6-3-14 and 6-4-15 New Arriving Missionaries!

Only one of our seven missionaries arrived as anticipated on Wednesday:

 Our remaining six missionaries didn't land until Thursday morning due to flight delays:(

But we are grateful that they are finally here!

Making introductions on the bus ride home:

Getting to know a little about their families, interests, etc.

Jumping right into training! President sharing the Taiwan Taichung Mission vision and goals:

Sisters are so excited to meet their former MTC companion at the chapel!

Mission secretaries conducting orientation:

Breaking for lunch at the mission home:

Afternoon orientation: Culture Training by the Assistants:

Training on contacting skills:

Practicing street contacting:

Their first contacting experience: on the way to dinner! 

One sister was able to invite someone to meet with the missionaries:)

Chinese banquet dinner, and learning about historic missionary Elder Dan Jones:

Duck Brain Challenge takers:

Fish eyeballs don't scare off sisters!

Jack-o-lantern fish?

Evaluating their Dan Jones experience later that night:

To bed early and up early for the mile run:

On your mark, get set, GO!

Buddha Claps to 100!

President addressing the trainers before the new missionaries join together:

 After Meet the Trainers meeting, having lunch with their new trainers:

 Mango curry pasta or rice:

 And pepperoni pizza!

 Our newest missionaries with their trainers:

6-3-15 Training Follow Up Meeting - North (last year)

Oh my, I just found these pictures while reading over the 2015 Taichung Mission History, they were never posted last year!

 Nine months ago, these missionaries were just finishing their first transfer with their trainer:

Now, most of their trainers have returned home, except for one sister and a few elders! Recognize the new missionaries? Many are training the last group of new missionaries, and others are training the group that just arrived!

My how they have progressed so wonderfully!

6-2-15 Gaoxiong West Zone Training Meeting - Celebrating 14 Baptisms!

The Gaoxiong West Zone celebrated meeting their May goal of 14 baptisms with a pizza lunch!

Zone leaders preparing for a special activity:

Zone leaders conducting:

District leader presenting their district achievements:

Zone leader commending their members and setting goals for June:

Zone leaders introducing the district unity activity:

Companionships must work together to transfer red beans from one bowl to another:

Then race to build the highest tower...

…out of straws and tape!

Getting the structure to stand:

The winner!

First to write out the mission vision, goals, and plans:

Oh yeah, got it down!

Feeding your companion a banana blind-folded:

And the winner!

Creating a mummy out of your companion:

…without letting the toilet paper tear...

…getting through three rolls of TP...

…and covering your companion from head to toe...

Can you tell who the winning mummy is?!

Instructing on principles from PMG and focusing on contacting families:

A demonstration and evaluation:

Practicing next:

Creating plans to help recent converts stay active in the Church:

Closing remarks by President:

Ending with the mission song:

The Gaoxiong West Zone:

6-2-15 Training Follow Up Meeting - South

It's always so great to see our new missionaries again!

And they are progressing so well:

 Half way through training!