Monday, September 28, 2009

Getting to know Linden--Our Linden West Group

We did lots of touring of the Linden area while the Leishmans were still with us: meeting people and visiting the three groups (not a Branch yet) that we will watch over. Our main branch on the West side of the Demerara River was visited first on Sunday, September 27, 2009. We have to cross a bridge to get there ($40 --which equals about 20 cents US). This is a picture of the Linden West group; they meet in the main floor of a two-story Apartment House. Quite a group--an average of 80 people come to Sacrament Meeting here. Will we ever know all these people (?)

A group of the Young Women..........and Alice Vyfhuis and her daughters, Manouska and Monique and Teslyn Bacchus (Alice's niece) with the Leishmans and us...we went to their home for roti and chicken curry one night...actually quite good.


Taking pictures that day seemed to be in order--Leishmans leaving and the Collins being welcomed! The Fredericks with Sister Collins and then the "JOYCE" group: Sister Joycelyn and her daughter Joyann Semple--that was quite fun!


Elder Collins teaching a sister how to fill out her tithing slip; and then he found someone to chat with (!cutest little thing!) Just need to notice the color of the walls inside our chapel...enough said.



Then helping Juliette Giles' boys learn how to tie their ties....and then Elder Gossai came to help also. They would much rather do that then take pictures.


Alice with her other daughter and grand-daughter. AND OUR ELDERS: Stewart and Gossai. Elder Stewart is from St. Vincent and joined the church (while playing basketball for the Church College of Hawaii) not too long before going on his mission, . Elder Gossai is a local Guyanese from the Diamond Branch near Georgetown. They will both have a local "mini-missionary" with them (they don't have their official call, but are serving while they wait).


They are going to be easy to love!...........and Elder Leishman saying "good-bye; see you later".


A visit later to the Outar Family.


That was just a start to our Sunday!

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