Ending May with two days of puppet shows.

Presenting the dangers of tobacco use through using a puppet show.

 

Good Shepherd Primary School

May 29, 2014

 

The puppeteers and the head teacher before the show.

 

The children paying attention to the show.

 

Don't you just love the braids?

 

St. Cypriens Boys School

May 30, 2014

 

 

Watching the show.

 

Cricketer Tino Best speaking to the students about being your best and not using drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

How'd he get in there?

 

The young missionaries present the puppet shows to schools, youth groups, organizations and other venues when asked.  The show utilizes the talents of six to eight missionaries.  This is a great way to do service and present something that can be of benefit to the young audience.  Many times when the missionaries are out in a neighborhood a young person will say, "I know you.  You did a puppet show at our school."

 

Newspaper article about the puppet show at St. Cypriens Boys School.

 



Not just fun in Trinidad?

In May we went to Trinidad for Senior Missionary Couples Conference.

May 12-15, 2014.

 

We had presentations from some of the couples who have specific responsibilities within the West Indies Mission.  We gave a presentation on the humanitarian work in the mission.  Three days of meetings.

 

 

What a group of senior missionaries!

 

 

It wasn't all work and meetings.

After the meetings we took a bus ride.

 

On 13 May 2014 Tuesday evening we went out to the Caroni swamp to see the scarlet ibis come in to roost.

 

On the way we watched for wildlife, like this snake.

And this bird.

Motoring down the creek in a boat with an outboard motor.

 

And here come the scarlet ibis.

When they get in the trees it looks like Christmas decorations.

 

After the meetings on 14 May 2014 Wednesday we again got on a bus to go to the beach in Grande Riviere to see the leatherback turtles come in to lay eggs.

 

This is just one of the two buses we used to get to the beach.

Halfway there we took a short break and the Sisters got together for pictures.

 

Not to be outdone the Elders also got together for pictures.

 

To watch the turtles come in to lay eggs is quite fascinating.  When they were coming in and digging their nest we were not allowed to use flashlights as this would disorient them.  When the start to lay their eggs they are in a trance like state and a flashlight does not bother them.  It is then that you can also touch them.

 

The eggs are round and a bit bigger than a table tennis ball.

 

 

This picture is the next morning (Thursday) and this is one of the late turtles that came in to nest.

This turtle probably weights 600 lbs. they can get up to 2000 lbs.

 

Sister Moore looks rather small next to this turtle.

We just had to get our picture on the beach.

 

This is the Le Grande Almandier where the Elders stayed.  We did not have co-ed rooms we were segregated by sex.

 

The view from the Le Grande Almandier.  You can see the turtle tracks in the sand.

Sister Moore and her roommates at the Acajou Hotel in front of her bungalow.

Sister Bateman, Sister Francom, Sister Moore.

the bungalow from farther back.

 

The view from the Acajou.

One of the beaches by the road to Grande Riviere.

 

After the conference we flew back to Barbados on 16 May 2014.