Our last Humanitarian project of 2014.

LDS Charities provided a new freezer for the Missionaries of Charity of Guyana.  This is the same group that Mother Teresa of Calcutta was with.  The nuns care for 18 elderly women who have no place else to go, they were abandoned in the hospital by their families.  They also run a free of charge day care for 40+ children.  And also provide a noon meal to 30 homeless people.

 

One of the nuns with their Christmas tree.

The freezer.  The nuns will be able to preserve food that is donated and also freeze food that is left over from the meals they serve each day.

 

Along with the freezer members of the Diamond and Garden Park branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fixed the hair and gave manicures and pedicures to the elderly ladies.

 

The members who provided this service said they really enjoyed it.



2014 Christmas Dinner

 It was time to serve a Christmas Dinner to the missionaries.  This dinner was served on 22 December so the missionaries could visit the members of the Church here in Barbados and people the missionaries are teaching about the Church on Christmas.  Sister Moore prepare a ham dinner which was enjoyed by 18 missionaries.
 

Dinner time.

White elephant gift exchange.

Elder Tupou from Tonga.

Playing football (that's soccer for us).



2014 Christmat Tree and Watermelon

With Christmas approaching it was time to decorated the tree.  The nativity scenes are made in the Caribbean.
 

Our "large" tree.

Elder Moore had to have a watermelon for Christmas.

Looking good.  Sister Moore, Too.

The fruit stand in Bridgetown, Barbados where we bought the watermelon.



Out and About St. Vincent

These really didn't fit with the wheelchair training pictures but they are fun to see.

 

A stick bug.  That is Sister Moore's fingers.

Hey wait you forgot us!!!

Sunset from our hotel room.

5 masted schooner.  We can always dream.  Sister Moore would probably get sea sick.

Moon set.

Sister Moore at the hexagon pavilion by our hotel.

Sister Moore said I couldn't get this picture.

Lovely flowers at the fountain at the hotel where we stayed.

Elder Moore trying to get to the swimming pool.

So, do you understand cricket, now?

Elder Moore on the balcony of our hotel room.

 

The Training

The assessment training started on 3 December 2014.  A very busy 3 days.
 

On Monday 2 December we met with the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health.  Sister and Elder Moore, Mr. Luis de Shong (Permanent Secretary), Sister Ossie Fisher (Our local champion, with out her able assistance the project would not work), Stephen Spencer (Trainer, Short Term Specialist).

We bought tools for use in assembling the rough rider wheelchair.

Assembling a rough rider wheelchair.

Almost got it together.

 

The Marion House where the training was conducted.

 

The 1st day of class.

 

Jeremie Gaillard one of the trainers sitting on one of the assessment benches that were made locally for the training.

 

 

The trainees learning the ins and outs of being confined to a wheelchair.

Practicing going up and down a ramp.

Learning how to help a person up and down stairs.

We had 4 missionaries who volunteered to be patients for the assessment training.

 

One of our happy recipients.

Another recipient.

More recipients.  This guy did not need a wheelchair, but sure could use a walker.

 

People involved in the training.  The green shirts are one of the things we bought locally for the training.

 

 



Time to Move Wheelchairs

On 28 November 2014 we flew to St. Vincent to prepare for a wheelchair donation and training project.  Through LDS charities the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates wheelchairs that are to be given to those who cannot afford to by a wheelchair.  Local people are trained to measure a recipient to assure that the right size wheelchair is provided.  If the wrong size wheelchair is provided more damage than good results.  We of course do not do the training but are there to assist the trainers in any way they need.  This might entail purchasing things for the training as well as providing transportation.
 

Here we got some of the missionaries on St. Vincent to help unload the container of wheelchairs.

 

2nd day of unloading wheelchairs.  There were 301 wheelchairs in the container plus walking aid, canes, crutches, and walkers.  You can see an ex-truck driver inspecting the trailer.

Moving the wheelchairs into storage.  Of course Sister Moore is directing the operation.

Our unloading crew.

After they had unloaded the container we took the crew to Subway® for breakfast.  You can see part of the crew still in line getting there breakfast.

 

We sure appreciate all the work they did.  It was a hard task made easy by having a great crew.

 



2014 Thanksgiving in Barbados

 We returned to Barbados on 22 November and on 24 November Sister Moore prepared a Thanksgiving dinner for the 18 missionaries in Barbados.  Our Mission President, President Mehr, did not want the dinner to interfere with proselyting so the dinner was held on the missionaries preparation day.  This is the day they prepare all needful things for the week ahead.
 

Just part of the group.

The group from the other end of the table.

Elder Harding showing how full he is.

 



Guyana Accomodations

We have stayed in some interesting hotels and this was one of the more interesting.
 

The front of the Grand Coastal Hotel.

This fine looking animal came by one morning to visit.

"Truck" driver on the street in front of the hotel.  No, Elder Moore did not have a desire to return to truck driving.