This is the bus that the Zone Leaders rented to take us to Nafplio on a Zone trip.  It was really nice to travel in comfort.  The trip was 3 hours each way.  Beats the city buses!

On our way to Nafplio, we stopped at the Corinth passage where the boats travel from the Aegean sea to the Ionian sea.  While we were on the bridge looking down, some people off a cruise ship came along on a land tour.  This guy walked up to and said " Hey you look familiar!"  And I said, "So do you."  Come to find out it was Bishop Jon Groneman and his wife.  He was Mom's Bishop when she died.  He conducted the funeral.  Small world!  Between our group of missionaries and their group, we think over half of us knew over half of them. President and Sister Charles are in the photo also.

This is on one of our favorite streets in Nafplio.  This was our second trip.  We were on a zone excursion  with all the missionaries.  We took a bus and it was great!

Chris loved the flowers. So did President and Sister Charles

Branch BARBQ

Mom & I are standing in front of the Halandri Chapel.  We are here for the Branch BARBQ.  We had to buy 48 hamberger buns, 48 hotdog buns and 8 packages of Potatoe chips and transport it all, along with Moms salad on the Metro to Halandri.  We looked like pack mules.

Branch BARBQ

This is the only chapel built for our use in Greece.  Other branches all meet in rented buildings

Branch BARBQ

These guys were pretty good at the boardwalk game!

Branch BARBQ

That is Dr. Larsen, Brother Frost and Sister Larsen on the left.  Dr Larsen is the Doctor at the US Embassy.  He helps us with missionaries and members.  I call him when I need prescriptions or need to send an Elder to hospital.  President Sankoh on the right.  The cooking or the food was in good hands.

Branch BARBQ

Sister Ollerton was the Branch Cheerleader for all the games

Branch BARBQ

This is GO GO!  She is the mother of the Branch and trying to become the president of the Branch.  She always says " in my second life I will be a man...woman finish....I will show them how to run the church.   I will be a prophet."  She is a real GO GOer!

Branch BARBQ

Mom with Anna Adams,  Anna is a member from New York.  She is a model and is here in Greece working.

Branch BARBQ

President Sankoh found that when your plate is full, just start eating and Sister Bell in the back stops the youngmen from coming back for seconds before everyone had a chance to go through.  The Church is the same worldwide.

Good Food!  Mom fixed Abbies strawberry, cashews and vinegar salad.  It went quickly!

This a board race between President Smith, President Charles and President Sankoh on the left against young men in the Branch.  Elder Bell says "GO" and Sister Ollerton cheers them on!

Sister Charles giving encouragement and saying " don't get your feet under the boards 'dahling"!

Branch BarBQ

They really are trying to get it together

President Charles & President Sankoh receiving instructions from "President" GO GO

Branch BARBQ

Abba Adams, Sister Charles & Sister Bell