Our first Sunday with carrot juice! We broke our fast with prayer and Carrot Juice. It was a hit. Everything taste better after fasting, but it was good. We found fresh ginger and that was added as well. This is transfer week, Anziono Kiser is moving to Catania, Sicily. He has wanted to be there so it will be a welcome move for him, we will miss him though. Anziono Nessen has only been here 6 weeks , he is doing great on the language, and has a strong testimony but he will miss the friendship and leadership of Anziono Kiser. In Branch Fast and Testimony meeting yesterday , there was a loving and sweet spirit as all expressed thanks for Anziono Kiser's service as Branch Presidente. He has a gentle, kind approach to people and they have felt the love of our Savior through his service.

Friday we put our thoughts on where people would be transferred to into balloons  and popped the balloons during dessert Sunday. Anziono Nessen is looking at his guesses. He guessed where Anziono Kiser would be transferred to. 

 We are having dessert of fresh strawberries ( that taste amazing) whip cream, ( that also comes out of a box and whips up very fast, but tastes just like cool whip), and orange cake, gluten free. The juice from the oranges were a gift from one of the English class students. She has a tree with these grape sized oranges, not sure what the name is, but we cut them up, boiled them and squeezed out the juice. Great flavor, made the cake and syrup.

 Sorella Arnold and Sorella McFarland guessed to stay here, as did everyone else. So no change for them. Thank Heaven, Sorella Arnold knows everyone and where everyone lives. She is a tremendous force for good, and also has been a great blessing to the branch. She and Anziono Kiser were hand picked by the Lord for this time to help in Crotone.

Our guesses were for Bari  and Rome, have to have some fun. Presidente Bullock has been asked to check into travel to Rome for our area because of the 2 conference we will have there this month and in April. Ryan Air is 10 euro each way from Crotone, that is if we get the tickets now. We have our mission divided into three sections for March and will have each section come to Rome for conference. We are there on the 19th, the other days are 18th and 20th. Mission Presidente Waddoups and his wife do none stop travel around the mission day in and out. Not sure the reason for us all to come, but the missionaries are very excited to see everyone! It is a large mission, with all the islands included.
Trains are about a 12 hour ride if all connection are on time. and about 42 euro round trip, bus costs were 38 E one way. Ryan is having a special fare, when the summer hits, the prices will go up!( we think they will anyway)
28 April, Elder Bednar will come and train the mission on the i pad mini. That will the first time the entire mission will be together so ALL are very excited to go to Rome. Elder Bednar's powerful witness will be a shot in the arm for us all and of course to see past companions and fellow missionaries will be a joy.
Fun story, two of the missionaries maybe a bit worried about the conference. They were sweetheart in college. He got called to the Rome Italy Mission and a few months later she got called to the Rome Italy Mission. The Presidente has had them at the top and bottom of the mission serving. All kinds or challenges on a mission.