Catching Up: Two Weeks of Mission Life in One Long Blog
11 years after our son Nathan took a photo at the top of Avaz Twist Tower during his mission when he served in Sarajevo, we stood in the same spot and snap the same picture. Crazy to think we’re serving in the same city, just over a decade apart. It was a beautiful view of the city Bosnia has faced some serious flooding recently two major floods just in the past year. We were grateful to be able to help both times. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with the Red Cross and a local NGO, MFS Emmaus, to provide supplies like shovels, sandbags, drinking water, dryers to help dry out homes, and new flooring. . The water level got really high about 4 feet in some places. Charles and the woman in green are showing just how high it reached. One family's greenhouse, their main source of income, was destroyed in the flood. She was so thankful for the help she received, and she gifted us a delicious watermelon. Zone conference lets us k...