Reese Family

Snow!! Our first day in Yerevan was greeted by a fresh layer of snow - BEAUTIFUL! David felt like it was a good omen - it snowed his first day in Pennsylvania too! The mission home was lovely. 3 stories high with a full kitchen on each level! We were on the bottom floor. Pres. & Sis Carter were on the 2nd floor, with laundry and a small apt. on the 3rd floor. Sis. Carter made a wonderful roast, potatoes, carrots and salads for lunch (just like Sunday dinner) and we had a very enjoyable visit with them. Pres. Carter talked to us about what he needed us to do in T'bilisi.

This is the kitchen on the bottom level. Sis. Carter had stocked the fridge with food for us - very thoughtful! We felt very loved and welcomed!

This is a shot from the outside of the mission home. I am standing next to Ruben. He is the mission driver and took us around to all the spots we needed to be. He spoke fairly good english - we really enjoyed being with him. Yes they drive crazy here - just like Elder Reese - he loves it!

Our first night in Yerevan we had all the senior couples come over to visit. What a great group of people! Everyone introduced themselves and we laughed and had ice cream sundays and really enjoyed ourselves. We spent Thurs and Fri meeting with some of these couples so they could tell us about their jobs and 'show us the ropes'. They also took us out to some great places to eat! (L to R: Reese, Pincock, Rich, Peterson, Carter, Jones, VanDyke, Blunck)

After 2 nights at the mission home we were 'upgraded' to a hotel close by, to make room for the 10 young missionaries coming in.

This is the Living Room part of our hotel room. It was comfortable and warm. There was only 1 english station on TV - it was news.

Look closely at the mountain in the background. It is Mt Ararat where they think Noah's Ark landed. It is hard to see with the fog/smog - so we were excited to get this picture. It felt so close - but it is now on the border of Turkey.