Sept 25th 2014
Hello--
What a beautiful area we are in. So
green and WET most of the time. We have seen a lot of peanut
fields, some still growing and but some are cut and in windrows. You
can see the peanuts still on the vines—very interesting. We were
concerned that the rain would ruin them, but they said after they are
dry, they rake them again and harvest the peanuts. We did see a
storage facility where the peanuts are taken—will have to take a
picture of it. Sounds like they may dry them like corn. Very
interesting to us.
We have a lot of miles we drive thru as
we go around our Branch area, therefore we have been able to see a
lot of different crops. The cotton fields are just starting to POP.
We picked one pod a week ago and it is now starting to open up in the
apartment. Fun to watch.
The field corn looks TERRIBLE because
it gets TOO much rain on it, I suppose. It is a dry rust color. But
it must be okay because the ears look okay and it is being harvested
in between the rains.
There are so many people here to visit.
We went to 10 different homes on Saturday—only found 4 people
home. It took us all day to find our way around. Thank goodness for
GPS on our phone or we would not even find our way back home. There
are a dozen ways to find each person---the roads do not make sense to
us but as long as we can make it back to our apartment---it is okay.
Everyone we meet are so gracious to us. Even when they do not want
to have missionaries come, they still are kind to us.
Monday was our preparation day. The
other senior couple will only be here 4 more weeks. They invited us
to go to Myrtle Beach and see the Brookgreen Gardens. There were so
many statues there. It is a beautiful garden, very manicured. I
felt like I was in a fairytale land. The huge oak trees with moss
dripping from them was so enchanting. There was one oak tree that
was there when the Constitution was signed. George Washington
visited there. It was a privilege to be there. I hope I can post
some pictures so you can enjoy them too.
Working with the elders is really a
treat! We really admire them---riding bikes in the rain and such
long distances to travel too. They ride for hours one way maybe to
find no one home (or not answering the door) and then have to turn
around and go home. They are very appreciative of us when we can
give them a ride especially in the rain. Makes me appreciate our own
children on their missions walking or riding bikes.
Wednesday, we went to an inactive
lady's home. We pulled up to her home and before we could get out of
the car---she came running out of the door to our car!!!! all of us
received a surprise---she thought we were her mother coming to take
her daughter to the doctor---we thought WOW she really wants us to be
here!!! she did have us come back the next morning and we had a
wonderful talk with her.
It is so fulfilling to have the
privilege of serving here in the South Carolina Columbia Mission and
to be doing the Lord's work.
love from the Johnston Missionaries
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