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We hope everybody had a blessed Easter, and our apologies for not updating the blog sooner, but being a missionary doesn’t always give a lot of down time!  The last three weeks of our time in Guyana sure flew by.  Because of all of the wonderful experiences in the last weeks too, we would like to fill you in on the fun!

Here’s what went down:

SANTA ROSA:

As we mentioned before, we planned a last minute trip to sweet Santa Rosa, and was it an a-mazing time.  While we were there, Fr. Ocsar asked us to spend most of our time with the children, and that’s exactly what we did from sun up to sun down.  The mission site itself was breath-taking, and the people were so giving of themselves to make sure we had an enjoyable time.   

We found that Santa Rosa, gets very dark at night, power boats can submerge a wooden canoe, the kids could have joined the circus as acrobats, tucans are REAL, and the Catholic community is alive and inspiring as we saw at Mass on Sunday and the outdoor walking Stations of the Cross Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIRIKI ORATORY:

Siriki was offically the last community where the children’s oratory took place.  We “commuted” by boat often in the rain up the Pomeroon River.  The people of the church were always waiting at the pier with such welcoming smiles.  The two most noteworthy things of the week were:  seeing that the adults (including the grannies) loved playing just as much as the kids; and Fr. Javier coming on the last day performing a very unexpected magic show!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLY WEEK:

Palm Sunday was complete with 3 Masses–each with it’s own procession.  It was definitely BYOP (Bring Your Own Palm)…usually from your own back yard.  The rest of the week was very intense, with making preperations for the Easter Triduum, cooking and selling cross buns, visiting houses with the sisters and delivering donations and Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Sunday:

Which started with two Easter Vigils on Saturday evening, followed by a 12:30 am dinner feast party!  Sunday morning we went with the Fathers and Sisters to another couple of Easter Masses.  It was amazing seeing the children/adults from our oratories and catechism classes receiving their Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmtion.  Things were a little busy with last minute details, and in the midst of it all the two of us almost became last minute godparents!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EASTER WEEK:

The sisters usually take the week after Easter to celebrate the Resurrection–in a big time way.  We were divide into two teams, and each team was to think up a theme for on of the days of Pascueta (Easter Week).  Not much to our surprise more than half of the teams went with a tropical theme, it was some of the most fun we’ve ever had!

LEAVING THE LAND OF MANY WATERS:

We would like to quote from a very popular Guyanese song played everyday all day, back to back…”oh, oh, oh oh, it’s hard to leave and go”!  And that’s the truth!

THANK YOU!!!

We would like to close by thanking all of you who have supported us during our time in Guyana, through all the prayers, blog comments, and generous donations.  Please remember that even though Sandy and Allie’s trip has come to an end, we still ask you to support the sisters who mission in Guyana, by praying for them and the fruit from the seeds planted.  We will continue to pray for each one of you and all your special intentions, as we all continue to perserve in the mission God has laid before each of us! 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Love,

Allie and Sandy

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