So last week we had the arrival of my friend Alysse this is a funny story...A few months before Kurt and I moved to Guyana I received an Instant Message from a friend that I haven't seen in 4 yrs. She told me that she heard that I was going to be in Guyana and that she would be serving there also. I thought that was a huge coincidence and I was excited to see her again. Well we got to chatting and she told me that she was in contact with a brother named Phil Thomas. Surprise, Surprise were going to be serving in the same area and even crazier (in a good way) living in the same house. Only Jehovah's organization is this small. :0) This past week and half we have been catching up and marveling about how different things are since we have last seen each other. If you would have told us 5yrs ago that we would be serving in Guyana in the same house and I would be married we wouldn't have believed you. Having another Californian in the house has been great ;0) and even better having another skilled signer is a blessing from Jehovah.
This week we have the privilege of the circuit overseers visit. Brother and Sister Stevens are a very nice Guyanese couple. Today we enjoyed the pioneer meeting the information was very timely. We all need to continue to set goals and be in a forward motion in our service to Jehovah. He also brought out that we have two ministries an internal and an external. So we need to also pay attention as pioneers not only to the people we are helping to learn about the truth but also to try and encourage those in our congregation. Very good points that I am trying to work on for the next few months :0) There is plenty of work for us to do. No complacency here ;0)
Another bit of news is I have a new deaf bible student! Her name is Kelita and she is sooooo smart and adorable and 7 years old. She doesn't attend school because they don't have any programs for deaf in our area. But her mother has been teaching her some basic ASL. I come and visit her 2x/week. We are currently going over the alphabet is ASL and English as well as various signs for things that she can use every day. It is really nice to have a parent that is so involved and willing to reinforce what she is learning with me. I hope that I will be able to start a study with her as well. My goal is to bring her to next Sundays meeting.
We are currently in the Rainy Season so that has been a challenge. We have become weather men and are about as successful at predicting the weather as the news is in the states ;0) LOL Sometimes we will just get the clothes on the line and literally 3 minutes later have to run and take them off as a Noah-esque torrential downpour hits. :0( Last week our clothes took 4 days to dry. The humidity Is so intense here that things never feel 100% dry, even us! So we are keeping our sense of humor alive and generally up to mischief as one would expect. Hope you all are well, please update us on how you all are doing!
Love Cat and Kurt
Hi you all look so happy. That is awesome that your friend has come to Guyana to serve and better yet is able to live with you all. Should be a lot of good times. The more workers the better. Caitlin, you do look like you are losing weight and I know that makes you happy. Thats a perk for all the walking you and Kurt do in service. Your new Bible study sounds great, it's nice to have someone who is eager to learn and have a mother who is so supportive. She will always remember you as the person who taught her about Jehovah. I can really see how Jehovah is richly blessing you all. Keep up the good work and we keep you all in our prayers....Love Grandma
ReplyDeleteJust this morning I was wondering how you are getting on. What great experiences you are having - even with the rain! And how lovely to have old friends, and enthusiastic new students around. Jehovah is blessing your efforts and your experiences are giving us back home the encouragement to keep going!
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