Arriving Missionaries

Normally on the Tuesday of transfer week, we attend a district meeting in the St. Petersburg Zone.  This is because we stay overnight in Tampa.  However, President Cusick decided not to hold district meetings this week.  Instead, he will conduct training at the transfer meeting tomorrow.

So Renee wondered what we would do in Tampa with the unscheduled time.  As it turned out, we didn't need to worry about filling the time.  Renee has an additional assignment now to help with the medical issues for the missionaries.  Our mission nurse was recently released, and our new nurse has not yet arrived.  Renee spent much of the morning and afternoon working to arrange for some medical treatment for two missionaries with health challenges.

We drove to the mission home to meet with the 19 arriving missionaries.  We received two who are waiting for visas to the U.K., so they may not be here long.  One of the arriving missionaries is the son of one of my good friends from the Marriott School, Jim Brau.  This seems like a good group of missionaries.  A couple of them talked about how they had spoken with their seatmates about the gospel.  Most new missionaries aren't that bold.