This week me and Nikita went to do some sightseeing with friends in the congregation. First stop we went to a cave, Rio Frio Cave.(yes this is the actual name) The massive mouth of the cave is its signature! This cave is located in Mountain Pine ridge area. A little river runs through the cave…
So far Nikita and I have been on the mainland in Cayo, San Ignacio, for almost 3 weeks on Tuesday. It has gone so fast! We have been to many very differing towns and villages to conduct bible studies with the deaf. SPANISH LOOKOUT- this is the largest community of Mennonites in Belize. Inside Spanish…
Nikita and I moved from the island to the mainland of Belize. We had our assembly in Orange Walk on the 28th February. We stayed in Corozal which is the northeast town in Belize, boarding Chetumal -Mexico. We traveled with a family in our congregation and stayed with them at their families house in Corozal…
What an amazing day! We set off early in the morning to travel to the zoo before the heat of the day, picking up a deaf study along the way. While in the car he had his study. Afterwards the brother was about to teach us some sign language. Immediately, the study turned around to…
Having a BBQ with the local brothers. They introduced us to Gibnut , locally called the royal rat as it was served to the queen when she came to Belize. Top right on the BBQ (Next to the chicken) …Very enjoyable. Thanks Valdimar and the Costa’s for a super evening.
Bronwyn and Tracy have have enjoyed some wonderful afternoons on cart witnessing recently. They are often approached by the young ones coming home from school who have an amazing love for the Bible. In particular one young girl in the main picture who returns each afternoon for her Bible story to be read.
We love the beautiful sunsets over San Pedro. A bit of fishing around this time of the day for some dinner is so enjoyable , that is until the mozzies annialate you.😆😕
This morning our Ministry was in San Matao . Below are a few pictures of tge territory and the brothers I was was with . Wayne from Canada and Nathan from the local congregation.
Today we traveled over 50 km in 2 golf carts to reach individuals in the north of the island. This part of the island is far more remote and individuals we met were extremely friendly and receptive to the truth. Last week a brother from Canada met a man in town who had traveled down…
What a privilege to assist in presenting the outline for the 2016 pioneer meeting in San Pedro congregation. 11 Regular pioneers in total , with 8 from the local congregation and 3 visiting including Bronwyn and Nikita. Afterwards all the pioneers enjoyed a lovely dinner and were presented with a gift from the elders in…
Started Ministry with Bronwyn & Jess at 6:30am this morning and was greeted with a beautiful sunrise. On Bronwyn’s first call with a beach security guard this morning , after she shared a scripture with him , she was pleasantly surprised when he shared a scripture with her at Luke 1 :78 which says “…with…
Notice the width of the island where we worked this morning in the next photo …..
After the meeting on Sunday we went with a group of needgreaters and other visiting friends from the US and Canada for lunch
This morning we placed our literature cart in the town’s ‘central park’ , a square used by the locals for selling crafts. In no time we had a few young locals looking at the literature. Nikita used the opportunity to share Caleb and Sophia videos with them. It was an exciting reuniting time as many…
On Tuesday we were married 25 amazing years. Last night the friends in San Pedro (and our beautiful daughters) threw a surprise party on one of the rooftops. We loved the evening. Thanks to all !!
Today we helped at the San Pedro congregation to lay a new car park and walkway. When it rains here , the current car park gets flooded very quickly and getting to the kingdom hall door is usually across several pallet bridges. Hopefully now that’s a thing of the past as the whole carpark was…
Ambergris boasts lots of crocs, especially in the lagoons. This Croc was snapped at a brother and sisters home. Literally no more than 5m from their back door. The island is full of lizards and iguanas. I really enjoy watching these little guys with their orange puffing throats. And what a beautiful full…
We have had an amazing time in the ministry. Bronwyn has started 2 Bible studies. The one has been on the island for 6 years and didn’t think anyone on the island would read the Bible regularly.So when called on she was very surprised. She came from the mainland where her mom and gran would…
What a memorable weekend. I ( Jess) was invited by a sister in the congregation to join her on the mainland for 4 days. We took the boat from San Pedro to Corozal, which runs only once a day. If you miss it, you miss it, and have to wait till tomorrow to catch it…
Today we had an early start as we headed up North on the island to reach the more remote areas. Travelling by golf cart was great fun , trying to navigate through the mud holes and bumpy roads. Unfortunately eventually we could go no further as the roads were too bad and we will need…
Fresh Amberjack ,Snapper and Tuna for dinner tonight. These were caught outside the reef today.
One week into our trip and I have enjoyed every bit of it!! Today, a few of the younger ones in the congregation decided to meet up at 7am for street and beach work. It was great! The first is a picture of us walking, trying to miss the puddles, making our way to…
Today Bronwyn and I tried cart witnessing on the north of the island with a local brother and sister (Angelo&Melanie). After collecting the witnessing cart and loading it onto the golf cart along with a couple of plastic chairs we headed to the north side of the island this afternoon. The island is divided into…
Here are our garden pets. Iguanas and Turtles are a common site on the island. The ones in the photos below live just outside our apartment with a few other friends. The one on the fence is well over a meter long and gets real agitated if you get close.
Snippet 1 : Cart witnessing is done by all 3 congregations on the island (English, Spanish & Creol) and is proving very successful. Snippet 2: After the meetings the brothers and sisters sweep the sand out of the hall. Max is always a willing little helper 🙂 Snippet 3: There is still quite a bit…
Today was our first service day back on the island. After enjoying an early morning of beach witnessing, (with 2 dogs as companions 🙂 ) we then tried to make contact with a few previous calls from our first visit. Glad to say we managed to re-establish two Bible studies. We were also happy to…
After returning to the UK in February , we have all shared a common desire to go back to Belize by the end of this year. After a wonderful spiritual boost in Ambergris Caye, we all came back with personal goals. Yes its coming together and we return to Beautiful Belize on the first of December for 3…
Ambergris Caye is less than a mile from the worlds second largest barrier reef. So today we spent the day snorkeling with a a few friends in the congregation along the reef at Hol Chan, Turtle Gardens and Shark Ray alley…….Saw lots of Rays, Sharks, turtles and loads of fish. Awesome day !! Here are…
Another study was started. I (Jess) called on this lady on monday and just left her with mags. I called again on thursday and showed her the Why study the Bible video. I then showed her the Good news brochure and offered her a study. She said everything she saw in the video she agreed…
Last Wednesday Nikita and I met a local by the name of R. who we had a really amazing discussion with. From the outset it was obvious that he had a very tough life and his family was struggling. Older brother in jail and younger brother involved in ‘some crazy stuff’ as he said .…
Assie… A couple of weeks back I mentioned a young man, named Fernando approaching Bronwyn outside the kingdom hall and asking for a Bible study. As we were on the mainland last week for the convention we made plans to meet this week. Glad to report that we have now conducted a few studies with…
Yesterday we had an absolutely amazing day in the ministry. Each of us had our own experiences that emphasised the thirst for truth.. Jess… It was a good morning in San Pedro! Everybody here has soooo many studies, some sisters having up to 10 each. All I wanted was one! Anyway, Jehovah answered. I was…
Well we are starting to get into some kind of a routine now. On Thursday evening all in the family had a part on the meeting. We had 25 in attendance and afterwards a number went for some delicious icecreams at a store in town😆. Friday we tried the trolley witnessing for the first time…
On the island, the main form of transport is either golf carts and bicycles. As the roads are very bumpy with huge puddles of water, it is very difficult to get to some of the territory on bicycles, without getting covered in mud. Soooo… here is a photo of our new wheels. Just need a name…
Our first meeting experience! Yesterday, the day we arrived we thought it was best to get straight into it, and go to the meeting. It was raining so hard, although the rain is really warm. We started walking. We had asked about the halls location and looked on a map so we had a ruff…
A busy last day in New York- shopping and sight seeing! Here are a few favourite photos… The 102 floor Empire State Building! We’re going to the top…. AHHH!! We did it!!! What an amazing view of New York! Empire State View! Overlooking the city… Enjoying the View! It was incredible!!! Finishing the day off…
First ride in a NY cab listening to jazz from the airport and arrived at our hotel in Brooklyn and after dumping our suitcases, decided to venture onto the subway. Managed to do the touristy thing around ‘Little Italy’ , China town and visited Ground zero. Blown away by the height of the new 104…
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