First Impressions

As we stepped off the plane my first thought was man it's hot and it's only 5:45 am! We walked off the plane and then headed to customs where the woman gave me a crazy look when I said that we were visiting friends here in Guyana. After we were cleared to go we headed outside and see a large sign with our names on it. Brother Rondell came to pick us up. Here everyone is referred to by their first name so Kurt and I are Brother Kurt and Sister Cat. Then we headed out to the parking lot and tried to figure out how to fit ALL our suitcases in a Toyota Carina which is the equivalent of a Camry LOL that was hilarious. I think that we put and pulled them out all 5 times before we got them to fit. Finally we were on our way. As we were driving I look outside and it's beautiful green everywhere and trees of different varieties. The homes are different colors, some very tiny others pretty large. One thing about the Architecture here is people love pillars :0) When we arrived at our new home I got this instant feeling of Oh my goodness we actually did it, we live in Guyana! Then we came inside and got shown our room which is very nice. Our shower is enormous, the rumor is that the sister that owns the house is 4oo lbs so everything is to her size. Were just happy that we get to reap the benefits of the sizing ;0) Then we sat down to read the text and ate Oatmeal and then straight to bed we hadn't slept in 24hrs. Later in the evening a family from the congregation came over to meet us. They were very friendly and when Sister Wendy (mother) and I sat down and got chatting she told me that she was so happy that we were here because before all the need greaters started coming the Sign Language she got no support. And her daughter Sister Crystal was overwhelmed with all of the interpreting. She also later informed me that before that she didn't think that white people could survive in Guyana LOL ;0) I will happy to disprove the science of that statement. Today is our 2nd official day in Guyana and we went to the market which is a maze of small stands where people are hawking their wares. We got a lot of stares. But it was neat to see all the fruits and vegetables on display. It's very strange to see things that cost thousands of dollars on display. So a bag of rice can cost $2000 Guyanese which is the equivalent of $10.00 US. Well that's all for now I will try to post something in the next few days. Take care everyone!