This week is zone conferences and we'll be traveling over much of our mission with President and Sister Pratt, so this is a short post. We're excited about the opportunity to meet all the missionaries.
Last weekend we attended a dinner that was a fundraiser for Syrian refugees put on by a local Baptist church with a lot of support from our ward. The Canadian government will sponsor a certain number of refugees, but also allows groups in the community to sponsor a family as well if they raise enough money. They figure it costs approximately $27,000CD for a family of 4 for a year. That's setting them up in an apartment with furniture, clothes, and food and helping them adjust and find a job. The fundraiser group sold over 200 tickets to the dinner and turned people away. They served typical Syrian food--pita bread with hummus dip for an appetizer; tangy chicken, rice, and a type of tossed salad, all much spicier and with different flavors than what we're used to; and a cake with very flavorful orange drizzle. The portions were generous, and we wondered if each person at the dinner was given more than most of the refugees typically would eat in a day.
As part of the program, they gave us 3 Syrian proverbs and asked us what we thought they meant. Can you guess?
God gives almonds to those with no teeth.
The camel limped with a split lip.
The son of a duck is a floater.
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| Already hanging on our wall |
Sister Holbrook really likes that the Canadian have their Thanksgiving celebration on the second Monday in October. We got an early start on decorating for Christmas and don't feel like we were ungrateful! Christmas is her favorite season, but she always waits until after Thanksgiving to start decorating. In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on Thursday.
P.S. Roughly, the translations are
Sometimes the Lord gives blessings to those who don't need them,
A bad workman blames his tools
Like father, like son
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