Circuit Assembly

On October 23^rd and 24^th we had our Circuit Assembly in Georgetown. The program was wonderful and 40 deaf and 17 Chinese were in attendance. Cat and I were assigned to interpret for the pioneer and seminar and the assembly program. Following the pioneer seminar a few of the pioneers from Georgetown and the surrounding areas got together for a meal. We played one of the hardest games of bible Jeopardy ever devised and two pioneer brothers from Kukwani performed a few songs and did a skit for us. We spent the weekend at our friends DC and Sarah's apartment in Georgetown. It was truly a memorable and encouraging weekend.

Back to Suriname

Our 3 month extension in Guyana was up in October. To “celebrate” such a milestone we ceremonially observed our government mandated trip to Suriname. It was good to see our friends in Suriname again. We got to work out in service a few times with our friend Franklin and we stayed at the apartment of a couple we're close friends with, Cedrick and Charlotte. They were nice enough to take a day off from work and take us swimming at a place named “Cola Creek”. It's fittingly named because the water is the same color as Coca-Cola. Don't worry, it was safe. The water is only that color because of the minerals in the soil. The congregation was just as warm and friendly as the last time we went there. We wished we could have spent more time there but before we knew it our week was up and we headed back to Guyana for our pioneer seminar and circuit assembly.

Berbice

During the last weekend in September we went to Berbice to give a talk for the New Amsterdam sign language group. We were able to spend the weekend there and we stayed at the apartment of another need greater couple, Chris and Renee Turner. They are originally from Canada and they have been serving in Guyana for six months. We had a great time that weekend. There are many deaf in that area and Chris and Renee brought us with them on a few of their studies. The meeting was wonderful. It was really nice to see so many deaf there. 65 were in attendance, 35 were deaf. Quite a few were deaf children and they eagerly participated in the Watchtower study (we had to fight to comment ;0) ). Following the meeting we back to Chris and Renee's and barbecued at their apartment. A perfect ending to good weekend.