Falling in Love with Tobago

I had a sweet realization this week. I've fallen in love with this little island and it's people. We have a large framed picture of Tobago on the wall in our condo and I realized as I look at it, that, I KNOW it and I love it! We have become more familiar with the roads and the places to go. We still have a lot more to explore but that's exciting to look forward to. I realized as we are driving around from place to place that I'm not even as nervous as I used to be, I'm not totally at ease but I'm not scared stiff either. I feel a respect rather than pity or curiosity when I see some of the homes because I know they are doing the best they can with what they have available. I love the people I've never met. Strangers are not strangers anymore and we feel at home here. We feel like we have developed some very tender, mutual feelings with the members here as well. It felt like a long time in coming because Guyana just has a different feel about it but it is coming along and I feel like it can only get stronger and better as time goes by. Such is the miracles of missions!

The Allmans, who served here as a senior couple were here this week so we got to go out to lunch with them and then went with them to visit a few members. We were able to meet some we hadn't seen yet so that was great!

We handed out most of the ministering assignments and got quite a few positive responses about them. Our prayer is they will desire to watch over each other and bond together.

We started teaching Girley David to read this week. She can read fairly well already but I think her comprehension isn't great so we have been reading the lesson in "Come Follow Me" and dissecting almost every word to help her gain some understanding. It's been very powerful and sweet for us. The lesson was on Christ's Atonement.  I will never read the scripture about "charity is not easily provoked, suffereth long and is kind, seeketh not her own, beareth all things, endureth all things etc." without applying it to our Savior and His life and sacrifice for us. For some reason I had never connected that before. Yes, it's what we are striving to achieve but Jesus lived it and showed us how to do it in such an amazing way. Nothing we go through can even compare to what Christ went through, so it is possible to overcome false judgments, rejection, unkindness, pain, loneliness....all of it with love. What a blessing to be able to "help her read"

We had teaching appointments set for Angie but she cancelled twice and we finally got to teach her on Saturday. She said she wants to get baptized which is GREAT....but she hasn't been to Church once and so we will see how that goes in the next few weeks.

 The Allmans are from Norway and served an eighteen month mission here 

which they finished in June 2017. Brother Allman is from Trinidad.

 This is the picture of Tobago in our condo. It's like I can picture in my mind

 all the coves and beaches now as I look at it. 

 Sister Allman and Sister Henry. We take the Sacrament to Sister Henry every Sunday.

 Sister Girley. We are teaching her to read and she decided to come to Church!

 Enid Roberts is a member and has an amazing talent of crocheting. 

She made this lovely skirt.

 Sister Williams is a member and she got married to this man on June 11th

 Dave had to park in this space because is kind of had his name on it

 The rainy season is upon us! We only had one day of sunshine this week.

The view I see every morning outside of our bedroom. I know, it's a tough duty!