Yurts or Mine (Kyrgyzstan)

Thursday May 3  We flew to Almaty,Kazakhstan for a Missionary Zone Conf. The Grays came to our room when we checked in. We caught up on news and laughed a lot. We stayed a day longer so we could tour Almaty with the Beck's and Taylor's. We met up with the Taylors at their apt. We didn't have internet so we couldn't call them to let them know we were in the parking lot. I went into a beauty parlor and asked to use their wifi so I could call the Taylor's. Then we walked fast to meet up with the Beck's at Kok-Tobe mountain. There is a gondola ride to the top. There is a recreational park with a petting zoo.  This is where Elder Nelson came and dedicated Kazakhstan for missionary work. We really enjoyed the views of the city. We rode back down and caught a bus to Shymbulak ski resort.  There were three levels and three gondola rides to the top.  On the second level we had pictures taken with a Golden Eagle. It was a great fun!  Taking tram to top of mountain

Senior Couple Retreat Monday-Sat, April 23- April 28, 2018 Our mission president, Pres. Davis feels that the senior couples should have a bi-annual retreat to get rejuvenated, so we pooled some money together and took a trip to Antalya, Turkey and visited some awesome sites where the Apostle Paul walked and taught. This is our itinerary for our Senior Missionary retreat. Gathering from four different countries, we are about to embark on four wonderful days that is bound to uplift, rejuvenate, inspire and never to be forgotten.   Following is information for the senior retreat in Antalya, Turkey.   •Tuesday April 24 – everyone should have arrived by 10 pm.   Sleep Well and Enjoy the view from your balcony. •Wednesday April 25 – Buffet Breakfast (included).   Meet in front lobby at 9 am to depart for tour. Wear comfortable walking shoes, temperature should be in 70’s. We will tour Perge (Acts 13:13), have lunch at the river (included), Side and tour Aspendos. These are

Tuesday April 17 2018 We met with Nurdoolot who is the Minister Director over Social Welfare including wheelchairs. The Social Minister, Taalaikul Isakunova who is like a Secretary in the US President's cabinet runs the Labor and Social Development Department. Nurdoolot is her person in charge over social affairs.   We discussed how Kyrgyzstan can help us review our progress on the chairs already given to the recipients so that we can hopefully provide more for their country. Nurdoolot said he has a waiting list of 400 so far. We are hopeful as well that we can do this for them. The Carter's, The Honorable Minister Taalaikul Isakunova, Robin and Bill Thursday April 19 2018 We had our first of our first project today. It was the Bishkek Rehabilitation and Prosthesis Center. Salika the Director over this part of the Rehab center requested air conditioners for some of their rooms. All the rooms that needed AC face west and receive the daily sun. One of the rooms that they

Tuesday April 10 We got a taxi out to a Bazaar that is all furniture. We need to get an estimate on some chairs for an orphanage. The orphanage needs about 100 chairs to seat 150 kids.  We also drove to a different Bazaar that is just fabric, bedding and sewing notions. We bought some 4 inch foam pads for our bed to make it softer. Our bed mattress is like a box spring and hard a plywood.   We went out to the rehabilitation center that we are installing air conditioners to make sure they are being put in the right rooms. The Director, Salika is so excited for the installation. She also served us a little snack of Boorsok's with raspberry jam, and a sweetened cream.  I LOVE Boorsok. They are little scones.    Wednesday April 11 Follow ups again. We only got to see 3 people today. The first man had been living with his mother until her recent death. He has had a stroke. His legs are paralyzed.   I guess he dresses himself. There are Social workers that bring him f