HONORING MOM ON HER 101st BIRTHDAY: We had a wonderful, inspiring and even miraculous day in the Temple and at West Tytherley. Lincoln had prepared fourteen Read names (six women and eight men) for us to do the baptism for. These are descents of Joseph Read who was the grandfather of Robert Read, who married Ann Jane McCowen, who were the parents of our grandfather, Alva Read. Anway it was pretty inspiring. Then we decided to visit West Tytherley (we'd last been there sixteen years earlier). We found new connection which open the door for Lincoln generating hundreds more Read names. We also got some useful information from our British cousin Margaret Waters who lives next to the church yard (remember her Claudia). She and I both had mothers who were Reads. Lincoln has some amazing stories about uncovering names and connections. Hopefully he'll write them up and send them out. Anyway I thought you might find this interesting. Carolee and Claudia, I tried to post some of these photos and information on the Alva Read Family facebook but couldn't figure it out. Feel free to copy any of it to that site if you know how.

Last blog from Kenya: We'll never forget dear friends/Kennedy Cosmos and President Namaan Kwendo finishing the stove for us at Rosemary's Orphanage. We'll remember the generosity of great friends and family back home, like those who provided this water pump for this LDS family which will double the yield of their small farm. We'll never forget the wonderful, loving kids of Africa. Finally the incredible beauty of this place will stay with us forever!

Sending home to Lodwar one of our orphan boys, George. Jana saying goodbye to a dear friend, Jane. Our last CES inservice in Sikhendu. The shoes are symbolic of the extreme poverty among the saints in Kenya. The good brother was wearing them to Sacrament meeting. Fortunately I had a pair of new ones in the truck and traded him.

Patrick's baptism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Elder Smith was standing in for me.

Kisumu visit with Phillip, a.k.a. Elder Squires. With a Breadfruit - you don't want one of these falling on your head. The Honers, the Senior Missionary couple we stayed with. Strange rock formations near Kisumu. With Phillip at Lake Victoria. The unusual chapel at Kisumu, with the couple's appartment on the first floor and Sacrament Meeting on the open-air top floor.

Moses, Patrick and Domnick: The Fearsome Foursome, minus Zachariah

More fun with family. Jana's brother, Elder Phillip Squires came to Kenya on church business with the Food Initiative program and we were able to take him to various locations in Western Kenya for evaluation.

OUR KIDS (our internet is problematic so I couldn't properly caption each photo)

Putting Domnick and Moses in Naitiri Tech. thanks to the sponsorship of Levin and Oliver's families. JaLayne and David are sponsoring Zachariah there and we are doing the same for Patrick in Tanzania. / Christmas dinner for the zone / one of sixty huge Christmas Stockings received by the orphans thanks to donations from generous donors.

With our favorite senior couple, Andersons from Eldoret / At the "Couple's Conference" - My comp next to President and Sister Hicken / Our convert Zachariah with the orphans

Amboseli National Park with Denny and Deanna in the shadow of Kilimanjaro

For dinner at Kwendo's / Denny with our favorite orphan / with a Maasi tribe we found

With Denny and Deanna in Amboseli National Park in the shadow of Kilimanjaro