Mission Trip: February 2013

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Baptism & Mission President Visit

When we are out learning the area, meeting people and sharing the gospel, I am snapping pictures. The living conditions of the people are very humble. The people of Guyana are friendly and very welcoming. Saturday our Mission President and Sister Mehr stopped by for a short visit. We attended the baptism in Rose Hall Branch. The Elders are working very hard and the gospel is being taught. They are having much success in this area. We had a great number of people to come for the free eye clinic. About a 150 people were seen in Canje and about 50 in Rosingnal. It was a successful humanitarian service. There is a three day eye clinic in Georgetown this week. We will be there Thursday & Friday unless plans change and they do daily as the phone rings. We are happy to be busy. We are adjusting and we feel and recognize the Lord's blessings in our lives. There is much to do and learn.

Our fearless leader President Garrett. We walked a mile down this dirt path to a members home. Met cows along the way.

Sister Beutler

You would think I would be use to this by now

Cows and cars share the road

Down the road they go

It must be cow time!

Cows across road from our house

My two friends, Kemesha Chapman & Aliene Joseph

Talking

Someone died behind our house

Parked in front of our house with body. They do things different.

They just roam around

In front of our house

Congested roads

Sad living conditions

Elder Watchman -- People do live here.

President & Sister Mehr

Eileen baptized Saturday

Eileen and Errol were baptized Saturday

Elder Carter & Sister Mehr are taking this picture.

Great support for the Baptism

This is the water filter after a month. We are grateful the Church provides this purification system for us or we might be dead

Large group showed up for the eye clinic in Canje

Eye Doctor - Dr Tuttle

More screening

Elder Stewart & President Soloman

They are everywhere

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Life in Guyana is hard. It is very hard to get passed the poverty and filth.

The people are very friendly and seem to be happy. There will be four baptisms Sat.

Last week there were two. The Elders are working very hard in this area. We go with them to meet investigators and members. They teach very simple messages. Some have not had the opportunity to attend school and can't read. These pictures are of some of the areas. Hope to give a idea of what life here is like. The streets are very congested with cars and animals. The streets are very narrow and full of pot holes. Pot hole capital of the world.

This how some travel around. We see this everyday.

School children are all over the roads. Hard to drive.

Lots of bikes on road. They will not move off road. There is no place to move.

This is the post office

Closer view of post office

This will be hard to see but this van is a Sentinel Security Van. Big Al I didn't know you had branched out. I knew Joe travel to S A but I didn't know he was in Guyana. Ha Ha! Joe got a closer picture. I will post it when he sends it to me from his tablet.