Highlights of the past month

We have reached the halfway point of our three month stay!  Time has been going quickly.

Preaching highlights:

Two sisters - you go first, sis!

Deaf Bible student & a Pioneer sis

Deaf Bible student - she’s not angry, don’t worry. And yes, her shirt says Bozeman, MT - the last best place!

1st time meet! (Initial call) - Nate, a pioneer sis & a deaf unbaptized publisher showing a video

Food highlights

Tea & biscuits! We do this every day at 4:00 pm

Friday night = pizza night!

Local beers - the only one not pictured is Carib.

Brief note about beer:  You’re looking at this picture and thinking “Guinness isn’t Guyanese...” and you’re right. But you’re wrong.  Guinness is Irish but they have a factory in Georgetown.  So this beer that is pictured is made in Guyana.  Our two favorites are Stag and Banks.

Nate’s cooking! Black beans, coconut rice & fried plantains

We love this biscuit company: they make Bourbon, Vanilla, Chocolate & Custard Creams.

The wall of Tang

On a side note:  Given the numerous changes to our diet, we do eat differently here.  There is thankfully, one gluten-free pasta option in the supermarket.  Every week, I buy a box of gluten-free pasta twist - they are more like egg noodles than like rotini.  We are not really rice fans but we do eat rice frequently.  I do make my pizza dough and baked goods with regular white flour.  Mainly we eat a lot of fresh fruit - banana, pineapple, papaya, guava, passion fruit, etc!

We do eat vegetarian for the most part.  We still eat eggs and cheese.  Almond milk is expensive here so we drink whole milk.

Scenery:

Cows in front of our house

Goats following us on our walk to the Kingdom Hall

Coconut palms 

Trees lining the canal near our house

Watermelon patch

Flowers in a canal

Banana palm

That large green object isn’t edible - instead you hollow it out to make bowls or maracas!

Ministry sights

Walking in the territory

UV Blocker umbrellas for 2 please!

Nate & a local brother walking to the Kingdom Hall - even the locals carry umbrellas for the sun

Road work - and yes we had a call down this road and no, no one stopped us from walking through the work zone!

Sometimes there’s a lot of sun and you need the umbrella; sometimes there’s a little sun and you need a hat - I’m prepared either way!

This little house is the perfect size!