Now that's a tree! 

Elder Porter taking a look at the size and vastness that is Nigeria. Although they can't be seen, there are villages throughout that landscape. 

A view of the jungle canopy from the road. The palm you see in the foreground is where they get the palm nuts to make palm oil 

The Nigerian countryside with it's lush growth 

Nigeria is greeen, green, green. 

Would this scene draw you into the Decent Restaurant? You be the judge! 

Not "the place to be" only "A place to be" 

Only the Holy Ghost would give you enough protection to be willing to be treated in this hospital. Don't get sick in Nigeria! 

Now this massage will take away ALL your cares and troubles even poverty! 

Chase, this one's for you. Technically it isn't an African animal, but these lizards are everywhere we go. You see them sunning themselves on sidewalks or walls, or see them scurrying up the sides of buildings. And they are fast little buggers. You'd have a dickens of a time trying to catch one. 

This little guy isn't as colorful but is just as plentiful 

These are a very common sight in Ghana and Nigeria. They also can jump up stairs and can be quite startling if you don't see them coming. But they won't hurt you. They just eat bugs 

Getting comfort. Can you see that her braids are merely hair extensions? Her real hair is very short and cut close to her head to help her keep cool. 

Mmm...where's the butter and garlic when you need it? How would you like to look down and see these honkers in your marigolds? There were a lot of these being sold at the side of the road on the way to Kumasi. I didn't dare ask them how they fix them. It was all I could do to take their picture out the car window. When we told the young man selling them that we only wanted a picture, he wanted 10,000 cedes ($1.10), but we bargained him down to 2,000 cedes, and he went away smiling. Probably thinking those crazy obrunnis. Whoa...they still give me the willies just looking at the picture! Make sure you enlarge the picture for the full effect!!!

Some of the Awi ward members who are taking part in the cultural event for the Awi chapel dedication. They are dressed very simply because Awi is a place of simple people who have very little except the gospel 

The young women from the Awi Ward are performing a traditional dance for the chapel dedication cultural event 

This is our chapel dedication in Awi. Members and guests were beginning to take their seats for the cultural event. 

Remember the neck breaking pillows I told you about in our hotel in Calabar? These are not down pillows, when you push down on them they don't depress even 1/8 inch. They are as solid as a brick. Sweet dreams! 

These are the school desks for the school in the refugee camp. The missionaries have carried them outside so the church services can begin. This picture is actually a video but we don't know if blogspot will allow you to watch it. We didn't actually know we had turned the camera to video rather than photo. Excuse the ground shots. 

This is the school in Burabram at the Liberian Refugee Camp. Each Sunday the missionaries take out the school desks and haul in the chairs for the members. Normally this school holds about 200 kids during the week sitting 3-4 to a desk.  

This is the family compound in Tsito which I wrote about. We were so surprised to find everyone in Sunday best waiting for our arrival. The man who was the soldier during the "freeze" is standing betwen Mom & Dad.  

This is a close up of our lovely members in Tsito. Notice the little table complete with tablecloth and flowers in honor of our visit. President & Sister Gay are on the left. 

These are the future women auxiliary leaders of the yet to be formed Tsito Branch. 

This is from our last trip to Nigeria and what I spend my time doing when we have 5 hour airport waits. Maybe I'll eventually get good at this. 

Part of the fun of being on a mission, your Dad and Elder Lewis were part of our Valentines Day Dinner entertainment. Think they are ready to be sent on the road? Or should we just tell them to hit the road?