Sunday, August 31, 2008

Another mission call!!

My parents have decided to serve another mission. Their first mission was served in the Phillipines and they got back last September in time for Dave and I's mission. They told the family they would be home at least a year before they put their papers in again but after some thought they realized if they left in January they would be back for half the summer instead of coming back for the winter. So they put their papers in and put their availability date for the beginning of January. All the family has been patiently waiting for their call and it finally came. As a family we went up American Fork canyon to my sisters in-law's cabin and my parents surprised us with their call. They had told everyone it had not come on Thursday, well it came on Friday and they surprised us. They will be serving in the Kenya Nairobi mission!! Their main assignment will be in the Welfare Services helping in the Employment Resource Center. Everyone was shocked!! My mom thought they would be going back to the Phillipines, however my dad had thought about Africa. They are so excited and so is the family. They leave January 5th to the MTC, and that means we get one more Christmas with them! So if anybody knows anyone from Kenya or anyone that served there they would love to talk to them!!


4 comments:

Aimee said...

Your parents are amazing. One mission did me in!

Africa! What a fun place to go to.

Amanda B. said...

How neat for your parents! I'm impressed at how adventurous they are! Curtis' parents are coming home from their mission in 2 months and we are so excited. We have missed them!

T Fowler said...

There is a guy in our ward who served in Kenya and Ethiopia when they were one mission. He has already talked to mom and dad and we are having their family over for FHE soon. Mom and dad are excited to talk to him. If you check out our blog, we have a video of them opening their call, it's a bit long, but it is there.

Fox Family said...

Wow - your mom and dad are such great examples to all of us! Keep us posted!