NEXT DAY . . .

Next morning, September 23, it was time to welcome our new "kids" - 27 of them!  Take a look:

Bienvenidos (welcome) to all 27!!

Remember, they had been flying all night!  Here they are at the Mission
Office waiting for training and and interview.  Then to the Mission Home
for a nice almuerzo, then to the hotel for a shower and some much
needed rest!!

Here is our beloved Hermana Pendley, the next morning at the final training.
She and Elder Pendley make sure all of their finances are in order before
they go out into the field!

I love this photo!  Can you tell it's a windy day?  Check out those flying ties!  

They have received some basic training and have met their first companions, who will continue the training.  Now they are off to the bus station to head for their first "sectors" with everything they brought with them to last for the next 1 1/2 to 2 years!  

Some will have a half hour bus ride and some will have a six hour bus ride!  We sent them with a sack lunch!!

Here is our sweet Hermana Catala with her parents, who came to pick her up.  They stopped by the Mission Home to meet us and blessed us with by singing such a beautiful acapella rendition of "Each Life That Touches Ours For Good".
Then they were off to their home in Argentina!

And here is President with our Assistants and Office Elders.  These amazing young men know how to work!  They have taught us so much and serve whole heartedly and with such great faith.  We love them and are so grateful for them!