Linden seminary students

 

 

 

Here are three of them - they are wonderful.

Linden Seminary

 

Linden is a new area that was opened up to missionary work in February or March. We looked at the baptism records and counted possibly six seminary age young people. The Leishmans are a missionary couple who are living down there and Sister Leishman has had seminary experience. She wanted to start a class. Linden is almost two hours south of Georgetown. She had eleven students the first day of class and called us to ask for materials. We got what we had and went down the next day and there were eighteen students. We couldn't believe it! The kids all have had Bible classes in school and so they know the Bible. They are more literate than the Georgetown kids and the class was really animated. It was a lot of fun to be there. Elder and Sister Leishman taught together and it took both of them.

Spanish? Dutch? English?

 

Elder Alvarado is from Puerto Rico. His first language is Spanish. He served a mission in Florida, so his English is pretty good. Here Sister Ibrahim is translating into Dutch for him.

Bingo

 

 

 

The competition became fierce. The game required matching the scripture with its chapter and verse. That gave the participant the opportunity to either recite the scripture from memory or tell what it means in their life or bear testimony of its truthfulness. They did really well.

Suriname

 

Elder Alvarado visited Suriname and we had another youth activity. This one was all in Dutch. I had a jolly time making up scripture mastery memory cards in Dutch, but we pulled it all together.

For Christopher

 

 

 

Recently I heard that my nephew, Christopher, is working in the meat department of a grocery store. This is the meat market, Guyana style. This particular cart is pulled by a donkey. Many carts are stationary in outdoor markets and only there on the days of the week when the market is open. We had dinner with the Ibrahims in Suriname last week. Sister Ibrahim prepared a delightful rice stuffed squash. We asked what was in it. She said, "meat". We asked what kind and she said, "meat". Who knows what we were eating? It was good, whatever it was.

Youth Activity

 

 

 

Elder Alvarado and Brother Gamiette came for a visit and conducted a youth activity that the kids really enjoyed. It was a fast paced, version of Bingo which challenged their minds and Brother Gamiette was able to draw testimonies out of many of the students.