MAY SHOWERS to quench the dry farms.

It has been an interesting transition into May.    There have been a few dry months, as is it has been an odd spring and now we are full blast into their summer months.   June is said to be the Rainy Season ... but the past few days we have experienced some pretty good rain storms and then fog here on our Baguio Mountain top.

Our nightly view out of our home office window.   The skies are magnificent.    This little restaurant plays KARAOKE on some nights (Filipinos love KARAOKE) or have a live band.  It is a nice place to eat, when we want to splurge.  This is a beautiful place to be able to live for 18 months.     We appreciate Baguio more and more as we have to spend so many nights in hotels in varying cities or in Manila.    It is nice to be able to call a place home.

This is a 'trike' in front of us on
the roadway.   It's cargo caught my
eye.    (By the way, it never ceases
to amaze me as to the things that
they carry on their 'trikes'.

A beautiful tree in full blossoms.   I wanted to pull up
next to it and see if I could smell its fragrance.   

Elder Bell is supervising the assembly of a donated printer
to the Province of BATAAN, which is one of our
Wheel Chair partners.   (Division of Social Work
and office of Persons With Disabilities)
The Area Office had surplus printers to donate and
so we delivered this requested printer to their office.
They were extremely grateful ..... and I was so glad to
finally get a few of these printers into a place that
could put them to use. 

This is the staff and 2 recipients.  Virginia Cruz is in her late
60's and was hit by a Jeepny (a little girl was also hit that was
standing next to her.   The little girl died from the accident.)
Virginia had a metal bottom of her right Femur and Knee.
Remedios is picking up a Quad Cane for his wife.  This
Wheel Chair Partner is one of the best organized of all that
we partner with.

Pascual is 82.  His daughter behind him has had to catch
him multiple times from his falls.  He is just so unsteady on
his legs and cannot walk by himself anymore.  These women
who work to assist these good Filipino people are amazingly
talented and kind.   It is an honor to be able to work with
them and encourage them.

This is Riza and President Nacpil from the San Juan area.
We were privilaged to travel with them to the Manila Temple
and attend a session.   It was to celebrate their 14th wedding
anniversary.   They were asked to be the witness couple.   It was
a special time to be with them.   

Beautiful Manila Temple.     It will be exciting for the membership here on Luzon
to have the Urdaneta Temple built, and then the newest one announced at General
Conference will be more in the southern end of Manila.     The Saints here are
strong and faithful.  They are amazing and their faith is truly humbling and inspiring.

Yes.  You guessed it.  We are out giving away more of those
wonderful donated receiving blankets that you have sent to
be given to mothers with newborns.     This was a fun
hospital to visit.  The woman in white is the head nurse
and is my age.  We became good friends instantly.  50 blankets
given out ..... 49 patients.   Tender little mercies when the
prompting comes and we grab the right amount of blankets
for the hospital we want to visit.  

This is a little premature girl .... Angela.  Born at 8 month ...today
is her first day out of the NICU.  

Our Daughter, Amy, and grandson, Carter, are coming this weekend to spend a week.    We are so excited, and ready to spend some down time and get a chance to go to BOHOL and visit Kevin & Kathy Bell.  Yeah!!!  Looking forward to a snorkel adventure and zip-line fun.     But we will be back in full gear in a week.   

Thanks for checking our BLOG out and for keeping track of us.    We feel of your prayers and your love and strength.   We know that what we are involved in is the work of serving in the Lord's Way.    We have the greatest gift ..... more precious than all gems, jewels, gold, and riches.   The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth in these Latter-days, and we have the opportunity to not only strive to live it, but to share this WONDERFUL  news with all people of the earth. 

We love hearing from you.    Take care of yourselves.    Life is short .... live so as to have as few regrets as possible!!

Love,

The Bells