Kitchen remodel

In Suriname, we went to a large boarding facility called Zaailand. It houses 80 boys from 12 to 20 years of age. They receive their food and lodging while going to different trade schools during the day. This is the kitchen that all of their food is prepared in. They asked us to help remodel it because it is not very sanitary. We will do the project for them.

The Hindu

While in Suriname, we visited a large Hindu Shrine where dozens of their gods and idols were exibited. Here is Sister Whitehead standing next to one of the idols we were attracted to because of all the items on him.

Snakes

This is a multi-headed snake god of the Hindu. Don't know what he does.

Room full of Gods

This is room with several Hindu gods. Don't know the name of any of them.

Hindu Goddess

This is one of several thousand goddesses the Hinde believe in. I don't know her name.

Dogs, dogs and more dogs

I have mentioned several times about all of the animals over here. This is a very typical scene with dogs laying around. There are tens of thousands of dogs like these and they all look alike. They are the same breed-mutts. They all have long legs and the same face. Most are sick and have bad skin diseases.

Suriname rice field

This is a tractor working in a rice field in Suriname. Notice the large steel paddle wheels on each side of the regular tires. These steel paddles give the added traction the tractor needs to work in the mud. Not very often do you see a tractor get stuck.

Angel Moroni

We were in the DR (Dominican Republic) and went to the temple one day. One our way out, I took this picture of the temple behind this little building. It looks like the Angel Moroni is mounted on top of the little building but is actually behind it.

Health Fair

We furnished all of the medical supplies for a health fair in Guyana. We partnered with the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (Catholic) and they furnished all of the staff, tents, printed materials and misc supplies. We had over 900 people come for a free exam. They checked blood pressure, eyes, weight, cervical and breast exams, blood sugar, HIV, PSA and others. It was a wonderful experience and the people were thrilled with the Church for helping.

Diabetic testing

Hundreds had their blood tested by the hospital staff. Most people in Guyana have never had an exam by a doctor so this was a good event.

Cute nurses

This shows some of the student nurses taking hundreds of blood pressure readings at the health fair. It was good experience for them. All of the nurses in Guyana have to wear uniforms.

Women stuff

This is a line of women waiting to have cervical and breasts exams. Most of the women had never been checked their entire lives. The health fair was a good thing.

Yummy chicken parts

The people in Guyana love to eat chicken feet and necks. I don't know what the feet taste like but they love them. This picture shows a bucket of feet and necks from processing the chickens shown in the next picture.

KFC

Remember the chicken project we did with some women in Linden. This shows one of the women packaging some of the chickens they processed that day. They will sell these whole chickens for about $1.75 lb. All of the women in the project plan on buying more baby chicks and starting the process all over again. A great self sustaining project.

Anarika

We helped a member go home from the hospital in Georgetown. He was in a terrible accident and had his pelvic area crushed by a large log. He was in the hospital for almost 6 months. He lives by this beautiful river in Anarika. This shows a mother washing clothes with a bar of soap and her kids taking a swim in the river. Across the river, you can see a large saw mill. Guyana has vast amounts of forests of hardwoods. Very valuable but they don't capitalize on it.

Can you believe this!!

This is the name of a very popular bar in St. Lucia. REHAB-bar. Some how it doesn't match. I asked the owner about the name and he said that people leaving rehab need a place to get a drink. I didn't think he was funny.

Island sunset

I love to take pictures of the sunsets. This is a picture of a beautiful sunset on St. Lucia. I think Heavenly Father enjoys watching them too.

Island missionaries

These are the missionaries who are serving on St. Lucia. The two sister missionaries are the very first sisters to work in the West Indies. One is from Trinidad and the other is from Guyana. They are doing a great job. The couple on the left are from Utah. He is 78 and she is 74. Never too old to serve a mission.

Wonderful Nuns

We were on St. Lucia with a large container of clothing, shoes and wheelchairs. We worked with the Red Cross on this project and they invited these Nuns who handle a retirement center for the disadvantaged to come and get some items. The little black Nun is from Africa and the other is local. They were thrilled with the Church for helping them.

Hungry

We were driving through the backroads of Grenada and found a man cooking a cow's head on an open fire. He said that he cooks it this way for a while then skins the outer hide to get to the good stuff whatever that is. We didn't want to know.

Beautiful Grenada

I took this picture from the balcony of the church in Grenada. When I was in church, I think I was a little distracted. A hurricane almost completely destroyed the island just 5 years ago and look at it now.

Young elders

This is the truck loaded with bales of clothing ready to go. These are two of the young Elders assigned to Grenada. They are so fun to be around and they work hard

Helping hands

This shows a bunch of elders and others who helped unload the container in Grenada when it came in to port. It took all day.

Happy women

This shows a large group of women going through the bales of clothing we took to their little village in Grenada. They thought it was Christmas. Many of these women had large families.

Children's home

We delivered clothing to this childrens home. They were delighted to get some clothing and other items from the Church.

Disabled band

This is a home for the disabled. We furnished a lot of clothing to them and when we left, they played some little instruments and sang a song for us. We sang "I am a child of God" to them as we were leaving.

New dressers

We had a carpenter make 50 of these dressers for an old folks home in Guyana. The patients had nowhere to put their little bit of stuff and asked the Church for help. It was a fun project

Twisted hair

This is a picture of a new member of the Church in Grenada. She doesn't weave her hair but twists it. It's still a lot of work.

Last photo of Guyana

This is one of the largest wood churches in the world. We took the picture the day before we left Guyana.

Let's read

We gave some books to the Amerindians and these little kids came over to me and had me read to them. They were very smart.

Mango, mango

These are huge mango trees on the Savannah in Lethem. More mangoes are eaten in the world than any other fruit, even bananas. These trees are over a hundred years old and produce a great amount of fruit every year. The mango is delicious. You can tell how big these trees are by the size of the SUV underneath. When you drive around the islands and over Guyana, you see thousands of these trees full of the mango. Even a poor begger can find a mango and get something to eat anytime he wants.

Relaxation!!!

When we flew to Lethem by the Brazilian border, we had to take a 2 hr. truck ride back in the Savannah. When we got there, I found this hammock and relaxed a little. Sister Whitehead and I were tired.

Cute girls

Here are some cute Amerindian teenage girls. They make me look like I'm over 7 feet tall.

The men aren't any taller than the girls.

Happy people

We went to several Amerindian villages next to the Brazilian border and gave several items to them. This picture shows them holding up some of the items we gave to them. Toys, hygiene kits, school kits, new born kits, clothing and shoes are some of the items given.

Aren't they cute!!

We are at a huge poultry facility where chicks are born and feed is sold. We purchased 2,500 baby chicks and several sacks of different kinds of feed, vitamins and supplies. We are working with 18 single women who want to start their own business. We will buy them these items but they are responsible to raise and market the meat. They must also re-buy more chicks and keep the system self sustaining. We hope it works. The women are excited.

New members of the Church

We introduced a program to a group of farm women in Linden (2 hours from here) They wanted the Church to help them with the chickens we showed on the previous page. This lady (Alice) was so impressed with the Church that she saw the young Elders one day and asked to be taught the gospel. Since that time, she and her two daughters have been baptized and so have several other members of the group. We don't actually do missionary work but we sometimes have a chance to let the Spirit impress them with the work we do and then the young Elders take over.

Beautiful sunset

We were traveling home one night and saw this beautiful sunset on the big Demerara river. Guyana is beautiful at times.

Our morning walk

This is called the sea wall. It is very long and very big. If it weren't there, Guyana would flood because the land on the other side of the sea wall is 8' lower than the ocean. We get up early every morning except Sunday and take an hour walk on top of the wall. It is about 6' wide so there is plenty of room to walk and see, smell and experience the ocean every day. We enjoy our exercise each morning. This is low tide. High tide splashes on top of the sea wall sometimes.

Will you look at this!!

We were in the middle of Guyana and saw this sign. We couldn't resist taking a picture. The town didn't look like our Clifton but it was fun to think about home for a few minutes.

What's for dinner?

This is how the orphanage cooked all of their meals for over 50 children. It's a lot of work cooking on an open fire where you can't control the heat or weather. We purchased them a large, new stove so they can cook indoors out of the weather. They were thrilled. We also got them a fridge, washing machine and a TV.

Hungry kids

This is inside the dining room at the orphanage. We furnished lighting and power for the room. None of the children are allowed to eat until all have food given to them. When all is ready, they all say a prayer together in unison, then eat. They then clean up and take their dishes to be washed by other older children. A good, fast system.

For Brinley

Brinley, our grandaughter, loves pink houses so I took a picture of this little humble pink house. The people love colors especially on some of their houses.

New born kits

The Church has given several hundred new born kits to the mothers in Guyana. Here Sister Whitehead is giving a kit to a new mother in the Georgetown Hospital. A new born kit contains a blanket, booties, diaper pins, stocking cap, a few diapers and a undershirt.

Tired moms

This is the cesarean section ward of the hospital. A lot of mothers are there after their babies came. One of the mothers we talked to had just lost her baby from complications. Very sad.

New born babies

This is the newborn critical care unit. It actually didn't look too bad to me. It was very hot though.

Babies and more babies

This is one of the maternity wards at the Georgetown Hospital we visited. All of the mothers are in one large room with no privacy. There is no A/C and it was very hot. Their relatives have to bring food and sheets for them. One bed had two mothers on it. This happens a lot.

Poor little donkey

This little donkey is pulling a heavy load of rice and 3 lazy kids. This is one of the ways they transport rice and other items here in Guyana.

Prison?

No, this is not a prison. This is our house in Georgetown. We have had 16 different times when things have been stolen or our apartments have been broken into. Our landlord had enough so he placed two rows of very sharp razor wire around the whole yard, installed burglar alarms, installed extra locks, installed extra steel bars on all of the windows and even hires security guards when we leave town. We think it's the same guy who comes back. We call him Timmy the thief. I hope he gets caught on the wire. That would hurt!!

Dutch architecture

This shows some very old Dutch houses in Suriname. The Dutch have beautiful buildings and we enjoy seeing the architecture here.

A Mosque

This is a Hindu Mosque located next to McDonalds in Suriname. We eat at McDonalds everytime we go to Suriname and noticed this beautiful building next to it. The Hindu people worship and say their prayers there. The Hindu are good people.