I just wanted to say a little about John. We work closely with him and admire him so much. He is a quiet, humble man but when he speaks it is usually profound. He is wise and can see the big picture.
He has worked for the Church longer than any other employee in the Area office. He has worked in several different departments, one being finance. He has served as a Mission President in Nigeria and is currently serving as a Bishop here. It is interesting to listen to him when he starts telling about some of his experiences he has had over the years.
He just took his annual vacation time and redid his garden at home. He did some reading and learned about raised garden beds. He built 10 boxes, each 5 feet x 30 feet (he has a big garden space) and put good soil mix in and has started planting. He gets up a 4 a.m. so he can spend an hour or so in his garden before he comes to the office each morning.
John rides a tro-tro (transport bus) to the office. It takes him about 2 hours, and often more, to make the trip one way. He also gets up early so he can walk his daughter to her bus and see that she gets on safely, as she was attacked one morning several months ago. He has a wife and 5 children, one son serving a mission right now.
We are grateful to be able to work with John.
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