Feeding the RBC team again. Different kingdom hall but still so much fun

Hey guys.

So we are back again.  A full bus of eager volunteer chef/builders off to feed the RBC team in the congregation of Soesdyke.  It wasnt quite as far as the last kingdom hall we helped at so we left at 4am rather than 3am.  Although so many of the lovely brothers and sisters missed their nights sleep to prepare all the food for the meal.  So a sleepy bunch headed out.......

What can I say really.  Our secretary Satish well he just fancied playing dress up to entertain us all on the bus

Yes it is before 9am and no its not real champagne but grape juice.  Made for a lot of laughs though and tasted really really nice

We passed by this lovely hall on our way.  Everywhere we pass there are kingdom halls.

The site of the need build.  They are making really fast progress which is great

All 3 of our local elders came along but Brother Narish was not built for the kitchen but for the site....

Attractive ladies in our lovely aprons and hair nets.  My apron is from back home and was covered with chickens hence my job in a bit

You have to pick out all the nasty bits and some yucky bugs from the rice

We made cook up which requires fresh coconut milk.  So Kevin was in charge of splitting them with a cutlass and grating them all and then they soak it all to make the coconut milk.

Well erm what can I say

If you remember the last time we went to Linden me and shelly were on watermelon duty.  So we were again.  Peeling and picking out all the seeds.  But where are all the watermelons

Oh yeah there they are.......

Busy chopping away.  Gotta chop it just so to please our chefs

Miss melinda being naughty.  So we threatened to cut off her curls.

Chicken apron so chicken girl.  So we made crispy friend chicken but Satish had marinated it all the night before in something amazing. Gotta get the recipe for sure

First time the sisters used a proper peeler.  Had to give lessons. Its amazing what I take for granted that they have never ever even seen before

Ta Dah.............................

Crispy spiced chicken and cook up rice full of beans and veggies and plantain and peanut sauce and salad.  And of course the freshly made watermelon and cherry juice hehehehehe

Dinner time mmmmmmmm

So cooking was over so we all decided to help the brothers with there work for the rest of the afternoon.  Weve been up since 3am so whats a few more hours eh..

From hair nets to hard hats

Just dont look at our lack of safety shoes doh

 Purple heart and green heart wood is the hardest wood in guyana.  And the brothers wanted to reuse it as its so valuable.  So we had to remove all the old nails and screws.  Ouch that was really hard work.  Got a few bruises from all that.  Great fun though

A reward of a nice hug........go team girls.....

We went thru all that water during the day

Then on the way home we stopped at the one and only hence the best ice cream shop in town.  So much fun ordering all of it.  Im not really a fan of ice cream but they had a amazing dark chocolate frozen yogurt and they gave me loads of cherries on the top (oh yes trisha) so it was a great end to our day.

So home by about 9pm and we all slept like logs.  Then on tuesday we had a muslim holiday in guyana so again we had a great congregation effort for the ministry.  I think almost 40 came out.  And when it poured we took shelter in a little shop and had some laughs then out we went again.  So a really great week so far.

Well hope you don't mind looking over my adventures.  Please stay warm and dry where ever you all are.

Lots of love

Natalie  xx

Cleaning guyanas old branch on 25th december

Hey guys

Hope you are all doing good.  Can you believe its 2014.  Time is just disappearing.  Well this is a blog about what my cong did on 25th December.  So the old branch building is now used as our literature depot as the oversight of Guyana is now with Trinidad branch.  So we were invited along with all of the congregations in the berbice area.  So we filled a bus as we always do and off we went.  We had to leave at 4am as the branch is past town and we had to get there for 7.30am.  We were early and the first ones there considering we are the farthest cong away.  Yeah skeldon.  The couple that care for the building had made us a lovely brekkie to start off our day then we all divided up into our different jobs.  They had a plan to get it all nice and clean as they are trying to sell the building.  So the pictures will give you a glimpse into our fun day and what job I volunteered for........

Breakfast time .........

All waiting for our assignments

More volunteers coming

This was living in the cleaning powder

These caterpillars were the size of my hand

Wasps nest had to be removed before we could finish gardening

Guyanas kiskadee bird

Yeah skeldon

Getting suited up.  Need long boots as the
 grounds are full of snakes and spiders

Double trouble

Constant need for water breaks. It
was a hot day

Dont watch all you health and safety brothers.......The ground
was mega muddy and it wasnt tethered to anything. But hey we all
survived and had a great day

And now you can see what job I volunteered for...........

Scrubbing all the walls by hand

Double chocolate brownie
time mmmmmmmmm

Dinner time

The view was amazing it really was.

Stand on the black when its wet you will be on the ground doh

I was water girl

Yeah Im near the edge and not tied off but the plan
was that the brothers in front of me were so if I fell
they would catch me - sounds like a good plan eh

How guyana delivers a washing machine.........

This isnt related but on new years day we had a congregation effort for field service.  We had almost 40 out and had a great day.  I love my hall

I know we are supposed to be fishers of men but we decided to take a 5 on a boat instead hehehehehe.  It was a really great day.

So as you can see we've been having a lot of fun in skeldon.  Well in the next few weeks we are going to help cater for the RBC team again.  So another bus full of eager volunteers.  Me and shelly on watermelon duty again.  Cant wait.  

Miss you all but as you can see Im having a blast......

Love Nat