Saturday, September 21, 2013: MFWI Conference

Today we got an early start. I know, we didn't get to sleep until after midnight, but the rest did us some good! Got to get use to the sun rising around 6 AM (but it also sets around 6 PM...go figure). We went to the MFWI (Ministers Fellowship West Indies) conference held over in Georgetown. At the conference was a pastor from Las Vegas, Pastor David Walker, and also a pastor from Trinidad, Pastor Trevor (can't remember his last name). Small world, both knew Rick Snow, my former pastor from Atlanta City Church. Below is a picture of Pastor David Walker speaking.

There was another pastor from Trinidad (can't remember his name) but had a great message that really applied to my church (Connection Church). I am going to try to get the CD of it. At the very end of the conference they introduced Tammy and I and had us speak a few words.

During the middle of the first session, Pastor Caines and I had to get away for a few minutes to meet up with Pastor Roberts (also from Trinidad). He organizes trips into the interior of Guyana to do mission work with the Amerindians. I talked with him for a few minutes before he had to head to the airport. It was good to meet him and I look forward to working with him on future trips into the interior of Guyana. He has also invited us to come to Trinidad and spend a few days.

On our way over the Georgetown we had to pass over the worlds 2nd longest floating bridge, pictures below. According to Tammy, it wasn't that bad!

After the conference we were all hungry and went to a really nice Chinese restaurant (pictured below). Tammy tried the beef with bitter mellon. I have to admit that the mellon was too bitter for me. I had the pinecone fish, very good. It was as close as you could get to sweet and sour fish without being sweet and sour fish.

Foster drove us through downtown Georgetown after we ate. It may look like chaos, but it is an organized chaos...I love it!

During the evening we went over the the church and set up the projector that Connection Church donated to Shekinah Worship Center. It works great and looks fantastic! I will be using it tomorrow for my first installment on Worship during the Sunday morning service.

The weather wasn't too bad today. It started out rather warm but cooled off in the afternoon when outflow from thunderstorms to the south blew in rain-cooled air making it rather pleasant to sit outside on the deck of the Chinese restaurant.