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.