Bugaba is on the outskirts of David, near La Concepcion. It is a suburb-type town. I like it. Carl was invited to give a talk for the English-group last Sunday. We went on Saturday afternoon and Andrew and Anna Johnson graciously provided us with a place to hang our hat. After a long/hot drive to Bugaba on the busses, they showed us the local park. It is really nice. For a small fee you can have access to all of the pools, the tennis court and a lot of open area. The larger pool is fed by a river. Really refreshing. Unfortunately, we got there too late to really enjoy all of the features, however it was a cool and refreshing location.
That was for you Donny and Tammy!!!
I thought we'd have to sleep on the floor, but they had a great blow-up air mattress. And because they lock the patio, and they're on the second floor, we slept with the front door open and the windows open. It's quite a bit hotter in Bugaba and David. So the breeze was really nice. And we fell asleep to some nice salsa music from the neighbors. And then..... about 2:00 am the roosters started. And let me tell you, I am not joking when I say that Bugaba is the City of Roosters. It should be their motto. It's a suburb, so a lot of houses. And I think each house must have a hundred roosters. And I actually mean roosters and not hens. Not only that, but dogs too. Where we stay in Boquete, there are some roosters and a parrot that pretends to be a rooster. But this is totally different. And once one goes they all follow. And one might think that a rooster is a rooster and they all sound the same... but no. Some roosters just don't have what it takes. But, it wasn't horrible, it was just very distracting, first of all because it really sounded like some of them were sitting on the kitchen counter, and second because I'm nosy and wanted to hear them. And I started to keep my ears out for the differences. It was fun. heeheehee (maybe you can get a sample in the video)
And then I was up early and hooked up their hammock for my first hammock ride!
This was an iguana in a mango tree in the neighbors yard. I cannot believe that Carl saw it.
Even when they pointed it out to me, it took me forever to find it.
Meeting. The Kingdom Hall is really nice,
and then the literature room doubles as the meeting area for the English Group.
This is the brother, Asciel (sp?), who gave the talk while we were in Puerto Armuelles.
Hospitality. The woman next to Carl is a Bible Study. She has made a lot of changes to live in harmony with Jehovah. She has a long story. (Anna had the privilege of studying with her while her study conductor was in the States.) For example, she was making good money, which is rare for the Panamanian people, working as a political canvasser. But when she learned about Jehovah's government, she made the decision to quit her job and go back to working for less money as a clerk. But then she had a job offer as a tutor, making a little more money for less hours. The catch: The job was in David, which would make it so that she couldn't make it back for the midweek meeting and she was worried about getting Friday off for the convention. So the sisters encouraged her to mention it to the potential employer. AND LO AND BEHOLD: THE EMPLOYER IS A SISTER!!!!! So she got the job. : ) Just this month she became an unbaptized publisher.
Seriously happy servants of Jehovah
Seriously silly servants of Jehovah
So awesome:)
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