Finally In Baguio

We finally made it to Baguio, Benguet, Philippines. This picture is our group of missioaries that arrived at the same time along with President Jensen and Sister Jensen and the current office missionaries Elder and Sister Thompsen from Canada.

The 747 we flew to Manila on getting ready for us to board.

Our first view of the Philipines from the air over the northern mountains of Luzon.

We are finally settled in our small apartment on the top of a mountain in Baguio. All of the homes are precariously perched on the mountain sides. The city has about 300,000 people living here in an area planned fo 25,000. It took 6 hours to drive here from Manila. The traffice here is congested, but nothing like Manila. You have to drive defensively in order to survive. There is no road rage just a confusing mass of cars working there way through cross streets and around traffice circles. You just have to drive with patience and calmness working your way into traffic. It is a very beautiful country mixing modern buildings with small shanties. The people are so friendly and want to get to know who you are and what you are doing in the Philippines as a foreigner. It is strange being the foreigner. Nancy and I are fine and loving being here.

Busy Sr. Office Missionaries learning all about the IMOS programs (Internet Missionary Office System). We spend 4 long arduios days in small rooms, but everyone seemed to keep up and at the end feel comfortable with all of the many funstions of the programs. I am still working with computers. Can't seem to get away from them.

We are now going to pack our suitcases again, balance out the weight in each bag and avoid over weight costs. Sister Perkins will be the packing guru. This is getting so exciting to be able to travel to the Philippines.

At the Missionary Training Center

Our MTC District, Elder and Sister Anderson from British Columbia going to serve in Fiji and the Temple. Elder and Sister Hepworth going to serve in Brazil Curitiba Temple. Of course there is Elder and Sister Perkins going to serve in the Baguio, Philippines. It has been a long hard, but enjoyable week learning our duties. Up at 6:00 am every morning and not going to be until 10:30 at night. Run and sit, learn then run, sit, and learn. Evenings were spent with Tom studying Tagalog with a tutor and Nancy and Tom studying. It has been Hard, but a wonderful experience.




This is where we are going-a long way from home.