This is going to be a little confusing because we have some pictures on one camera and some on another. So, we may be backtracking sometimes.

Yesterday we took the Sisters to help them find a Kampung they were looking for but didn't know where it was.  It probably took us an hour, but finally found it. This is a less active family. The missionaries that baptized them help them build this house.

We were driving home one evening and we saw a lot of people were gathered at this Indian temple. So we stopped to see what was going on. It was their famous holiday where they call the spirits down with the drums.  We stayed and listened and then left.  Very interesting.

More of that Indian temple, here in Kuching.

This is our Zone here in Kuching in front of the should be Stake center, but no stake here yet. So it's called the KDC Kuching District Center.

We get together here every Tuesday for Zone Conference and then all go eat somewhere together. Sometimes we go eat and sometimes we don't. But the meetings are really good.

Some Chinese temple here in Kuching we visited one day.

On Father's day and our Anniversary the District President and his family took us out to eat and bought a cake for us.  We love President Govan and his wife Sister Helen.

On a Monday, PD, we took 2 Sisters, and 2 Elders and went to visit a long house.  The other camera has better pictures and more, but a long house is exactly that; very long with many families living in divisions all along the way. If everyone were to come back for Gawai there would probably be about 3000 people.  It is made mostly with bamboo.

Stampin Branch had a Gawai party in honor or the Missionaries.  We were all taken outside and then had to walk in with the members lining the hall ways as we walked though.

They dance and sang and ate.

The Sisters next door surprised us and decorated our door on Father's  Day.

Every Branch had a farewell party for the Moulders. This is Kuching International Branch which speaks in English.

They are sorely missed.

Elder Przybyla and I decided to get the Zone together and do a Service Project. So we went to one of our contacts, Sister (Meaning) Catholic Sister Regina who runs the Handicapped Society and asked her if she had a project we could do. She said yes. she needed this area cleaned up and organized because they have a yearly flee market every year and she needed this organized . These
wheel chairs that you see, were donated by the LDS church for anyone that needs them. Sister Regina is in charge of distributing them.

Picture of the Young Single Adult group that we are working with. We are bringing 15 or so young people their age into the church to meet with them and have motivational talks. This is at their leader's request. Michael King. We became good friends with him and he suggested this get together. School will be back in session in August. So we have to wait until then.

President Goven and Wife Sister Helen in their home.  They feed the Missionaries and anyone else along the way every Sunday night and Monday night for FHE..  They are the ones that translated the Book of Mormon into Malay. They are both teachers at local international schools here.

Looking into a room at an Indian temple in Singapore. They love bright and colored objects.

Outside of the temple.

Lining up for Pictures of Sarawak Zone conference in Singapore.  We love this time because we get to see Missionaries we love but have been transferred to other part of Sarawak.  It's like a big family reunion.  I promised them the party is at my house when I have my home coming.

At the top of a Mall in Singapore, where we went to Tony Roma's for dinner. What an absolute amazing delight. No wonder I am gaining weight.  But had my blood tested, and Diabetic number is 6.1, which is a blessing because of all the carbs I eat. Here in Kuching protein is hard to come by--except for Chicken which I think they eat for every meal.

Chinese temple in Singapore. And we found a very long street market along a Chinese Street, It was fun to walk along it and buy a few little things.

Same street with another temple.

 Most impressive was the Buddhist temple. These people are all reading out loud in microphones at the same time.

Lots of gold and glitter.

This is suppose to have a thousand Buddhas on it. And in this temple is a copy of Buddha's tooth.

FHE at Pres Govan's house again.  Every Monday night. They are a great family.  The young man standing on the right is his son, a returned mission that went to Singapore Mission. A lot of the locals get called to their own mission because they need local speakers here.

We had a surprise Birthday party for Sister Tai.  When they cut the cake they give the first bite to the mother or eldest woman there. Well, I'm not her mother, so what does that say?

These are two crazy Sisters, who couldn't wait to
buy Durian. It's so sticky it's not allowed in buses or even in most building. The smell lingers.
One of the missionaries made me promise to eat 5 bites. I wasn't very happy, but I did eat 5 bites.
I didn't think it smelled so bad or even taste that bad, but it's not something good enough that I want any more. And when I went to the Doctor for my blood work for diabetes to be tested he asked me if I eat durian. I told him 5 bites.

Sister Tai, a local missionary, loves this fruit. They go to all you eat durian place and eat and eat.  She says it's called the hot fruit and sometimes you body actually gets physically hot to the touch. Some get headaches, some get stomach aches, some get nose bleeds, etc. Elder Przybyla and I wondered if there was some kind of drug in the fruit or something, because they love to eat it so much in spite of all these things.  Well, the doctor said if you were to hold your hands

far away from each other in a big circle and they were full of cotton candy, that's how much sugar is in one dime size bite of durian.  What people are experiencing when they eat durian is sugar poisoning and diabetics could die from eating it.

Elder's P. face tells the story.

Bro and Sister Allan on the right, a Senior couple serving in another city in Sarawak in humanitarian, and Pres Changi on the left. We are presenting the short term self reliance projects to the branch presidents  for the gentleman coming from SLC in August.

Family home evening in a Long House.  Pres. Govan was outside gathering people to come in. It was a lot of fun.

Elder Przybyla found a bathroom with toilet paper in it.  OK
Below, the electric boxes for one of our branches keep getting stolen.  Then we have to pay to have it replaced.  Elder P. decided the same person who puts it in is the one stealing it. So he makes money both ways?????

Will try to post again soon.
Enjoy

Hi, I have few minutes.  Waiting to go the airport and pickup another missionary.  It's not transfer day, we just have a couple of Elders coming in.  That means there will be four Elder's in the apartment next door to us.  I can't keep 2 Elders full, don't know what I will do with four.

We were hit with a bomb the other day.  One Senior went home, their time was up, but the other couple got transferred to Singapore to work in the office.  That leaves just us with 22 missionaries to look over and six branches, and Institute, and Family History, Seminary, Self reliance, etc. etc. Last transfer day we were on the road from 5am to 10pm getting everyone moved around.

We do get our choice of 3 vehicles now, so Elder Przybyla chose a truck. Now we can just throw the bikes in the back. But we now have to keep all the cars in working condition.

Our language skills are improving every day. Not as fast all the Elders because we don't speak as much as they do, but we are coming along.

Will get back to you soon.

This is Gawai, the biggest Iban Holiday in Sarawak. It can last a whole month, but the stores are closed for at least 3days.  The locals go home to the Kampung.  They fly in, like we do for Thanksgiving, and spend a week or two.  We have been invited to several.  They take you to their Kampung or village and then you go visit 5-6 different homes and eat.  This was a very nice home. They had pig's ears and pig intestine for a couple of the dishes.

Same house. I asked who's house in this to our friends that took us there.  They said well,  it's our sister's daughter's boy friend's family.  They didn't even know them.  But here we are.

Same house with close up of the food. The black dish is the pig's ears.  Elder Przybyla said it wasn't bad.  I don't think I ate anything all day long.

A different house now. Same Kampung.

The Sister in the black and white stripped dress is our friend. She is married to a British man named Bob who has lived here for 39 years. These are her 3 sisters. Lily is a member of the church. I think one of the other sisters is too, but is not active. We invited her to church.

This is a very nice house. Bob is on the front seated across from Elder Przybyla. Bob knows everyone in Kuching. He is the one who brought the church to Malaysia. He as introduced us to so many people in government here. Next month we are going to meet one of the Ministers with him.




Sometimes we don't even know who's house we are at. You just get invited in and you go and they feed you.  Such kind people.

These are Elders and Sisters that went with us. I am completely full by now.

This is the next day. We are Ero's house. He is a very wealthy member.  They had every traditional Ibon food.  Even fried Sego worms, which Dad had to try.

This is a trip to the Orang Utan park.  The animals are bought here for rehabilitation but they are actually free in the woods.  They are fed everyday at 9am and 4pm. Some come at one time and some at another time.  Some they haven't seen for months.  They have them named and pictures on the wall. They talk about their personalities and who likes to play with whom.

Sister Rose's house for another Gawai party.

Mom and baby

These two are mating.

Flesh eating plant.

Orang Utan nest.

We loved watching him play with this blanket.

So beautiful.