Kosrae

Crazy Red Sunset!

"The Jewel of Micronesia." That's what they say, and I can confirm that!

This past week we were visiting the island of Kosrae. It is so green!! If you're from Hawaii, it looks like the Kaneohe mountains, but on the entire island. So many trees and bushes and grass, it's really the greenest island I've ever been to.
Kosrae is an island about 42 square miles, and has a population of about 7,000 people. There are many mountains and scenic spots, and it's not overpopulated, so many spots are untouched which makes it really nice.

Troy and I got to stay at the missionary home with Sean and Kathy Miller. It was really nice to be able to spend time with them. It was one Hawaiian house brah! Haha. Yes we busted out the pidgin every now and then. It was nice to get a taste of Hawaii again, a taste of home. Sean and Kathy were great hosts, and great company. They also went through many sacrifices for me, and never made me feel bad, like when I locked the key in the room and Sean spent 45 mins trying to break in with a credit card :/ But they seem to be used to making sacrifices ;)
The congregation there is made up of about 20 publishers. It's small, which means its easy to get close to everyone. The presiding overseer is brother Sean Miller, the secretary is brother Sean Miller, the school overseer is brother Sean Miller, and.... I think you get the point. Yup he's the only elder, and basically does every talk, every week, and shepherds the congregation all by himself! Well him and Jehovah. So actually he has a lot of help haha. His wife Kathy, and two other special pioneer sisters there, Kathy and Annabelle, take care of the other responsibilities, like mic passing, attendant, sound, etc. So as you can see, they have a lot of weight on their shoulders! Pray for them!! It's evident though that Jehovah's spirit is with them because many good things are happening there.

The circuit assembly was great. About 50 people attended and there was one baptismal candidate. Her name is Mary. She's 13. Sunday was a big day for her, probably bigger than most people's baptism day. So she had a demonstration in the morning, which she did an AWESOME job!!! Then she got baptized. The baptism was cool. Another open water baptism, and this one was by a bridge where the scenery of the mountains and the lake was breath taking. Then in the afternoon, she translated her first talk! (since you have to be baptized to translate at meetings or assemblies) So she was translating, after only about an hour of qualifying to do so! It was crazy. And all the brothers and sisters that speak Kosraean say she did great! It was pretty awesome. She's gonna be doing a lot of work in this congregation, and the work has already started for her haha.

Translating Like a Pro!

 

Monday night, the night before we left, there was a
gathering held at Kathy and Annabelle's house. About 30 of the friends came and there was a huge feast of great food, and fresh, cold coconuts! Yummmm. We played some games and sang songs. 
It was a fun and hilarious night. (I say hilarious cuz of the games we played as you can see in the picture)

At the airport many of the friends came to see us off, giving us leis and Kosraean crown things, and more fresh cold coconuts! :)









It was a great and fun week of activity. I will never forget the time I spent in Kosrae, and the loving, hard working brothers and sisters there. Kuloh na malalap! (thankyou in Kosraean, but I probably butchered the spelling haha)

Best Seat in the House!