27 Waterfalls and Bethel

A brave band of 6 went to the 27 Waterfalls. My camera went as my representative. The trip to this involves a 4 hour drive each way, a short hike up to the top of the falls, helmets, life jackets and deep breathing and trust in the guides. Intrigued?

Here are some pics of their adventure (Steve, Alexis, Paula, Keri, Jenny & Nathan). These were taken on Tuesday.

Wednesday we all went to the branch and dropped off the Martinez, Scott & Rhoade families to stay the night and catch planes this morning. The branch is small and is a kind of depot for the literature that comes in from the farm. It does have an assembly hall which is used for circuit assemblies and district conventions. There is one huge fan and lots of little fans hanging from the ceiling and the seats lean back. The have a baptismal pool which several in our group were willing to get rebaptized in order to get in the cool pool.

The outlying territory is definately in need of help. One couple are on the border of Haiti and the DR and it is very hard as they speak mostly Spanish but there a lot of interested Haitians. There is a couple from the first Gilead school who are still in the DR and are quite active, the brother having 7-8 studies.

Also included are some pics from the last meeting that the Spanish and Creole had together as the Creole has just been appointed as a congregation. The talk was given in Creole and translated into Spanish. The Watchtower was 1/2 in Spanish and 1/2 in Creole with questions asked in both languages. There were almost as many outside as were inside the kingdom hall.

Enjoy!