Today was a holiday. Nine brothers met for service! (and one sister) What a fantastic day!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
There Are Still Many to be Found
This little girl, Natalee, is the granddaughter of a lady that we've been visiting. The lady is from Houk (Pulusuk), an outer island of Chuuk in the Pattiw group of islands. We met her when we were inviting folks to the Memorial. She invited us to return. When we went back, all of the adults at the house said that Juliana was sleeping, but Natalee came up and said we were looking for Lucky and we should follow her. It seemed like a good idea to follow her into the jungle. When Lucky saw us, she came running up to meet us. It was Juliana! She said she had been waiting for us to come back to see her.
Juliana told us that we are the first Witnesses she's ever met!
She loves reading the Bible and knew from her reading that God doesn't cause the bad things that happen to us...this is a much different view than most on the island. We discussed the question about prayer in the Truth tract, leaving the question, 'Who should we pray to?' When we returned, we showed her God's name and then discussed what it means starting with Exodus 3:14 and showing what Jehovah did for the Israelites and how Pharoah couldn't stop what Jehovah purposed. She agreed that that is who she wants to pray to--not some nameless, meaningless god. We are looking forward to our next discussion..whether or not the trinity is a scriptural belief.
No, it's not snow
These boys were working hard to make sure the coral didn't harden into an immovable mound.
Food, Food and More Food
John met all of these ladies in service the other day. The lady in the green striped shirt accepted the magazines. John sent me back to meet them a few minutes later. They were so friendly and happy to let me take their picture. This is a scene that is repeated frequently....food preparation for a family event. This time, it was for a baby shower.
They are from Pollap. It is an outer island of Chuuk in the Pattiw group of islands.
They are taking all of the bananas off of the stalk, peeling them to be cooked.
Don't be fooled by her lack of smile. She was extremely friendly and invited us to return.
They are shredding coconut. On the right side of the photo, you can see a coconut husk. It is sitting on a sharp metal piece that is used to do the shredding. That is what you can see being done on the left.
These ladies are preparing breadfruit. First, it is peeled, cut up then boiled in coconut milk.
Fruitful Season
Mango--still green
Many here enjoy green mango with soy sauce, Kool-Aid, or pickled.
Breadfruit
These are still small. They grow to be about football size. When they fall from a tree--WATCH OUT!! They can be shaved very thin and fried (my favorite), boiled with coconut milk, barbequed, boiled with no salt then pounded out and worked into a smooth ball, or boiled then pounded then buried in the ground till it ferments (definitely an acquired taste!).
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