More From Saint Vincent

 3 great Friends - Brother Small and Brother Williams

 Finding Stanley Drakes Family History - We met his 90 year old Aunt Colithda

 Brother Drakes is off to the Santa Domingo Temple but to get there he had to fly to Panama City and then to the Dominica republic!

 We "delivered" Ronique Forbes to her 6 week mini mission with Sister Crompton!

 

 Sister Rock is a Spiritual Baptist and a whole lot of shakin' goes on in their meetings. They sing, ring bells, speak in tongues, roll on the floor and really get in to it!

 At Raw-wa-cou Beach

 Catchin a goat with a rope loop on a long stick. Those goats are so smart!

 The view of the beach from our deck!

 I am picking up seashells on the seashore!

 Elder Bird on the balcony of our new apartment.

 Family History with sister Matthews and little Mariah!

 A humming bird feeder carved out of a coconut shell. I love it!

Elder Bird with josh and Xavie (Zauvy)

Sister Bird, Sister Mehr, Sister

Sister Mehr is Mission President's wife...

                    Elder Bird with Elder Ramkissoon, from Guyana and Elder Peck from Carey, Idaho!

                                                            Kingstown St.Vincent at night.

                         Sunbeam Primary class March 3, 2013. They sure are cute and very lively!

Coconut Tree forests...very beautiful!

                                       

Banana tree plantation.

Healthy chickens from the food initiative. Pres. and Sister Young's home. Great people and Eternal Friends.

More beautiful "Gaps and Villages" on the drive up the windward Atlantic side of the island.

We meet some very amazingly, friendly people and they love to share their lives with us.

Grandma Kathy (Sister Bird) loves all of the flowers. They bloom year around in this tropical paradise.

Mary Ann has been practicing writing on this board with chalk! So cute!

Yellow rock in the road to prevent people from driving over a weak area in the bridge. Yes, you just drive around the rock!

The police station downtown Kingstown. We got our driver's licenses here. Missionaries also have to get police reports when they are transferred to other countries in the mission. (11 countries in the mission)

 Young Single Adult "men's section" arm wrestling

"Rasta religion is common here. This is a hat they use to tuck their hair in. Some of there hair is over

 6 FOOT long.

At Young Island across Indian Bay. We are moving to this bay in April. Yes, right on the beach. Hey we work very hard and if you live by the ocean you should have a house on the beach! Right?

Our missionaries at lunch and birthday party after our weekly district meeting. They are amazing young people and we really admire them. Their parents should be very proud of them. Heavenly Father is!

More of our "new family of friends" at the Calliaqua Chapel after church. Not a bad view, huh!

Grandma Sister Kathy Bird making Roti...like a soft taco shell. They put chick peas and chicken in them and they are pretty good. 

Walking a trail to visit some members.

Another week of loving the mission!

 Primary Class of BEAUTIFUL Children!

 Zone Conference in Barbados. Elder May is from Dubois, Brent was his mother's Principal.

 Young Single Adult Valentine Dance. We danced until midnight and our feet are still tired! 

 This is the nativity Ossie Small made me! She would like to sell more-do you want one???

 This is a dolphin fish, or a mahi-mahi. Deeeelicious!!

 Quarter is cutting the fish for us.

Sister Fish has been with us for 5 months and now she is going home! I will miss her so much, she is one terrific, amazing missionary!

The ground hog always sees his shadow here!

 Brent catching grapefruit as President Young throws it down from the tree. 

One day Sister and President Young picked 1100 grapefruit, hauled them to market, and the man said he would pay them later after he sold them. You can guess the rest of the story----never saw the money!

 We are walking up, up, up hills! It is ALWAYS UP!

 Ameea with a puppy. The puppies are cute but they sure grow-up to be ugly, flea bit dogs.

 We went back to Biabou fish market. They had bonita tuna and the meat is maroon red. It is good!

Nila, Seneka, and Ameea: three little girls in my Primary class. Are they just adorable!!!

Baptism, Fish Market, Transfers, Headache!

Elmore Paris' Baptism was today! Family and Branch members...

Elder Bird and Brother Paris

The Paris Family

Ocean baptisms are definitely amazing!

Fish market at Biabou...

Boats used to fish during the day. Motors removed to avoid theft. The sea is always very rough on the Windward side of the Island. The fishermen are skilled seafarers. We bought 4 lbs. of Barracuda. It is delicious! 

Reonique Forbes is the young lady who said she wanted President Monson to lower the missionary age for sisters to 19.... and she received her wish two weeks later when President Monson announced it in October Conference! She is serving with Sister Fish until her new companion arrives next week. Neat young women. Her own mission papers are almost completed!

YSA missionary prep activity. The gospel is truly amazing!

Birthday Party and Farewell Luncheon the day before transfers. We lost three of these great missionaries and gained three more!

We see people with loads on their heads quite often. Kathy is probably going to try it...you know how she has to try most everything. I told her I was too heavy for her tiny neck!