Matero Ward and Thanksgiving

The stake sponsored a football (soccer) tournament one Saturday.  This is the Majestic Matero Team!  They played well and won the only game they played.  They should have played for the semi-finals, but there wasn't enough time and the field had to be vacated, so they only got to play one game.  They did really well and had a blast playing the other ward.

The members have some pretty awesome moves.  On the right is Batiste, our primary teacher, and behind him is Brother Jared Ngandabank, who is a counselor in our Bishopric.  Davis Chifunda is in the orange.  Andrew Kampelya is in front holding the ball.
 
It was a hot day and we all (the white people) got sunburned.  I just don't see how they can play so hard in the heat and not get sick.  I guess they are more used to the heat than we are!

I know I put many photos in of our Primary, but we spend a lot of time in there and we love these kids.  African children are really beautiful!


Two best buddies in Alan's Junior Primary Class.  They love to swing and enjoy this time in Primary!
 
Faith Sikaonga and the Junior Primary.                  Two of our Primary girls, Noria and Serina                                                                                                Mkombe and their friends in their "playhouse"                                                                                        made of an old pickup shell.

 
Home teaching the Sikaonga Family who stays out at "10 mile" a place 10 miles from the center of town.  They don't often make it to church, but are always happy to see us as their Home Teachers.

They run a school and have 12 children living with them.  They have 6 children of their own--all girls--and then 6 children of their siblings. It's quite a family, and they are all so happy.  We took them out the ball for the school, along with a frizbee for Christmas and they were so excited.

One of the things we did while there was make a CTR shield as shown in The Friend.  They thought that was pretty cool!

Helen White's 9th birthday.  She had all her friends over when we stopped by to drop off the birthday cake and the present.  She wanted a baby doll so she could also have a baby when her baby brother is born.  So that's what we got her.  Helen is in the center of the top row.

Blessing (right and in the black) and her friends who did the cooking.  LaNice also helped with the cooking.  She has been taught several times how to cook over a charcoal stove.  Maybe good emergency preparedness skills!

   
Brother Zimba's birthday.  This man is amazing.  The gospel has brought so much joy into his life.  He and three of his children were baptized about a year ago.  His oldest daughter, Fides, teaches our nursery class and is preparing for a mission.  They are an amazing family.  Sadly, the other two, Precious and Dixon, have gone somewhat less active.

The Senior Couples were invited to Thanksgiving Dinner at Brother and Sister Seibert's home.  They are here serving in the American Embassy.  We felt lucky to have turkey and all the fixings.  They were very gracious hosts and we had a wonderful meal. We have much to be thankful for and, while we are grateful everyday. it's nice to have a special day to count our blessings.



Kai Seibert and Junior Kupu showing off the pig the Kupus provided for the meal. It looked really nice, but we got only a rib that had almost no meat on it, so I'm not sure how it tasted!  The animals in the picture are a sable, a kudu and a heartbeast.  They were mounted on the wall at the Seibert home.