The West Indies Mission: Incoming Number Eight

Friday, February 17, 2012

Incoming Number Eight

Every missionary transfer brings bright new faces – new recruits in the Lord’s army - filled with excitement, enthusiasm, testimony and a new resolve to serve His children in the West Indies Mission. Welcome to Aran Luke Stephen (Diamond, Guyana), Andy von Griffith Anderson (Linden, Guyana), Ganesh Ramkissoon (West Bank Demerara, Guyana), Ty Richard Tillotson (Highland, Utah), Gael Manampisoa Andriamanantena (Madagascar), Isamaeli Salima ( Savaii, Samoa), Teran Zevon Giddings (St. John’s, Antigua / Barbuda) and Oshane Antonio Stewart (Spanish Town, Jamaica).

2 comments:

MaryAnn said...: Yay! I have been anxiously waiting for any news of my son Elder Tillotson. Thank you for the post. I'm excited to keep up with the West Indies mission.; February 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Mrs. Kluv said...: Welcome MaryAnn. My son Elder David Parisot got to the WIM Jan. 9, 2012. What an amazing Mission and group of Missionaries. He is currently in Barbados. Have you had a chance to visit a Missionary mom support group? There is one for the West Indies/Caribbean Islands. Go to www.ldsmissionarymoms.com then "click to join an email group". So happy for you and your son.; February 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM

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A Message to WIM Missionary Families

Sending and receiving mail – especially packages - is difficult, time-consuming and costly here in the Caribbean . . . and can take many weeks to reach the recipient!!!

Parents and others, with the best of intentions and love in their hearts, spend significant time and money to purchase, prepare and mail these packages. In some of our mission’s 12 countries, the package is then opened at the post office – after an hour or more of waiting in line. When the contents have been identified, taxes and/or duty fees are assessed which the missionaries are asked to pay out of their small amount of support funds.

After all this effort, these “care” packages are usually found to contain only a few small items and a whole lot of candy, all which can be purchased almost anywhere in the West Indies Mission.

We know you love your missionary and packages from home are a way to express that love, but most missionaries are just as excited about receiving small amounts of extra spending money on a personal Mastercard or Visa - provided and funded from time-to-time by loving parents as a way to purchase what the elder or sister may need in-country.

Of course, the most important gifts you can send your missionary are frequent handwritten letters – including photos - expressing your love and support of their efforts to “bring souls unto Christ!”

Thanks for your understanding in this matter, Parents. We love your missionary!!!