There were a lot of changes that needed to be made to our branch directory and E. Reese wanted to make them himself - so - ROAD TRIP!!! We took a taxi to Yerevan, Armania, about 6 hours away. It was a hot miserable trip - taxi drivers do not use their air conditioners. Our driver had never been to Yerevan before and kept pulling over and asking people for directions. When we finally got there, we got out our phones to call for directions to the mission office - they did not work! We started asking people if they knew the street and one guy told us to follow him a couple of blocks to a bus stop where they had a map. He borrowed E. Reese's glasses to look! Another man got involved and finally said 'Get in the car' which we did and he got in too. He told the driver which way to go and we made it there just as the Jones' were walking out. This is our mini-miracle for the day. The Lord puts people in our path to help us out. We are so thankful for his watchful care and for the helpful people of Armania!
We had a wonderful dinner that night with the senior couples in Yerevan - what a fun group they are. The next night we went to the water show in Freedom Square.
On the last day we went sight seeing to the mountains. Here is the castle of Armed with the church just down the hill.
This is our group in front of the church
E. Reese and I climbed the hill to the castle - no easy feat in a skirt! I'm Sara the Lamanite!
We stopped at a small lake. The weather was cool and refreshing here. E. Reese is teaching the local boys how to skip stones on the water.
Driving in the hills we passed many nomadic people who live in tents and raise cattle or sheep. This was my favorite shot of a modern 'sheppard'.
The last stop was alphabet park - dedicated to the man who invented the Armaian alphabet. They made big stone sculptures of each of the letters. It was fun to find our letter R!
We finished the day with a traditional Armanian meal - we were stuffed full of good food! Our trip home was a lot cheaper - we went in a marshutka with 10 other people. At one stop I had my first experience with a hole in the floor toilet. It was bound to happen.
We had a wonderful dinner that night with the senior couples in Yerevan - what a fun group they are. The next night we went to the water show in Freedom Square.
On the last day we went sight seeing to the mountains. Here is the castle of Armed with the church just down the hill.
This is our group in front of the church
E. Reese and I climbed the hill to the castle - no easy feat in a skirt! I'm Sara the Lamanite!
We stopped at a small lake. The weather was cool and refreshing here. E. Reese is teaching the local boys how to skip stones on the water.
Driving in the hills we passed many nomadic people who live in tents and raise cattle or sheep. This was my favorite shot of a modern 'sheppard'.
The last stop was alphabet park - dedicated to the man who invented the Armaian alphabet. They made big stone sculptures of each of the letters. It was fun to find our letter R!
We finished the day with a traditional Armanian meal - we were stuffed full of good food! Our trip home was a lot cheaper - we went in a marshutka with 10 other people. At one stop I had my first experience with a hole in the floor toilet. It was bound to happen.
I love the Sara picture-that is awesome! The alphabet looks neat-how much land does it take for all of the sculptures? I"ll have to google it. A hole in the floor toilet? I'm so sorry!
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