Even Missionaries end up in the Hospital!

Elder Mafua ended up in the hosptial for a few days! He is a lovable missionary and made fast friends in the hospital---he counted 11 contacts he made in a day and a half!

He hung his shirt and tag up next to him so that everyone would know that he was a missionary!

Now, the last two missionaries to end up in the hospital had one common denominator----they were both companions to Elder Brown! Hum---what does that tell us---I think Elder Brown might need to think about going into the medical field when he returns! Actually, when visiting his companion, Elder Mafua in the hospital, he injured himself and ended up going to the physio and a specialist! Wow---how specific does the Lord need to be?!?!!

Left to right: Elders Gardner, Brown and Mafua.

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Halloween Relay with Zone Leader Council!

Right before lunch, we took the missionaries attending the Zone Leader Council to the garage for the Porter Family Halloween Relay! Halloween is not celebrated in New Zealand for the most part---which is a good thing---but we thought we would share a bit of a family tradition with our missionaries. A Halloween Relay goes like this: Two teams, same bags with items marked on the outside (e.g., Bat wings (beef jerky), Cat's heart (a whole tomato), Werewolf brains (spagetti), I think you get the picture). Inside is the contents in a plastic zip loc. When the relay begins, each participant eats the contents of their bag as fast as they can before the next one can begin eating his. The first side done is the winner!

Two Australians are neck to neck eating Maggots (bran) and from the looks of things, Elder Davidson and Elder Dixon are fairly equally matched!

Oh, Elder Taylor, how bad can it be---that Rotting flesh is only Dates!

Come on Elder Ale, that Rat Dung is only Chocolate covered raisins---it can't be that bad!

I wonder if he will think about this experience years from now, when he is feeding his baby, banana baby food, and thinking that he had to eat it in a Halloween relay with the idea that it was PUSS! He may need psychological help with this one!

They did it---the relay was won by the team on the left and they are all still smiling! Another successful Halloween Relay recorded for posterity!

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen,Adieu!

Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you!!!

Or perhaps Kia Ora or Tofa or Alua would be more appropriate for us here! Nevertheless, we will miss you all! We love you!

Back to front: President Porter, Elders Vivaka, Larson, Smith, Schaumkel, Forsyth, Tamale, Sisters Bush, Porter, Bielecki and Tripple-our last of her kind, senior proselyting missionary!

Wonderful new group of the Lord's missionaries!

Back row, left to right: Elders Neville, Smith, Curtis, Atkin, Porter, President Porter, Tonga, Mataele, Davis, Hoko. Front row, left to right: Elders Su'a, Cooper, Aldridge, Heslop, Manning, Sister Siilata, Sister Porter, Elders Gardner, Jenkins, Molisi. What a great group!