Socks and crocs

It's been our second day of river boat witnessing along the Pomeroon today, and it has been soo fantastic. We feel quite overwhelmed by the things we experience each day, the people we meet and seeing Jehovah's hand in things. So we wanted to share our day and experiences with you......

We thought you'd appreciate a snap of our practical boat footwear....socks, crocs and wellybobs! Absolute height of fashion! They may look unusual with a ministry skirt, but they prevent parasites 

and keep our feet dry, so needs must!

Just a little shot of our beautiful scenery. 

We put our life into Daisy and Naomi's hands as they steered our 'Kingdom Proclaimer' boat down the Pomeroon......they were pretty good actually! 

Here's Amy on first call with Sister Fitzallen. First house Amy showed a young girl called Judy what God's name was and started a study in the BT book. The next house shown in the picture the ladies were hand washing their clothes in the river so sister Fitzallen and Amy sat and had a bible discussion with them . Life is so fuss free out here. 

Molly and Brother Persaud spoke to a young girl for a while and we're able to show her personal care and eventually the girl shyly confessed she had been contemplating suicide. "We commend you, we really commend you for not acting on those thoughts," Brother Persaud warmly said. They taught her how to pray and offered practical help too. She cannot read that well but that is something she will learn along with her study from now on. She really opened up and gave Molly a big hug goodbye. 

Daisy and Sister Renae had a lovely time with a family who were also washing clothes and peeling fruit by the river side. They shared the Caleb video 'Jehovah created all things' with the little girl....although the dad was very intrigued too and kept trying to get a glimpse of it.

Here is Naomi and the fantastic Sister Blair talking to a pastor of a local church. He asked many questions about Jehovah's name, Jesus and our origins...a good opportunity to use the back of our new Bible. Sister Blair jumped back on the boat shouting 'he's coming to the convention!!' So let's hope we see him there!

So in Guyana, when it rains it's absolutely pours! Thank goodness for the cag in a bag! We had to run to take shelter...

We took shelter under the closest house we could find, ended up preaching to the householders there, who in turn fed all eight of us fresh cucumber, cassava bread and salt. Yum!

Waiting for the downpour to stop with the lovely Renae.

We then stopped off at Brother Kens old grocery shop and home. He is an amazing brother. On learning the truth, he decided that running a grocery shop all the way out on the river was not the best use of his time, so to simplify his life, he left it all and moved into the town. As he was showing us around, we could tell how much he really loved his shop and we saw how comfortable his life used to be. We asked if he had any regrets and he said 'Well this can't buy you life, can it?'

He then proceeded to get us all fresh coconuts from his old garden, cutting a hole in them with a cutlass so we could drink the water out. Deliciously refreshing in the muggy heat!

Our final treat of the day was stopping off to spot a howler monkey! It was so exciting! Brother Padram sat in the boat making monkey noises and holding out some fruit. Jack the howler monkey eventually came out of the trees in a Tarzan-like fashion, and once he got used to the audience, he played up quite well! Closest we've ever been to a howler monkey in its natural habitat. Then of course, the owner of the house nearby comes out....

the brothers never miss an opportunity to preach. Magazines were left and the hope for the future was explained.