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Egans in Johannesburg: July 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Sunrise in Soweto (or Adjusting to African Standard Time). The colorfully painted power plant smokestacks from Chris Hani Road in Soweto near the Pimville Chapel. We have found that things are taken a bit more casually here than we are used to at home, especially time. Punctuality seems to be more loosely defined in Africa. Let us share what happened this week. On Saturday, we were inv...
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Egans in Johannesburg: November 2014
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Johannesburg LDS Temple at 7 Jubilee Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. Bob and Martha Egan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Link to our 2015 Christmas Greeting. Bob and Martha Egan. We have 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls, and 35 grandchildren, who live all over the United States. We have served as senior couple missionaries in Africa since February 2015.
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Egans in Johannesburg: January 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Saturday, January 31, 2015. Cape Town Waterfront at Sunset. Last Tuesday evening, after a full day of touring Cape Town, we drove to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront just as the sun was setting, and we took these sunset photos. Bob and Martha Egan. Thursday, January 29, 2015. On Top of the Bottom of the World. Martha at the top of Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town. We arrived in Cape Town Friday the 23.
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Egans in Johannesburg: Rescuing a Majestic Rhino
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Rescuing a Majestic Rhino. The rhino rescue team with Majestic, our rhino - left to right, Louise and Dan Jorgenson (friends of the Weeks), Dianne "Lady Di" Donnelly, Anthony and Joe Berg (sons of the Bergs), Bob and Martha, Sister Sharon and Elder Robert Berg,. The ranger educates us, instructs us and makes assignments. While the DNA specialist stands beside him, nest to the truck.
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Egans in Johannesburg: Kruger Safari - Baobab Ridge Lodge
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Monday, August 10, 2015. Kruger Safari - Baobab Ridge Lodge. Less than 10 minutes into our first game drive, our driver/guide David drove us right into the path of a male lion who walked right across the road in front of our open Range Rover safari vehicle, before we even had our cameras out! Here are a few photos. Our home for 3 nights at the Baobab Lodge, bungalow #3. Our bedroom, looking out into the bush.
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Egans in Johannesburg: February 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Sunday, February 22, 2015. It’s Sunday, Feb. 22. In Joburg and a very hot and beautiful summer day, quite surprising since yesterday was overcast and cool, almost like fall. What a week this has been! Our pin board with 8x10's of all 10 kids and families. When we arrived at the office Wednesday afternoon, Jessie, the Area Physical Facilities Manager, told us he had a desk for Martha and would be moving it in...
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Egans in Johannesburg: August 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Sunday, August 30, 2015. A Grand Reunion with Sipho Mothiba. With former AP Sipho Mothiba at luch at JB's Corner near the Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. Sipho Mothiba. We met him for lunch on Wednesday and had a grand reunion! He was his same cheerful optimistic self and has gone on with his life. He is an Audi brand specialist at a dealership in Sandton, Johannesburg and is very successful. He invite...Today...
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Egans in Johannesburg: May 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Ali Takes World's Highest Bungee Jump and We All Zip Through the Tsitsikamma Forest on the Garden Route. Lunch at Tsala above the Tsitsikamma Forest with Jon and Roz Mason. Black and White Lemurs at Monkeyland. Ringtailed lemur at Monkeyland. Ali harnessed up and ready to face her fears on the. World's highest bungee jump pff the Bloukrans Bridge. Then all three of us harnessed up at St...
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Egans in Johannesburg: Six Months in South Africa
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Six Months in South Africa. Today marks the 6-month anniversary of our mission in South Africa, so our 18-month commitment is 1/3 complete! We started on February 2, 2015 and are scheduled to finish on or about August 2, 2016. It has gone by so fast, and we are sure the next year will whizz by even faster! Here are some scenes taken on our way to and from Church in Soweto today:.
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Egans in Johannesburg: June 2015
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Elder Bob and Sister Martha Egan in traditional African attire on African Heritage Day in Soweto. Monday, June 29, 2015. History Made in Pretoria on Bob's Birthday. Pretoria South Africa Stake Center, site of the historic Stake Conference on 28 June 2015. Some of the 1,500 members that attended the special stake conference in Pretoria where the stake was split,. Three new wards were formed, 5 new bishops sustained, and mission boundaries were realigned. Sunday, 28 June 2015. This transfer of 45 missionar...
