And Here They Come...23 Wonderful, Happy, Excited and Eager New Missionaries

Our June batch arrived right on schedule. Wow! What an amazing group of new missionaries. We are confident that they will help bring about mighty miracles here in the Philippines Cauayan Mission! (Please forgive me for not getting a close up of every new missionary!)

 Welcome Elder Echano and ElderDomingo

 Elder Ilagan welcomes who? His little sister-Sister Ilagan. Wow, how can the Philippines Cauayan Mission be so lucky to have two Ilagans serving here!

 Elder Mills is helping with the new luggage. With 23 new missionaries President Carlos proclaimed it a "All Hands on Deck" day and all mission vehicles and couples and assistants were needed to help transport the missionaries and ALL their luggage.

 Welcome Sister Sumagpao

 From Tonga comes Sister  Funaki and from Kirabati comes Sister Bureeti

 Here comes Sister Tebwaruaki

 Welcome Sister Davis!

 Elder Thacker-we're so glad you're here!

 Sister Frame!

 Here come's Elder Stephenson

 Elder Zhang--I bet you never dreamed of being a missionary in the Philippines

 Welcome Elder Domingo

 Here comes Sister Berghout!

Elder Young--welcome!

 It's Elder Teitjen

 Also from Kirabati comes Sister Nambengu

 Sister Gleave--welcome!

 After two days of traveling Elder Williams is still smiling!



Sister De Luna from Utah! Welcome!


Once in the mission home President had a welcome and we got to learn a little about each of our new missionaries.

After picture taking and lunch, President began his interviews and the assistants and I conducted a brief orientation.

Preparing for the Transfer Meeting was a group of our Polynesian elders and sisters who were singing a musical number.

 And their song sounded so awesome!

 Later a Sister Larsen accompanied on the flute Sister Busboom, Sister Obnias and Sister Ramos--it was lovely!

 Sister Flory and her anak Sister Ilagan are heading to Solano!

 After the meeting there's a lot of visiting before board their rented vans to head to their new areas

What a great bunch of the Lord's ambassadors. We love them all!