The time we spend here in Pangasinan sometimes helps focus
on the differences to our home. We have been richly blessed in our lives.
Here the blessing of family and home are common and good. Most
people are humble and friendly.
We recently went to the high school graduations of four of our members. When
talking to the teachers, we find them concerned. The students work hard but
have a handicap. There are no computers available. Not even old
ones. The schools are begging for monitors and computers, they would like
to have even the old ones that we threw away when we packed to come here. There
are large container boxes of computers shipped to China for scrap
every day. It costs about $25,000 to ship such a box to Asia. If only they
could be sent here. They would have to use transformers or rewire the power supplies. The power
here is 220 volts. Of the 2000 members in the Aguilar district, we know of only 3 families with
computers. None are connected to the internet. The internet is
available many places, but too expensive for most families. While the
branch leaders are supposed to order their supplies online, few know how
here. Some kids in private schools get computer training. Most kids
don't. We can't fix all the problems of the world, but this one should have an
answer.
Elder Stamps
