EMPLEO TRAINING

The 3 missionary couples serving on the islands are in the back, us, the Buhlers on Gran Canaria, and the Aultmans serving in Santa Cruz on our island.  We are all assigned to young adults.  The others are member of several branches on the various islands assigned to help with the program.  The man in the brown jacket on the far right is Elder Sorano who is a church employee in charge of the program and its training meetings.

On Saturday we flew to Gran Canaria,  with a small group from here to a conference to be trained in the church’s employment program.  The unemployment rate is 20% plus in Spain and 50% in young adults.  The church has created a very ambitious program to help people get jobs and training they need to get a job.  We will be helping individuals who are interested in getting in the system to fill out a resume.  They will have other programs to help the individual be prepared for interviews and ideas of jobs they might pursue.   It is a wonderful thing.  The flight to Gran Canaria is only 20 minutes in the air.  It is more of a big city and I am glad we are here. 

 I gave my blog address to all the Elders in our district so they could have their mothers come by to see pictures.  I have heard from some of the mothers, who are thrilled, so I want to make sure I post their faces in action often.  This is our second district meeting.  If all missionaries are like these young men we are flying.  

 Eating again.  They do love food.