Well, with one week officially under my belt, i am feeling a bit more comfortable here. Although not totally...i was robbed on monday night, someone stole my wallet, atm card, drivers license, money...so that was not fun. But, it can happen anywhere, and i'm trying hard to not let it affect my goals and my view of this diverse place. :)
The Budden's, Meg, and i took a minibus "Guyana's roller coaster" to Georgetown today. The driver must have been going 90 the whole way...winding turns, cow road blocks and all ! Kali said, "You didn't realize Guyana had an Autobahn!!" She was so right!
We are currently sitting in the wonderful "Oasis" Cafe, which truly embodies it's name. Air conditioned, wireless internet, italian lunch buffet, amazing juices and milkshakes... a nice litte reprieve from New Amsterdam and all things unfamiliar. So i tried to upload all the pics i have taken thus far, but we are heading to the Branch soon and don't have time for them all. So here is the link to a select few from my first week here: www.simonecbreaux.shutterfly.com
Yesterday we all borrowed a minibus (air conditioned and AWESOME!) from a local brother and went into the country up toward a town called Skeldon, doing bible studies all the way there, and all the way back. I conducted my first study with Vadawattie, and we are working to communicate as there are not many deaf that are educated in ASL here. She is very sweet and her little boy Garish gave me a huge toothless kiss as i left. Next we parked the minibus on the side of the main road and walked about 15 minutes down a dirt road, where we crossed a few wooden planks over a watery ditch.(always fun to walk the plank! - very common here, all houses have ditches where the running water ends up) We then were met by a wide-eyed, sweet little boy named Martin. He and his older sister Annette are both deaf and study with Ramon and Kali. They, along with their 5 brothers and sisters and parents live in a small tin stilt house literally the size of a large kitchen. We sat outside amongst chickens, puppies, and a menagerie of insects and studied with them both. A nice cool breeze found it's way to us and it was one of the most memorable studies of the day. I am still thinking about that beautiful family, and i can't get Martin's precious innocent smile and eager thirst for knowlege out of my mind. There are pictures of him and his family on my recent picture post.
I have truly seen the need for reliance on Jehovah and having faith that no matter what we face, he can make us equal to the challenge if we have integrity in him.
Well, tomorrow another need greater sister comes for 2 weeks to assist the English Congregation in New Amsterdam and she will be staying in our home. Looking forward to meeting her. Tonight the 4 of us will stay with an american brother and his wife, they work for the US Embassy. Then tomorrow we head back on the rollercoaster minibus to New Amsterdam!
Love to you all!
Simone
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