Abi's Here!

Monday morning we took off with Tom for Georgetown. We made a stop in Hopetown to see some friends. Chris and Larissa from California, Sam from England, and Micaiah from Ohio. We had lunch with them and hung out for a while so Tom could copy some DVDs from Micaiah. Then we headed to the branch. It was amazing! That night we were able to sit in on the Family Study of the Watchtower. Now I want to apply for Bethel:) The whole family there is super sweet and welcoming. Had dinner and then went to the guest room that was fully equipped with warm and clean water and AC. We both took advantage of the situation and got up a little earlier the next morning to take a second shower before leaving. Have never felt cleaner. Unfortunately, we had to leave:( But it's ok because we were leaving to get Abi. Once we got to the airport we pulled up and there she was, Tom let us out at the curb and we scared everyone there with our running and screaming. We were so excited to see her!!! There had been another Brother on her flight who was coming to visit some friends. We were all hugging and laughing and he just sat there looking somewhat uncomfortable lol. Then we found out that stopping to let people out at the curb is not ok at the airport here. Tom was pulled over and almost got a ticket. The cop tried to get Tom to offer him a bribe but Tom explained that as Jehovah's Witnesses we couldn't do that. The man ended up not giving him the ticket and took the February magazines. That was a close one! I'm pretty sure Jehovah had something to do with that.
Once we had Abi we went back to the branch to take an official tour. Bro. Hind explained the MEPS system to us and showed us how they make changes to the KM for the Caribbean edition which has minor differences to make more sense to the people in this area. For example, articles dealing with increasing your service time in the various seasons are worded differently since they don't really have seasons here. He also took a picture of the three of us before we left. He said it was payback for the pictures we took of him. All the Brothers and Sisters there have a really good sense of humor. We learned a lot about the branch. They have a water purification system for the building that makes the water safe to drink. They also have fancy dancy generators for when the electricity goes out. There are two dogs that live on the property and they are very spoiled lol. Bro. Hazel showed us the CB radio they use to communicate with the brothers that live deep in the interior. They use it to pass along the congregations reports and any other information. There are three couples that live there and a single Brother and Sister. The Hinds, the Hazels, the Sings, a Brother named Kojo and Sister Cross (who gave us the tour). There are also Brothers and Sisters that come in through out the week to help with different things.
Once we finished our tour we headed home. Toms wife, Michelle, stopped by to meet Abi and pick up some things Abi had brought for them. Once she was all situated we made roti and curry for dinner. The next day she had her first experience riding the buses and going to the market. We are so excited shes here and can't wait to show her all around:)
Hope everyone is doing good. Love and miss you all!