October 15

Got the strangest phone call today.  Before I tell the story, I need to explain that I have a really hard time sometimes understanding Fijians and talking on the cell phone only makes it worse.

Today Ata called and she was hysterical.  It is so embarrassing to say "what" over and over when someone is sharing emotionally.  Finally I got the idea that she and Jacques has had some kind of a disagreement;  and that when she ran into her bedroom, He had left her house and had not answered her repeated phone calls.  She just kept saying, "I love him so much."

She wanted to know what she should do.  She wanted me to call him; nevertheless I told her that it was not a good thing for me to intervene.  I suggested that she give him some time to cool off, think things through and get back to her.  She was not happy, but she agreed to give him some time.

Ata is only 19, Tongan, and the only person in her family that is a member of the Church.  All of which are cause problems for her.  He is a returned missionary and very stable, strong and mature.  Things will work out for them.

I have said before that the YSAs love any/all American treats which are generally too expensive for our budget.  Last week Scott found some soon-to-be expired boxes of Oreos which were pretty cheap for Fiji.  We figured out that we could give each class member three of them and still stay within our budget.  Three measly Oreos.  The YSAs wee ecstatic!  OREOS!!!!!  The week before we fed them Fijian cream bread which is 1/3 of a long loaf of unsliced bread with a cream filling.  They liked the Oreos better.  Go figure.