Things are coming together nicely. We got our TIN #s, drivers licenses, and I picked up the motorbike yesterday (Wednesday). We have been continuing to pick up supplies for our stay at the Ridge. We learned that the regular steamer that goes to Mabaruma is out of service, and they are using the smaller one that regularly goes to Port Kaituma. One problem with that is they don’t put cargo inside bins which can be locked, but instead just load everything in loose. We have been told that if we were to send our suitcases, even though they were locked, someone could slice them open to take what they valued. So now it looks like we will put everything in a couple of steel barrels which can be locked and send it that way.
Since a number of the Witnesses from Mabaruma who have come to ‘town for the District Convention travel on the steamer, we will send everything on the boat and they will keep an eye on the bike. Unfortunately the schedule of the boat is that it won’t leave for about a week after the convention. Even if we fly into Mabaruma shortly after the convention, we will have to wait there until the boat arrives so we can collect everything and travel on to Port Kaituma, and then Matthew’s Ridge.
The last few days I have been going in to help do work preparing for the Convention. I help with the crew that painted the sign for the convention. Yesterday Steven arrived from the Ridge. He was originally supposed to stay with a family on the East Bank, but at the last minute, something happened, so now he is staying with us. Today all three of us went to National Park to help prepare for the Convention. Terri and I are looking forward to attending our first large convention here in
I’ve decided to have three pictures (better take advantage of good internet access while I have it). The first one is of work being done on the sign for the convention. You can recognize
I will post up another entry after the convention. Until then here’s hoping all is well with you.
