A time for everything

Before I left for Grenada, I had the privilege of meeting with Bing, an IFES staffwork from the Phillipines who went to work with ISCF in St. Lucia. Now this was a much longer distance to cover than from Trinidad to Grenada, not just geographically but culturally and psychologically as well. One of the gems of wisdom she gave me was that I should include in my posts how things are going with me personally, because people are not just interested in hearing about the work, but about me as well, so here goes...

Anyone who knew me in Trinidad would know that if you wanted to get me to attend an activity on a Saturday, be it a wedding or a casual lime, you had to let me know at least 2 months in advance. Chances were that if you waited until the month before, I would already have something (or things) to do on that day. This was not so much because of my popularity (although over the past year I have really began to understand how many people appreciate having me in their life) but because of the amount of different ministries I was involved in.

Now I'm in Grenada, and I know things will pick up once I get started, but for now, I have no social life. Imagine this Saturday I spent the entire morning cooking and cleaning. Yes, I know... I too am shocked. Many of you would know that cooking is not on the top of 'things I love to do' but if I don't cook, I will starve because the food prices here are ridiculous...

Potato and corned beef balls

Fry bake

French toast

Macaroni pie, red beans, stew chicken and cole slaw

It's not so bad because I make sure to cook enough for a few days. Now I just have to figure out how to make the food taste good...

This is also a time for me to really make Jesus my center. Although Pops and Sister Wilma are just a walk through a door away, and I keep in touch with family and friends almost daily through skype, whatsapp and facebook, Jesus is the only One who is always available whenever I need someone to talk to. I don't have to wait for Him to have internet access, or to get home from work so He could talk to me. This is a different experience because for all my life I have lived with people - this is the first time I am truly on my own. And it is one thing when big people from home say that they are missing me; it is a totally different thing when my pumpkin calls and says with a sad voice, Aunty Debbie I just wish you was here.

However, I have been making a couple friends across here. Sister Dale spent Wednesday driving around St. George's with me so I could get used to their unsigned network of roads (and I thought Trinidad was bad... not only are these one way streets not labelled as such, they are not laid out in any grid so there is no discernable pattern) Danielle invited me to a Talent Night last week Friday which was quite entertaining, and Coleen promised to take me on a hike soon.

Sister Dale ensuring that I walk on the right hand side going through Sendall Tunnel so as not to get run over by the vehicles coming down on the left

Enjoying the view at Fort George, St. George's

Getting ready to share about ISCF at Calivigny Gospel Hall

Oh yeah and for those who couldn't understand what I was talking about in the last post with reference to the roundabouts in Grenada, I took a couple pictures:

Specimen 1 just outside of St. George's

It is not an uncommon sight to see telephone/electricity poles in the middle of the roundabout

I have also had the opportunity to take in some more breathtaking scenery from various parts of the island:

Mountainside lined with ferns on the way to Grenville

Sea view on the way to Gouvaye

View from a cafe in Sauteurs

Enjoying a taste of the local cuisine

While this is a whole different season for me, I am doing my best of make the most of it, because I know that Grenada is also for a time. So when next you think about me, you know how to pray. 

P.S. my bmobile phone works across here, and it costs the same to talk to me as it did when I was in Trinidad ;)