Highs and goodbyes

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We have been in Guyana only 17 days and yet it feels like a home from home! Heres a bit of what we've been up to the past few days...

Here we are on the 'Kingdom Proclaimer' just about to stop for lunch. Everyone on the river knows the boat and they call it 'Kingdom Hall' boat. Boat witnessing is such a good time to get to know each other and have a laugh. Everyone usually brings fruit to share as its a long day....so we always end up trying something new...

Today it was coconut jelly given to us by a call of Sister Gilli's. Yummy! People here do not have much but they give freely, a true example of generosity.

Naomi met Maria and Laura the parrot. Maria and her sister come from the river every week to attend the meetings without their parents. Maria always likes to answer :)

The scenery here is second to none. This form of ministry draws you closer to Jehovah not only by the people we share the truth with, but also by seeing his creation. Its hard to imagine how much more amazing it will be when it's restored!

Amy met a young lady called Zoya with an adorable little boy, (we can't put the photo on from the camera), she had a study a while ago but lost contact with her conductor and still has her bible teach book, so they picked up the study where she had stopped, starting with 'how to make your family life happy.' Zoya hopes to come to the Sunday meeting. 

Sister Blair and Molly went on a study with a young girl who wants to know the truth but cannot read or write. So they are teaching her how to do this along with the study. They read the paragraphs together for next weeks study so that the girl can prepare for it. Amazing!

Renae and Daisy went on a study with a young girl called Fiona. She is only 17 but is hoping to come to the convention in three weeks. They were doing the chapter about God's purpose for the earth. Talking about the Paradise whilst you're surrounded by beauty takes on a whole new meaning!

On Saturday there was a leaving do for Sister Blair. She is native Guyanese but lives in New York. She has been serving in Charity as a need greater for nine months and although we've only known her for three weeks, she is a bit of a legend! The congregation sang songs and wrote poems about her. It was so lovely!

We taught the congregation how to do the Cha Cha Slide....but thankfully theres no photographic evidence of that! 

  

On Sunday the congregation went to the beach after the meeting. 45 minutes in a crammed bus, no seatbelts, cheesy tunes absolutely blasting...and avoiding huge pot holes proved very entertaining! Here we are with Brandon and Michelle, two need greaters from New York. They go home end of June which is a real shame because they are loads of fun! 

The water here is an interesting shade of brown....but we loved it....soooooo warm. 

The sisters in the congregation made chow mein and rice and beans and homemade cheese rolls and cake. Deeeeeeelicious :)

Although we were a little hesitant about the water, we decided to overcome our fear of parasites and get in there. It was amazingly warm and we were in there all afternoon. And we survived! Although the sisters kept teasing us pretending to be snakes! They think its hilarious how scared we are of the wildlife.....we are far too British!  

Here we are again with Michelle and Brandon!  

This is Nathan, the most adorable little boy! His mum is getting baptised at the convention next month. 

The bus journey on the way home was just as bumpy and hilarious, except this time we were very soggy from all the swimming! We were soooo ready for our bed :)