swimming in the nearby river, working in the garden and hiking with her father and playing with her dog
Tobey. Kerry was a gentle and a somewhat shy, but very likeable, girl with a big and wholesome
imagination.
Kerry had great respect for her parents, who were known by others as very loving and kind parents. She
learned the Gospel at an early age from her parents and so, even as a young girl she often prayed
together with her friends. She openly shared her faith with the other village children. She was also
conscious and aware of her sinfulness.
1971 - Kerry and Kathryn in the Tifalmin village. (Photo Courtesy of A. Edwin Vinson)
On one occasion when Kerry was around the age of seven, she and Lois made a mixture of hibiscus
leaves, soil and water in a bottle lid to ‘make a spell against their enemies’. In retrospect, they were
shocked at themselves and acknowledged to one another that what they had done was very wrong.
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