the background.<br />
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</tbody></table> We were able to meet with some of the missionaries and their spouses who served with us in Argentina. Those that came to dinner Friday night, 4th of November, were Manuel and Rubi Legizamon, Gianna, their daughter, Chris and Leticia Bishop, Tucker, their son, Myntille Nash, JJ Steadman, Jeff and Brittny Lee, Ruth Liebel and Carolina, Myntille's roommate.<br />
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Then on the 5th, we were able to have a family dinner, to include Tami Criddle, Kathy's sister, her daughter and her husband, Matt and Alia Maw. Also, Ken's two children came, Suzan Wallen and Patrick Harding. We were able to visit with Suzan eariler in the day and meet her two daughters, Mindy and Abbey.<br />
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Then on Sunday, the 6th, we attended Kathy's father's ward where her uncle Wally and aunt Carol Harding also attend. We were able to corral everyone long enough to get a group picture.<br />
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</tbody></table>Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-43491597993658907902011-11-01T08:06:00.000-07:002011-11-01T08:06:38.215-07:00The last few daysWe have been busy preparing to leave by getting things in order around the house and visiting family. It is hard to say good-bye, but we know that we are doing what the Lord would have us do. We have been able to visit all of our children and the grandchildren, except those who are far away . We have also been able to say good-bye to good friends and extended family. We will visit other extended family prior to going to the Mission Tranining Center, in Utah.<br />
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We were set-apart as missionaries on Sunday, the 30th of October, by our Stake President, President Peterson. This is done by someone who has the priesthood authority, bestowed upon him by the leaders of the church, to give us the authority to be representatives of the church.<br />
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</tbody></table> He pronounced may blessing upon us to include protection for our families while we are gone, good health, the ablility to assist the people in Moldova, and the inspiration to know what the Lord would want us to do for the people of Moldova. It was a very spiritual and comforting blessing.<br />
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So now it is off to the Mission Training Center to learn how and what we are to do for those in need in Moldova.Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-64423957037199585492011-10-25T06:46:00.000-07:002011-10-29T10:08:03.681-07:00Saying Good-bye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We now have about 13 days until we go to Utah and enter the Mission Training Center. We had a family "Thanksgiving" dinner a couple of weeks ago and it was great to have everyone there, minus Ben and Rachel's family, who are currently stationed in Hawaii.<br />
We also gave talks in church last Sunday, 23rd of October as our "farewell" for our mission. During the meeting 6 beautiful primary girls sang the song, "We Are as the Army of Helaman". It was very spiritual and uplifting.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>It is hard to leave friends and family, but I know that what we are doing is what the Lord would want us to do at this time in our lives. I know that our children, and grandchildren will receive blessing for our service, along with us. We hope with the remaining days, that we will be able to see each of our children and grandchildren one last time before we leave. We have 13 (in-laws are included) reasons, and another 20 reasons, that make it difficult for us leave.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div> </div> Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873234911342635177.post-2313788468514886852011-10-10T18:35:00.000-07:002011-10-10T19:46:44.831-07:00Time is getting shortOur time to go to the Mission Training Center (MTC) in Provo, UT is drawing closer. We have gotten all the shots needed and hopefully all the paperwork is completed. Our flight arrangements have been made. We will be leaving the MTC after spending two weeks there and fly to Dallas, TX, where we will depart for Frankfurt, Germany. We will spend two additional days training there and then on to Bucharest, Romania. From there we will travel to Chisniau, Maldova, where we will live for the next 18 months.<br />
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We are also in the process of trying to learn Romanian, which is a Latin based language. Because we speak Spanish, this is a help in the learning process.<br />
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If you go to the bottom of this post, it will take you to a map of Chisinau and a pin will be on the map where our apartment is located in the city.Ray and Kathy McGovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01521043264291353704noreply@blogger.com12/1 şos. Hînceşti, Chisinau, Moldova47.007717199999988 28.82559969999999847.007509699999986 28.8252657 47.00792469999999 28.825933699999997