Negril

On Monday we went to Negrill, about an 1 ½ hour drive from MoBay.  Negrill is another tourist attraction because the cruise boats stop there.  Quite a few of the shops are owned by Indians in the area.  Included are some of sister Vina’s studies.  We went into a posh area of shops called Times Square and studied with a couple there out of the Listen to God brochure.  They have two shops that they run and had to study separately for 15 minutes at a time. The man, Chris, (yes he is Indian, sorry don’t have the pictures to prove it) is an especially interesting case.  He initially opposed his wife studying for a few reasons, not the least of which is that he was worried she would spend too much time studying and not enough time with the customers.  He soon came around though, and he seemed more mentally involved in his study then even his wife did in hers.

 It rained heavily that day, and I was left looking dirty and soaked like a dumb American who didn’t know what he was doing.  I found myself really regretting not bringing an umbrella with me to the island.  I figured I could just get one here for cheaper.  I could.  It’s just that the quality was cheaper as well. All I had was this broken one I'm holding that I got at a souvenir shop. O well, I had a good laugh, and the friends are going to take me to a department store in downtown MoBay where I can find a good umbrella.

Ackee Fruit

The ride back was the ride of my life.  We packed 6 people into the 5 seater and drove in the rain through windy hills at about 30 miles per hour.  In the car, one of the sisters, Doreen, said that she wished she could have a camera and take a picture of me everytime I saw or ate something that was new to me.  (Apparently, everybody gets a kick out my facial expressionsJ) I saw or tried several fruits I’d never heard of, including starfruit and ackee. (Can’t find those at those at the local stores I bet)  The fruits here are yummy and fresh. We stopped briefly at Witness family’s house to drop something off, and there I got to try Grated Cake for the first time. (I think that’s what it’s called, still having trouble with the accentJ) Check them out laughing at me before I try it:

On the drive back, cramped, wet, eating fruit and laughing it up with the friends, thanked Jehovah that no matter where we live, or how different the culture is that we live in, everywhere us Witnesses still know how to enjoy each others company in field service.