Rain, Rain, let it rain

What a week! We are getting in the swing of things now, which means we are getting busier. We have been in the ministry a lot and are really enjoying it. I dare to say, I think it may even be better than what we experienced in Belize. Everyone is just very humble, kind, friendly and hospitable. We went out on Tuesday for the day by ourselves, up on the east end in Pandy Town. We had a really nice time. We got a lot of new calls and potential studies. We did have to dodge the rain a bit though. I don't think I've mentioned yet about the rain! It is the rainy season here, so it rains quite often, probably almost every day. But it doesn't always last real long. Some days you'll just get a couple 15 minute torential downpours and that will be it. Other days, you'll get more of a yucky all day rain. And then some days you get lucky and don't have any. We've been told November is the peak of their rainy season, so it slowly tapers off until February. Everyone says February - March is the best weather here. Not rainy, and not too hot. But anyhow, Tuesday we did get some showers and have to duck under some buildings, but we still had a great day. Today, we were back up on the east end, with the group meeting there today. We worked with Marco & Buffy, the other couple that are going to be going to all the meetings up there. They are probably in their 60s, but very fun and lively. We are going back up to work with them tomorrow, to do witnessing by boat. We were supposed to go last week, but it got postponed. So I'm sure we will have some good pictures and stories from that. The group meets at a beach near a resort, for lunch on Thursdays. It was fun hanging out and eating while watching the waves. I know this could make you folks jealous back home, but you see, these are the kind of things needed to help make us relaxed and enjoy being here. Because not all aspects of life are as easy as back home. I already miss being able to grab some food out if you have a long day, or trying to figure out what to eat, since food is a little different here. Going to the grocery store is a little overwelming. But, over all, we are slowing getting used to being here. I think we will keep adjusting more and more.

                                                          a veiw of Pandy Town from up high

                                                               Waiting out the rain!

                                                      The bathroom at the Oak Ridge Kingdom Hall

             Look beside my left arm and see what's in the backround................

                                                   Piglets!!!!!

                                                     The service group meeting for luch

                                               The veiw from the Paya Bay Resort

On the weekends, the younger ones all get together on the beach in the West End. They swim, and play volleyball. It was pretty cool, when we got there, we didn't recognize anyone at first, but then we saw a few we knew. Most of them we didn't recognize though, which was weird. Who were all these people? They were our spanish brothers and sisters from the spanish congregation! There were about 30 of us. It was pretty neat. The beach is empty on the weekends, so we had the whole area to ourselves. The only problem was, we couldn't talk to half of them! So we are really hoping to learn spanish, because there are around 100 publishers in spanish on the island, and we would like to be able to talk to them.

                                                  Do you see Justin?

To answer the questions about health care..... It doesn't seem to be a problem getting what you need. There are little clinics and pharmacies all over the place. Everyone says the clinics are decent, and you can get help for minor things.... like stitches, or if you get sick. And the pharmacies are awsome! You can pretty much go in and get whatever you want. When we were sick, Justin wanted some good cough suryp, so he went in and asked for something with codeine in it, so he could sleep. No problem! So don't worry about us, we might get better care here, than in the states.