New Families

We have received two new families from Bishop Kruger.  We are anxious to meet them and see how we can serve them.  Here is what the Bishop has told us about them.

The d'Hulst family moved into the area approximately 9 months ago from an Army base in Louisiana.  Lianna recently went through a divorce and is working as a Single Mother.  She has four active children.  She works at a Bank and has desires to move forward and become a Paralegal, like her mother and eventually go to Law School.  She's ambitious and determined, but is fighting through a number of obstacles.  Her four children: Brennin - 10, Elike - 8, Joseph - 5, and Akasha - 3.  She is a regular Sacrament meeting attender, then often gets discouraged and goes home as the children act up.  You can survey the situation to determine how they can best be served.  My goals for them are to attend church weekly at all meetings, have Lianna attend the temple on a regular basis, have FHE, and start to make and be a friend to others in the surrounding areas.  The children are scheduled to visit/be with their Army father in Louisiana for the Summer.  Address: 475 North Redwood Road #57 (Townhomes). Phone: 907-687-0443.  I have talked to Lianna about having Service Missionaries working with the family. 

Fetu Solovi is a Polynesian (Samoan) sister in the ward.  She has nine children.  Three girls stay with her in the home. They live in the Woodcrest Condominiums at 1860 West 500 North #(?).  Three of her children are staying with her: Apaau Julie - 18, Seini - 16, Kaati - 15.  Other children have been farmed to other relatives, some I know, others I do not know.  Fetu works at night and is often away from the girls.  The girls are left alone for long stretches at a time.  I have talked with Sister Solovi about you.  It would be probably advisable to go with you the first time.  Seini and Kaati attend church most of the time, Apaau attends the YSA ward, goes to Magna with relatives and attends the ward.  The girls are big into rugby and quite good.  One daughter, Etta is competing to be on the USA team in the Olympics and has been under contract to play rugby professionally in France, but injured her knee.  I think you will really like this family.  The girls have some learning disabilities, I believe.  Kaati, certainly does.

More to come as we get to know them and access how we can help.