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One year ago today, we arrived in Sarajevo to begin our humanitarian mission. It has been a life-changing experience. While we miss home and our family, we have loved every minute of being here.  It’s hard to believe an entire year has already flown by… and now we’re officially on the six-month countdown!  We're planning to make the most of every single day.  We have just one branch for the entire country of Bosnia, with members scattered all across the country. To help us visualize just how spread out we are, Charles plotted our members on a California map for comparison. The distance stretched from the Mexican border up to Monterey and across to Las Vegas. That’s how spread out our little branch family is!  Thank goodness for zoom so we can all attend church together each week. We have a group of members in Banja Luka, which is about a 3½-hour drive from us.  Each Sunday they faithfully join our church services via Zoom.  Once a month, we make the  7...

New Missionaries in Sarajevo and visiting the Dom Porodica Orphanage

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We were excited to welcome three new missionaries to Bosnia! Sister Hunter, Elder Rokimov, and Elder Anderson joined us in Bosnia. Whenever new missionaries arrive, we love to kick off their first P-day with a tour of our beautiful city of Sarajevo. It was a cold winter day, but we bundled up, watched our steps on the snow and ice, and enjoyed showing them around this special place we call home.                                  Copper alley                                Eternal Flame for the unknown soldier  \\.             Feeding the pigeons in Pigeon Square. We always end the tour with traditional Bosnian food at a restaurant called Željo’s. They are famous for their ćevapčići, grilled sausages made from a mix of beef and lamb. They’re served with warm, fluffy bread that looks a bi...