This Monday I will be speaking at the Forest Hill Community High School in West Palm Beach. The topic? Writing, specifically writing a mystery. I'm looking forared to it but just a little nervous. It will be a lot of fun talking to the kids. You can see some information about it here: http://library-alexandria.com/Media%20Events.htm
Meanwhile I'm still plugging away at my current project, DEATH ON THE AIR. I'm also busy reading stuff assigned to me for an upcoming short story workshop.
Last month my father-in-law died after a long illness. My family is still adjusting but we're progressing along.
Hope all is well with my readers and I will try to keep you updated in a more timely fashion. :-)
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Guyana, Day 7
It's hard to believe that today is our last day in Guyana! Don taught his last set of classes this morning. Afterwards, we were presented with some small gifts to thank us for coming here. We were very touched. The brethren asked us to try and return again. I think Don and I would like to do so if God is willing for it to happen.
We took a quick tour of the area before getting back to the hotel. There are several congregations that meet in this part of the country and Anil showed us where other congregations meet. One is near a major sugar cane business. We saw cane and the factory where it is processed. Also some rice fields.
Right now Don and I are trying to clear out our email and pack - we have to be ready to leave at 1 AM! We are going to try to get a little sleep before then.
Last night I used Skype to call a friend in Georgia. We managed to chat for a half hour despite the wonky Internet. It's amazing what technology enables us to do these days.
While I'm glad we've been here, I also look forward to going home. I do love the United States and my friends and family there. Also, I haven't had chocolate the whole time we've been here - I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms!
I hope you've enjoyed my little reports of Guyana.
We took a quick tour of the area before getting back to the hotel. There are several congregations that meet in this part of the country and Anil showed us where other congregations meet. One is near a major sugar cane business. We saw cane and the factory where it is processed. Also some rice fields.
Right now Don and I are trying to clear out our email and pack - we have to be ready to leave at 1 AM! We are going to try to get a little sleep before then.
Last night I used Skype to call a friend in Georgia. We managed to chat for a half hour despite the wonky Internet. It's amazing what technology enables us to do these days.
While I'm glad we've been here, I also look forward to going home. I do love the United States and my friends and family there. Also, I haven't had chocolate the whole time we've been here - I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms!
I hope you've enjoyed my little reports of Guyana.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Guyana, Day 6
Tonight for a change Don and I went to a Chinese restaurant across the street from our hotel for dinner. The food was excellent. Don had stir-fried vegetables and chicken, and I had chicken in garlic sauce. We had to change some of our US dollars for Guyanese money before going there. The current exchange rate for US to Guyanese is 1 to 200 - that means our meal was over $4000 in Guyanese money!
Today I taught my last classes for the women. I will miss my Christian sisters here when I leave. They have good hearts and are eager to learn about the Bible. My lessons took less time then we expected - I had hoped for more discussion than we had. But the ladies appeared to get something out of my teaching, and for that I am grateful to God.
Tonight Don and I watched a television program some of the brothers here have. It was very well done and we are excited that they are using this avenue to reach out to the community.
Tomorrow will be our last full day in Guyana. It has gone by very quickly. I hope you've been enjoying these little posts of mine about our trip!
Today I taught my last classes for the women. I will miss my Christian sisters here when I leave. They have good hearts and are eager to learn about the Bible. My lessons took less time then we expected - I had hoped for more discussion than we had. But the ladies appeared to get something out of my teaching, and for that I am grateful to God.
Tonight Don and I watched a television program some of the brothers here have. It was very well done and we are excited that they are using this avenue to reach out to the community.
Tomorrow will be our last full day in Guyana. It has gone by very quickly. I hope you've been enjoying these little posts of mine about our trip!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Guyana, Days 3 and 4
Greetings again from Guyana! I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday - the Internet was particularly wonky last night and I didn't get started trying to post until late.
On the plus side, Don and I learned yesterday how to coax warm water out of the shower. Before that, we've been taking cold showers, a chilling experience. The trick is to turn both on the cold and hot water taps. Let them run, and volia! You have at least a warm shower, maybe even a hot one.
Yesterday Don taught three lessons on the godly man, the godly husband, and the godly brother in Christ. The lessons went well.
Today was my turn to teach. A large number of women sat in my classes on the godly woman, the godly wife, and the godly sister in Christ. My lessons turned out to be short, and we finished early. But they were well received by the sisters here. An adorable six year old girl even participated in the sessions, sometimes answering the questions I asked. I got the ladies to laugh a few times and even though I was nervous I think God used me to reach out to them.
The days have a sameness about them. We get up and have breakfast then wait for Anil to pick us up. We drive over to the church building and Don or I teach until around 12:00 - 12:30. Anil brings us to his home afterwards, where his wife Camille serves us lunch. We relax, tallk for a while. Anil has a Magicjack on his computer, and we are able to call home and check on things there. Afterwards, we go visiting in the area, and then Don and I are back in the hotel room by early evening.
Right now I'm not doing a lot of writing - I'm tired when we get back to the room and sometimes just want to get a few things done and go to bed.
That's all for now. Tomorrow I will be writing my column, which may well be on my trip here. Hopefully the Internet will cooperate and I will be able to email it to the paper. Until tomorrow!
On the plus side, Don and I learned yesterday how to coax warm water out of the shower. Before that, we've been taking cold showers, a chilling experience.
Yesterday Don taught three lessons on the godly man, the godly husband, and the godly brother in Christ. The lessons went well.
Today was my turn to teach. A large number of women sat in my classes on the godly woman, the godly wife, and the godly sister in Christ. My lessons turned out to be short, and we finished early. But they were well received by the sisters here. An adorable six year old girl even participated in the sessions, sometimes answering the questions I asked. I got the ladies to laugh a few times and even though I was nervous I think God used me to reach out to them.
The days have a sameness about them. We get up and have breakfast then wait for Anil to pick us up. We drive over to the church building and Don or I teach until around 12:00 - 12:30. Anil brings us to his home afterwards, where his wife Camille serves us lunch. We relax, tallk for a while. Anil has a Magicjack on his computer, and we are able to call home and check on things there. Afterwards, we go visiting in the area, and then Don and I are back in the hotel room by early evening.
Right now I'm not doing a lot of writing - I'm tired when we get back to the room and sometimes just want to get a few things done and go to bed.
That's all for now. Tomorrow I will be writing my column, which may well be on my trip here. Hopefully the Internet will cooperate and I will be able to email it to the paper. Until tomorrow!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Guyana, Day 1
Don and I arrived in Guyana, South America, last night around 9:30 PM. We are here in the country to conduct a leadership and family seminar for a congregation we help support.
Looking at my passport, I realized it's been 5 years since I traveled to Guyana. It is the first time I've done so without a mission team - it's just Don and me.
Anil, the preacher we support, met us at the airport and drove us to our hotel in New Amsterdam. We arrived here at the Little Rock Suites at about 1 AM, which is one reason I haven't updated sooner.
Today was a day of rest and goofing off before things start up tomorrow. Don and I spent it setting up the room (it's smaller than an American hotel room so we had to place our luggage carefully so we don't trip over it) and trying to get on the Internet. We have DSL here, but it's not stable, so sometimes we have to try to do things multiple times.
I did get to email family and let them know we got here okay. I also made a few notes about Guyana for a novel I'm planning to write that will be set here.
I don't know if I'll be able to post every day, but I'm going to try to keep this updated as a good exercise for me and maybe to increase traffic here. Anyway, if you have any questions,, ask them, and I'll do my best to answer them.
Looking at my passport, I realized it's been 5 years since I traveled to Guyana. It is the first time I've done so without a mission team - it's just Don and me.
Anil, the preacher we support, met us at the airport and drove us to our hotel in New Amsterdam. We arrived here at the Little Rock Suites at about 1 AM, which is one reason I haven't updated sooner
Today was a day of rest and goofing off before things start up tomorrow. Don and I spent it setting up the room (it's smaller than an American hotel room so we had to place our luggage carefully so we don't trip over it) and trying to get on the Internet. We have DSL here, but it's not stable, so sometimes we have to try to do things multiple times.
I did get to email family and let them know we got here okay. I also made a few notes about Guyana for a novel I'm planning to write that will be set here.
I don't know if I'll be able to post every day, but I'm going to try to keep this updated as a good exercise for me and maybe to increase traffic here. Anyway, if you have any questions,, ask them, and I'll do my best to answer them.
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