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We held a tent meeting in Politilly beginning in September of 2004. The young men from the States helped the locals put the tent up. We were sure glad they had experience putting up the big tent.

It was a challenge driving the stakes because of the crab holes. About the time it looked like the stake was strong enough, it would sink a few inches and be wobbly.

Anything different from the normal everyday activities always draws a crowd. Different ones from the village came to watch the tent go up. The young boys especially enjoyed watching and trying to help.

Bro. Denis Hamilton drives in a tent stake as Mathew Gellenbeck holds it. A brave thing indea, as Bro. Denis has a strong swing. It was another very hot day. Mathew's shirts showed that he wasn't adjusted to the climate in a matter of a few minutes. We went through many gallons of bottled drinking water everyday. They all put in some very hard manual labor and it was very appreciated!

The tent is finally set up with extra seating made of concrete blocks and 2 by 12's. Shortly after they had finished, we had a nice little shower. Next, the work began on the sound system.

Because of an unusually wet summer, the yard was wet under the tent. Bro. Denis let us use some tile he had stored under his house waiting until he can afford to install it. The ground is very uneven and many of the tiles were broken. It would have been awful without them because of the continued rain. Even with the tile, it was too muddy to kneel to pray.

A few nights, the people sitting on the benches outside of the tent got rained out. The tent even had some leaks. Through it all, some got saved and are still happily saved.

The young people from the states sang a special song with the young people from the local congregation. There were times that the two groups would sing separately too. We were thankful for all the special singing. When led of the Lord, it is a great blessing and has a powerful message.

Emily Kramer, Joseph Gellenbeck, Mathew and Michael Gellenbeck, Patrice Doolittle, Renita Clement, Andrew Fuller and Audrey Whittaker were the young people that came from the states. Neysa Fuller was here for eight weeks helping in the schools.

The little children are anxiously a waiting the meal served the first Sunday of the meeting. They got to be the first in line. We tried to get them to go through a serving line. It is something unknown to them and was a little confusing. I don't think they ever really got the hang of it, but it did go smoother than times we had seen in the past were many people were served.

We served the normal Sunday meal with a little extra. It is a meal that is considered special here. It was rice cooked with beans, spaghetti, baked chicken with barbeque sauce, corn and cole slaw or 'cabbage salad' as it is called here.

We also had cake with carmel frosting. The ladies of the congregation made most of the cakes at their homes. They boil unopened cans of sweetened condensed milk for about an hour. It is then opened and stirred to a spreading consistency and put on the cake. It is very good. They also took some of the rice and beans and chicken home and cooked it for the meal. The rest of it was cooked on the two stoves at the mission house.

Sis. Judy, Sis. Caren and Sis. Lela are getting ready to serve the meal under a thatched roof shed. We were thankful for the shade from the hot afternoon sun.

It is the shed that is for the truck.

Emily Kramer, Andrea Wall, Kaylee Wall and others are working early Sunday morning to prepare the noon meal. The corn that was brought down here was in the little 'Niblet" cans. The girls had a big job opening about 60 cans. They also had sore fingers. Sis. Irma was a great help with all of her experience and cheerfulness.

The young girls seemed to have fun working together. It was a BIG job washing dishes by hand. Sometimes the boys helped, but they usually had other thing to do. Doug had recently installed a double sink and added a little more counter space to the upstairs kitchen. It was so nice to have it. We have a nice full size stove upstairs but downstairs there is just a small apartment size stove that is not functioning very well now. We are thankful for every convenience that we have in the mission house.

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	We held a tent meeting in Politilly beginning in September of 2004. The young men from the States helped the locals put the tent up. We were sure glad they had experience putting up the big tent. It was a challenge driving the stakes because of the crab holes. About the time it looked like the stake was strong enough, it would sink a few inches and be wobbly. Anything different from the normal everyday activities always draws a crowd. Different ones from the village came to watch the tent go up. The young boys especially enjoyed watching and trying to help.
	Bro. Denis Hamilton drives in a tent stake as Mathew Gellenbeck holds it. A brave thing indea, as Bro. Denis has a strong swing. It was another very hot day. Mathew's shirts showed that he wasn't adjusted to the climate in a matter of a few minutes. We went through many gallons of bottled drinking water everyday. They all put in some very hard manual labor and it was very appreciated!
	The tent is finally set up with extra seating made of concrete blocks and 2 by 12's. Shortly after they had finished, we had a nice little shower. Next, the work began on the sound system. Because of an unusually wet summer, the yard was wet under the tent. Bro. Denis let us use some tile he had stored under his house waiting until he can afford to install it. The ground is very uneven and many of the tiles were broken. It would have been awful without them because of the continued rain. Even with the tile, it was too muddy to kneel to pray. A few nights, the people sitting on the benches outside of the tent got rained out. The tent even had some leaks. Through it all, some got saved and are still happily saved.
	The young people from the states sang a special song with the young people from the local congregation. There were times that the two groups would sing separately too. We were thankful for all the special singing. When led of the Lord, it is a great blessing and has a powerful message. Emily Kramer, Joseph Gellenbeck, Mathew and Michael Gellenbeck, Patrice Doolittle, Renita Clement, Andrew Fuller and Audrey Whittaker were the young people that came from the states. Neysa Fuller was here for eight weeks helping in the schools.
	The little children are anxiously a waiting the meal served the first Sunday of the meeting. They got to be the first in line. We tried to get them to go through a serving line. It is something unknown to them and was a little confusing. I don't think they ever really got the hang of it, but it did go smoother than times we had seen in the past were many people were served. We served the normal Sunday meal with a little extra. It is a meal that is considered special here. It was rice cooked with beans, spaghetti, baked chicken with barbeque sauce, corn and cole slaw or 'cabbage salad' as it is called here. We also had cake with carmel frosting. The ladies of the congregation made most of the cakes at their homes. They boil unopened cans of sweetened condensed milk for about an hour. It is then opened and stirred to a spreading consistency and put on the cake. It is very good. They also took some of the rice and beans and chicken home and cooked it for the meal. The rest of it was cooked on the two stoves at the mission house.
	Sis. Judy, Sis. Caren and Sis. Lela are getting ready to serve the meal under a thatched roof shed. We were thankful for the shade from the hot afternoon sun. It is the shed that is for the truck.
	Emily Kramer, Andrea Wall, Kaylee Wall and others are working early Sunday morning to prepare the noon meal. The corn that was brought down here was in the little 'Niblet" cans. The girls had a big job opening about 60 cans. They also had sore fingers. Sis. Irma was a great help with all of her experience and cheerfulness.
	The young girls seemed to have fun working together. It was a BIG job washing dishes by hand. Sometimes the boys helped, but they usually had other thing to do. Doug had recently installed a double sink and added a little more counter space to the upstairs kitchen. It was so nice to have it. We have a nice full size stove upstairs but downstairs there is just a small apartment size stove that is not functioning very well now. We are thankful for every convenience that we have in the mission house.
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