We spent Christmas Eve with the Elders. They played a soccer game at the national field. It was soggy to the point that they raised splashes with every foot step. The Elders from the other side of the Demerara River led one team and had an investigator who does air brush art. They had their shirts painted. The other team got matching t-shirts from Popeye's. The game went from 9 to 10:30, then they went home and cleaned up and worked until we all met downtown at 6.
We arranged ourselves in front of Fogerty's Department Store and sang Christmas carols while some of the elders made street contacts and gave away Book of Mormons. It was fun and the rains came so people had to come down our sidewalk in order to stay out of the rain. We stayed until our voices wore out - about an hour and a half. The crowds were thinning and the rain was heavier. We went back to the White's apartment for soup and bread and brownies.
Tuesday we gathered at the White's at 10 for a movie, "Evan Almighty", dinner, and gift exchange. Everyone headed to their own apartments at 5:30 to receive phone calls from home.
Wednesday is Boxing Day. It is a national holiday celebrated in the UK, Canada, Australie, New Zealand and Guyana. I looked in Google and it originated, I think from the practice of giving to the poor and needy the day after Christmas. One native Guyanese said it was a holiday to recover from Christmas. They really knock themselves out preparing for Christmas. There is a big billboard downtown announcing the Big Lime. The newspaper says Main Street (a boulevard) will be closed to vehicles all day. The word "lime" means "hang out". We aren't going to go to find out what is happening. We tend to shy away from big crowds. We don't blend in because of our white skin and white hair which might make us a target. This is a curious way to spend Christmas.
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