The new AFFES convience store opened up on Friday. Everyone on the island was there to check it out. People were hording all the new stock and the check out line was half way down the isle. It sounds funny but it was good to see more than one choice of laundry soap as well as other things you miss from the states. They are knocking the back wall out to make it bigger. Things are so laid back that it is a BIG deal here on Kwaj when there is a change. We carried more than 30 kids from Ebeye to Gugeegue to church with us Sunday. Those kids were packed into that ford ranger pick up bed like a can of sardines. I think we may need to start taking two taxi's soon.

Harvest & More Roi-Namur

I am getting a harvest on my tomato crop. If you have been following my blog I showed you my tomatoes when I first planted them. They are putting off tomatoes now. I have been fighting the little creatures who think my tomatoes are better than the same ol' stuff on the island so the plants are not as pretty as they were, but thanks to Gina I think we have that under control now. This is my tomato harvest shelf. They aren't the most beautiful I have ever grown but hey, .......they still taste wonderful compared to the card board tomatoes you get in the stores. This is another bunker that was on Roi-Namur from WWII Another bunker And yet another bunker from WWII.

Another Sunset

This is a group of people watching the sunset on Emon Beach. Not a bad gig if you take the beers away. AA is alive and well on Kwaj.

Thank you to Monica Wiggins for sending some crafts, clothes and toys. A big Thank you to Gina Blankinship for sending some crafts and supplies we needed this week. They both are very much appreciated for all their efforts.

Roi-Namur

One of the islands that makes up the Kwajalein Atoll is Roi-Namur. It is actually two islands, Roi and Namur that was filled in between the two islands by the Japanese during WWII. They actually have better beaches than Kwaj does. The Japanese had an air base on Roi-Namur during WWII so there was a lot of bombing by the Americans until they took over the island. This pic is one of the many airplane propellers left behind. This is one of the many bunkers. We have some of the worlds largest radars on the island. Notice the guy doing maintenance on one of the radars.

School Starts

School starts Monday. I have been collecting school supplies most of the summer. I bought some supplies when they were selling everything to close one of the stores on Kwaj this summer. Thank you to those who have sent supplies to help the kids start a new school year. Every child took something home. The electricty has been completely shut down again on Ebeye and Gugeegue. It has been extreemly hard on everyone on those two islands with the electric off most of the summer. Praise God, my sister, Virginia's cancer is not as devastating as first thought. She has lymphoma which can be treated with chemo. She is at home now but is still in a lot of pain. She has a long road ahead of her but thank God her diagnoses is not as bleak as it was. Please continue to pray for her and her family who is helping her 24-7.