Sunday, December 14, 2008

These four pictures are of the Container unloading. This shows what it is like to those who have donated time, money, goods to the Humanitarian Center

Pix #1 Four boys holding a blanket, they have been unloading for hours.
Pix #2 Shows a row boat hauling blankets and wheelchairs to their village.
Pix #3 Kobe Bryants' buddy, had worked all day unloading, and then had to go to work on his
Bike.
Pix #4 Me and my crew..Strong kids and good workers..

Last Project Container from Humanitarian Center in SL.




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Container Pictures

Pix #1 Two boys instructing Sister Tanner, on how to carry heavy loads.
Pix #2 Four of the best workers.
Pix #3 Some wheelchairs being unloaded also.
Pix #4 Five of the kids working, with a bag of powdered milk.



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Our Last Project!! Container from Humanitarian Ctr.

Pix #1 Container just opened, ready to be unloaded.
Pix #2 Goods had to be carried to bank of stream, then to a Boat and then to their village.
Pix #3 Boat taking goods to their homes.
Pix #4 Kids and women hauling goods to the boat.



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Misc. Pictures,,,

Pix #1 We need to buy a vehicle when we get home!!! I tried to buy this one, but the horse cart
owner got it first.. I will keep trying to find one....
Pix #2 Pan Drums.
Pix #3 Elder playing a game with a young member.
These last two Pix. are sound and movie.. Would anyone tell me if you can see and hear
them... Thanks...


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Misc. Pictures

Pix #1 The Langfords and their Lamps.. An inside story!!! They love decorating their Apt. with
SHIP LAMPS...!!!!!!!!!
Pix #2 One of our favorite Primary classes and teacher.
Pix #3 Love the Tractors here.... note the paddle wheels.... the mud is deep......
Pix #4 Brother Henery and his cute daughter....



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Our last Zone Conference

Pix #1 All of the Missionaries in the Georgetown Zone.
Pix #2 The four couples in this Zone and the center couple is the Mission President and his Wife.
Pix #3 The Elders getting ready for Zone Conference to begin. Notice the nice new Chapel.


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Palms Institute for the Elderly

This is one of our last Projects: We were able to help a Ward in an Institute which is for Older Men.

Pix #1 One of the residents saying thanks, to Sister Tanner
Pix #2 Handing over with Branch President Counselor, ( with the Tie)
Pix #3 Young nurse telling us thanks.
Pix #4 Doctor, Nurse, and Palms Director at handing over.



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Monday, November 24, 2008

The Trip to the Interior of Guyana

This Blog is to show others, if you're interested, and ourselves for future viewing.
We made an 8 day trip into the Hinterland of Guyana to Visit 9 villages of indigenous people ( Amerindians) who live here and have done so for many many years. They are such great people and we took a big truck load of goods, tools, bicycles, and sewing machines. We only wish it were possible to have taken much much more to them and to the many other villages.
We left Georgetown in a Toyota Bus/van and traveled 350 miles ( on a dirt road ) leaving at 9:00 pm and arriving in Lethem at 10:30 the next morning. After arriving in Lethem, we had a large truck loaded with the goods and items, and we followed in an old Toyota Forerunner.
We traveled with two other persons from here, that we knew and had planned this trip with.
They both are natives of Guyana and are into the helping and humanitarian work for their countrymen.. Great people. We then left the town of Lethem which is on the Brazil border and then traveled many miles to each village with our big truck and the Toyota we were in. The following pictures will show, hopefully, the neat people and how they live and the country they live in.. The Savanna where they live is much different than here in Georgetown, as the pictures will show. We learned more about Anthropology, Geology, Nature in general, and Culture, than we thought possible. We saw great results from the visits and learned compassion for a great race of people. They live in very meager circumstances, and have such a humble attitude, that we can all learn from them. This blog is a bit long, but tells a good story, and it is for our memories,,, so we don't forget these experiences that have changed our lives. Hope whoever chooses to read this blog, will have compassion for others who are less fortunate....

The following contest is for the First THREE winners only!!!

A Guyana prize for the winner/winners!!!

Months ago we had a contest for anyone who reads our blog. This was about a natural wonder in Grenada, and ONLY two people responded to our "eggplant picture" so they will get a prize.. We are wondering if people even see our blog, so we are having another 'natural phenomenon' contest.
Who can identify this item in these two pictures, they are the same, will receive a prize from Guyana. You have until Dec. 5th to email the correct answer... What is the name or function of this Guyana 'natural wonder'?

Good luck,,, this is hard!!!

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Came to a river and I could'nt get across!!

Pix # 1 Our Truck made it across the river and sent the unloading guys back over with a strap to help us with the 55 gallon drum barge, for our Forerunner. Before it rained we came across just fine the other direction.

Pix # 2 Our truck half way across, good old English trucks...

Pix # 3 We had to get theToyota on the Barrel barge.

Pix # 4 Our Toyota half way across,, notice the guys holding it and towing it by an old strap,
so it would not float down stream and be gone.. These guys are incredible and do this all of the time..



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Some interesting photos. in the interior.

Pix # 1 Our truck, notice the Brazil and Guyana flag on the front,, These are old surplus army 4 ton monster trucks, for this area they are great.

Pix # 2 A bull cart, notice the axle is from an old car...

Pix # 3 Typical road, when dry,, when wet this is like driving in a river.. Hundreds of miles on this road.

Pix # 4 Designing a bull cart, in the dirt, as we donated an axle we had to show them how.



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Getting started from Lethem to 9 Amerindan Villages

Pix # 1 Our truck loading/unloading bales of clothes, hygiene/school kits from the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake.

Pix # 2 Our truck loaded and ready to ROLL,,, and did it!!

Pix # 3 WE ( the five of us in our party) had to get our transportation. I tried to hire this jeep, but could not find enough wheels.

Pix # 4 Since we could not use the jeep or the two bicycles laying by the jeep, we got a deal on the old Forerunner, and it is a runner!!! Toyota rules here....



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