Elder Jack Kellerstrass &
 Sister Pamela Kellerstrass

The big event of the week was trying to figure out when to go to the airport and pick up the new couple.  They left Salt Lake on Monday and were suppose to land in Sri Lanka at 6:15 am on Wednesday.  When they got to Chicago they emailed us to let us know that their plane was delayed coming out of Salt Lake so the flight plans were all screwed up.  They said they would let us know more when they landed in London.  We kept waiting but never heard from them again.  We finally called the travel agency in Salt Lake to see where the Kellerstrasses were and when we could plan on them getting to Sri Lanka.  Elder Meyers woke up the on call agent and she told us it looked like they would arrive on Thursday at 9:30 am.  We also called the Sri Lankan Airlines here and they had the same information. So we left our apartment at 8 am and headed for the airport.  They came into our view about 10:30 am.  We recognized them easily and they were excited to see us.  Sister Ann was at the airport picking up her sister so she came over and introduced herself.  We loaded all nine of their bags into the van and headed for their apartment in Negombo.  They were so excited and full of energy.  We visited for a while and then went to the Bijou Restaurant for lunch.  After lunch we took them to the bank to get some rupees and then headed to Arpico for groceries. After showing Sister Kellerstrass how to clorox all of her fruits and veggies so that they wouldn't get sick, we said our goodbyes and headed back to Colombo.  The Kellerstrasses were exhausted by this time and their energy had left them.  The next morning they called and told us that their power was off.  Come to find out, the whole neighborhood had lost power and it was off most of the day.  They are a wonderful couple and will be awesome here in Sri Lanka.  Their mission is for two years.  They are from Reno, Nevada.
We carried on with other activities this week.  One of those activities was another planning meeting with Brother Jeffries and Sister Sherine.  They are the district young men and young women presidents.  We got the youth conference all planned and we were feeling really good about it.  When Brother Jeffries presented it to the district for approval they decided they would change the date and give the adults time to get off of work.  Now we don't know when it will be.  At least it is planned and now we just have to carry it out and make a few more assignments.
Saturday Elder Meyers and I carried out the Colombo Branch Primary Activity Day for the 8-11 year old boys and girls.  We always work on the Articles of Faith and this time we talked about obeying the laws of our country and then we discussed the food pyramid and cooked and served a meal.  We had two girls and four boys.  They seemed to really enjoy themselves.  We made tacos, which none of them had ever had.  Sister Eshani came up to me at church today and thanked me for making her son so happy.  She said he really enjoyed the activity.  That always make us feel good when a child goes home and tells their parents about what went on.
Life is good and we are happy serving the Lord!  We feel of your prayers daily.  Some days it feels as if the Savior and Heavenly Father are encircling us in their arms and guiding our thoughts and actions.