this and that... AND MEETING TIME!!!

We had to go back to town Saturday, so I thought I'd look into some walking shoes.

Emma, what do you think? I could do it.

 

 

The building in the back is surrounded by beautifully groomed landscape. This is where the circuit assembly was for the English, a couple of weeks ago. It's a new facility... They had chairs with backs.

 



This is Centro Parque. The gringos (non-locals) are easy to spot here. But the locals are easier to talk to. We're going to try really hard to strike up a nice theocratic conversation.

They're out there, just like at home.

Back at home we made a nice dinner. It's exactly what we would eat at home... chicken on salad. But!!! the veggies are tasty and the chicken is local (probably from out neighbors) and the taste is quite satisfying. Notice the "red". We've been putting it on everything. I wonder how many bottles we can take home! I'm not sure how we will ever eat chicken at home again.

 



This canyon is just past our home. We heard howler monkeys in there today. But I don't know how you'd ever see them. I understand there are sloths and capybaras, plus maybe a jaguar or two. You just can't tell from the picture just how deep this thing is. So we're going to try to hike down.

There's a path. ... must be ok.

FINALLY!! The Meeting. What a cute hall. I didn't even get to take any pictures

at the beginning because the friends were all over us.

 

 

Does anyone recognize this brother?

It's Brother Blacker, formerly from Vermont Circuit 1A!

 

hahahahahahahahaha I find it really funny that he was the speaker for our first meeting. Of course he didn't remember us, and we didn't expect him to. They've been in the Volcan congregation since 2008. They were so gracious to us... told us that we had a home with them if we need to find some refuge from the heat once we get to Puerto Armuelles.

 

 



Funny story. There are two reactions from the friends when we tell them that Puerto is our next stop. Sister Blacker said, "really." with a nice gentle smile.

The other reaction is, "What would make you do that?"

Well, we are here as need-greaters.

They do not need us here. As you can see from the next picture.

The meeting had about 45 attending from 4years to much older.

The singing was even better than Colebrook. It was like being in a pioneer meeting.

It was like grappling with the angel trying to comment.

They cover their territory in two month.

They do not need us here.

 

Funnier story. Yesterday at the market... talking to a shopkeeper, his English was pretty good. He wanted to know all about us.... where were we from, did we move here, what are our plans. The folks here are just so open and genuine. So I told him: one month here and two months in Puerto Armuelles. He grabbed my arm and said, "No. Don't do that. No no no. You cannot do that. It is not good there. It is the hottest place in Pananma. It is not good. No, you stay here."

I explained that we're Jehovah's Witnesses and we came to teach people the Bible. So we were willing to go there and we were doing it voluntarily. He just sighed. Then I saw that he had the magazines behind his counter. They do not need us here. : )