Bollywood wedding!

This weekend we had a hilarious time at an Indian wedding....time to crack out the Bollywood dance moves..or lack of them! Deveida our next door neighbour lent us sari's so we were all suited and booted for the occasion.

When we got there we were rushed into the back, not really having a clue what was going on as it wasn't your typical English wedding.

We were each handed a HUGE leaf and one by one were given spoonfuls of 7 different kinds of curry....we were told to eat with our fingers but the leaf was really hot on our hands so we opted for spoons instead! So British!

So here we have.....rice, daal (spellcheck!), pumpkin curry, coconut curry, calalou saag, a potato chickpea one, something VERY spicy and something deep fried and yummy. 

When we had finished, we had to wrap up the leaf like a tissue, then somebody whipped them off us and gave us a brown bag of something deep fried and sweet. They love all things deep fried here!

The most HILARIOUS picture of the day! This is a completely natural shot of Molly and Amy's reaction to some of the Indian dancing. Needless to say there were some very interesting moves going on. 

In the end we decided to embrace it and get up on the dance floor! Sorry but there is no photographic evidence of our attempts to dance Bollywood style! We had a really great time and loved experiencing a bit more of the culture.

Here's a bit more of what's been happening this week....

Our first demo :) 

Amy outside her studies house. She is called Amrita and she is only 19. Her family also listen in to the study from their hammocks!

 This week Amrita was preparing her study (which they all seem to do here!) and she wasn't sure what 'sovereignty' meant, and neither did her family. They asked around, but couldn't find an answer, So they decided to look it up in the dictionary. What a humble attitude :) 

Molly and Naomi went over to join two sisters on a study (in Guyana, it's more the merrier on studies!) and there were some children there. They showed them the Caleb videos whilst their mum had her study. They absolutely loved it. 

Naomi studies with a lady on the river called Marina. After two studies, she said 'You know...other churches don't do this.' She couldn't believe how much she had learnt from just studying two paragraphs with us.  It's amazing how people see the distinction between the truth and other religions after such a short time.

This was our last visit to Martindale School on the river as they finish for the school holidays this week. Each week we have been teaching a little bit more of 'Listen Obey and be Blessed', so this week we all sung it together. The head mistress wrote down the words and was singing too. Terron, the little boy reading from the Bible here, has really responded to the sessions we've been doing, and he has even started using Jehovah's name. We gave the head mistress a Bible Story book to present to him at the Prizegiving ceremony that they have, and left them a Caleb DVd. The head was really excited and said 'I'm already planning lessons ideas using the DVD'.

This is Daisy studying with Camilla, and her daughter Angel. Camilla got a Bible Teach book in Barbados years ago but lost it, so she was happy to take another one and start a study right away. She also happens to be a baker and has promised us pineapple tarts and cheese rolls when we go next week!

Her daughter is another big fan of the Caleb videos. She tries to sing along, and she especially likes 'Be Neat and Clean', where she describes Caleb's room as 'messy messy messy!!!'

Molly conducts a study with a deaf lady called Adella. Although it's in American Sign Language, Molly manages to communicate with her and conduct a study which is amazing. Find out more in our   Sign Language blog coming very soon!

Molly also has started a study with a pastor's wife on the river. She said she had been waiting for us to come back so that she can learn the truth about God. Molly encouraged her to pre study for her first study next week, which she was really excited about. 

We hope you've enjoyed this little snippet of our week in Guyana, there will be more to come! :)