Anarika Group

This is still Sunday, September 27, 2009. We visited our Linden East Group rather quickly prior to going to the Linden West Group. They live in the neighborhood that we do; they have about 25 to 35 members that attend regularly; and are known to have as many as 50 at their meetings (1.5 hour block). After our visit to the Linden West Group (2-hour block), we traveled to Anarika, a small community about 30 miles West of Linden, near the Essequibo River, to have Sacrament Meeting with them. The trip takes about 45 minutes to an hour. This will be something we do about every other week.

On the way out there is a intersection that will take you to Brazil or to Venezuela (?) For Real! We head towards Venezuela to travel to Anarika.


This is the place we meet--under the home of the Ramdeholl family: Daveanand, Celena, Mandy, Ryan, Richie, and Martina; and they invite their neighbors. They are some of the very first members of the Church in the Linden area.


Elder Collins made a friend immediately: Miki, Mandy's daughter. Vishal Bidde in the hammock: he has been adopted by the Ramdeholl family and they are not sure of his age (about 13-15). Sister Collins will take the reading program out to Mandy and she will teach him how to read.


Their home is on the banks of the river; we took the walkway down; what a sight to see!


After Sacrament Meeting, we also went down to another part of the river--a spot where Elder Collins wants to try fishing for the Peacock Bass.


And look what the Ramdeholls gave Elder Collins to take home! That's right! A Peacock Bass--yummy eating! (pretty fish)