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Nonouti 

Feb 2018-

Banraeaba 

July 2017-Feb 2018

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airport in nikunau
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tracting behind our house
yes.......
birthday party!
service project...we made that flowerbed thingy
the only guns in kiribati
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just about fell over
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asked if they had a wrench for bikes...this is what they gave us...
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cuttin' it close this month
Tekimwa Tamuera and fam
This guy knows Rose Dial!
ZONE CONFERENCE!!!
car troubles
the house!!
studies!!!
Our updated house
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look at that mouthpiece...
dropping Elder Hoskins off at the airport
when in kiribati
the district
someone's gotta pull the plug out of the font...
district lunch
Our updated house
playing war...
me and biiteti
Elders veresoni and peterson
baptism this week!
CARGO!!!
Dinner with bishop
A tarawa bootaki
-pooping prohibited- sign
a defeated pair of sunglasses
a tarawa bootaki...a little different
-te bakei- - taro root paste
Homemade Postcard
Elders Barker and Gilmour Nounoti
Elders Barker and Gilmour Nonoti

Kainaba and Nabeina

 January 2, 2017-May 4, 2017 

Onatoa

May 4, 2017- July 2017

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buariki, onotoa
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ready for baptism!!
standard bike troubles
two years in a bag
wating for the plane
replacing the store's roof
where we sleep
I actually ate this shark, despite the look on my face
going away party (1)
going away party
katekenta and fam...we do church here
long bike ride home
lots of dried coconuts
long day of biking
nonouti- from the air
picking up my box from the airport
mashed up taro root and crackers
more bike troubles
lots of cocnuts = richest family on onotoa
last dinner in onotoa
last church in temao
another bike ride home at night
behind our house
airport
90 year old white lady
7 shark jaws
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digging a well in the rain
doing laundry
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combined fast sunday
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family ready for baptism!!
going away party
I killed a shoe
first time wearing sunglasses

Betio

 November 15 2016-January 2, 2017 

Kiribati Missionaries

All Kiribati Missionaries met together for training with Elder Haleck and other holiday festivities

New Years dinner

Taneti Mamau, President of Kiribati, invited all the Missionaries to his home for a New Years Eve celebration.

Pres. of Kiribati (right)

Elder Haleck presents as statue of Christ to Pres. of Kiribati, Taneti Mamau

New Years party

Traditional dancers perform for Missionaries

Christmas Dinner

Kaleb enjoys seeing MTC friends on Christmas Eve.

Water fight on P-day

Water fight on P-day

Bro and Sis Jenks

An awesome Mission couple on Tarawa. They watch out for Elder Barker and make amazing rolls.

Mission Nurse

The Mission Nurse.

Watching the Haka

The New Zealand Missionaries perform the Haka and the others watch.

Church building in North Tarawa

Church building on North Tarawa.

Elder Peeti with Pres. Haleck

Elder Barker's new Mission companion, Elder Peeti, from New Zealand.

Packages for Christmas

Packages for Christmas with MTC group.

A "White Christmas"

A "white Christmas".

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Christmas Dinner

Christmas Dinner.

A Kiribati Christmas Feast

A Kiribati Christmas dinner.

Church in Kiribati

Church in Kiribati.

Skype with Family on Christmas Eve

Skype with family on Christmas Eve.

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Christmas tree.

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Christmas Eve dinner with all the Kiribati Missionaries.

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Waiting for an appointment.

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P-day chores.

When in Kiribati...

When in Kiribati...

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downtown betio
dinner appt (photo credit_ little girl who had never seen a camera)
breakfast
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our leftover funds...
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3rd baptism
ward mission leader getting breakfast

Our Ward Mission Leader getting us something for breakfast.

typical lesson setting
This fish was 40 lbs...$20
sharing time at church
second baptism...Taboreirei
Sunset by the church
PDAY!!
our solution to the water problem
first baptism
really cool moon
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Dried beach worms!!
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Downtown Betio.

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My first view of Kiribati!

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We ran into a few Missionaries in the airport in FIji. They bought us all ice cream.

our hot pink plane
Drinking _fiji_ water in fiji
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first glimpse of Tarawa!!
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11 hour flight...first time crossing the equator
train#2

Mission Training Center, Provo Utah

October 4- November 14, 2016

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