The Work Rolls on Even in the Rain

The past two weeks we have spent most of our day either on the computer figuring out where people live or out walking the streets trying to find the people we have checked out.  We are really getting it down now.  I have taken charge of the YSA list and Dave the New Convert list.  We have checked out the post codes, entered them in to Sally (GPS2) and again in Sally (GPS3) and will yet be able to enter them again in Sally (GPS4) when it arrives.  Sally 2 died and would only blink at us so we have buried her in a box.  Sally 3 is very unreliable and takes about 30 minutes to acquire satellites.  What would you expect from a Pawn Shop purchase?  We found a sales receipt in the box of the person before us that took it back to the pawn shop a few days before we bought it.  It is getting us through until we get the one we ordered from online.  We have 20 days to take it back and get a refund so we will be doing that on Wed. when we go to District meeting in Orpington where we bought it.

We now have people grouped in neighborhoods and it is very nice to be able to go from one house to another in just a few blocks rather than a few miles and it is saving my feet.  I haven’t had a blister this week!

Day time visits were not working as no one was ever home, so we started going out around 3:00 to 7:00 and then by the time we get home, it is 8:30 before we get to eat.  This did not prove to be any more effective than the day time, so we went out on Saturday and walaaaa!  We had someone answer at every door we went to.  Of course we were the only people out on the street as it was pouring rain and they were all smart and cozy in their little flats!  We did stay at one families home for a longer period because there was so much thunder, lightning and rain that just didn’t want to let up.  The first inkling that it was slowing found us going two doors down and making a very fast visit with some inactive that didn’t like us interrupting their smoke filled poker game.  We then took off for the train station just a few blocks away.  I had to hold my skirt tight so it didn’t blow up in the wind and get all wet from the rain.

When we got off of the train we had to walk a block to catch the bus to take us within a couple blocks of our flat.  As we were walking to the bus stop the bus was stopped at a light so we took off running to beat it to the stop.  Well we ran across a street and on the other side of the street was this huge puddle and we just ran right through it making a big splash.  We made it home and I am happy to announce my shoes (sandals) dried out after putting them under the radiator.

We went to church today and was called into the Bishops Office and given another calling.  We have been called as Sub. Seminary Teachers, (Dave will be doing the teaching but I have to go too so it is our calling).  The Seminary Teachers husband has cancer and is not doing well at all so she might have to take some time off if he comes home from the hospital.  We will have to be up by 4:00am to leave at 5:00am to get to the church by 6:00am.  We may not have much notice so I guess I better start getting to bed a little earlier than I am accustom too.

You will find pictures following this informative information.   The camera makes the bad things look good and the good things look bad so I guess you just have to use your imagination.  But know that we are doing well and feel that with yours and our prayers we can make a difference. 

A view of London from a new route on a different bus

I just love the Architecture in London.  I have no idea what this is just saw it from the bus.

These next two are the equestrian grounds from the Olympics

More Architecture and one of many churches

This is one of the areas people could go to watch the Olympics.
  This one was just outside the train station

I could blow this up enough to read that it is St. Johns Church in Sidcup

Dave standing between two complexes that are more of the same.
They are in Plumstead, the ghetto of London.
  This picture just doesn't show
how it really is. 

Linda and Rod Larson came to visit us and took us out to dinner.
We had a lovely time and appreciated them coming and their kindness.

On Sunday August 19th the Middelton family had all 8 of the missionaries from
our ward over for dinner.  It was delicious!  We had Lamb steak, ribs, chicken, hotdogs
and hamburgers along with potato, coleslaw, & lettuce salad.

This was just odd to me so I took a picture.  It is the first one I have seen
and was just random on a corner.  I didn't check it out to see how it works.

Dave loved this and had to have a picture of it.  The sign says:
This Market has been serving the citizens of Woolwich
 since it was created by a charter granted by James I in 1619

London from the10th floor of Sister Jacksons apartment building in our ward.
I should have zoomed in.  Notice the black clouds!  It wasn't much more than
 15 minutes before they were dumping on us.

We pass this every day on the bus and think of you Katie.
It is a baby furniture etc. store