THE CAR

We must be getting closer to being real missionaries since we had our fist sort of rejection.  We had a neighbor all committed to go to church with us Sunday and Saturday we saw her pack up and leave town!   Kind of disappointing.   We will try again.

Today is preparation day for the missionaries.   So we traveled by what they call here a taxi.  (But what it is like is back in the day of "how many people can you stuff in a Volkswagen"  only in this case it is how many people you can stuff in many versions of old broken down cars.  When the hordes of us unpacked, then another guy jumped out of the trunk). We travelled to a church and met all members of a local zone and had a great time.  They played games, had water fights and a cook off of which we were the judges.  There were just two meals each from our friends so Kathy chose one and I chose the other to avoid hurt feelings.

It rained really hard and we had to walk a ways to get a taxi back.  We were soaked!  We got in an old car and Kathy and I were stuffed in the front.  Kathy's rear was crammed up against the gear shift.  Each time the driver shifted Gary had to help Kathy lift up.

So, we finally got a car.  We got the old corolla that has been used by the office missionaries.  Here is a picture of its sleek lines.

We are told it will be replaced by another car since this one is in bad shape.  The new car will be a Toyota Rav4, identical to our car at home.