Welcome to Michael and Lara's Ministry Updates from Guyana! (AKA "Mike and Lara" AKA Myk-en-Lara" :-) We Love to keep in touch with all our family and friends, but its difficult when we are so far away, and our internet here is not so reliable. So we will post our experiences and pictures on this site for everyone!

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Prudence Island & Newport Rhode Island

Hello Friends and Family!



The past few days here in Rhode Island have been wonderful. Beautiful sunny weather! It's been so nice to relax and check out some places here. Saturday we took my brother Kelly's boat to Prudence Island. It's about a 30 min ride from Tiverton. At Prudence my sister in law Robin's extended family gathered for a clam bake. Everyone had there special seafood recipe. YUM! It was so fun to see how they do a clam bake right on the beach. Build a fire for a few hrs w/rocks until they are super hot, place seaweed over hot rocks and then all the food- clams, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. A large tarp is placed over the pile of food and let is steam for a couple hours. It was really interesting to watch and even better to eat. We also did some swimming and sunbathing. And no, I didn't get super burned.


Yesterday we went to Newport. We did the "Cliff Walk" which is a 6-7 mile path along the rocky coastline of Newport. This area has an entire neighborhood of old mansions that would blow your mind. There is even a mansion that was build by John Jacob Aster, who they named Astoria, Oregon after! The Cliff Walk gives a view of all the mansion's backyards and the incredible coastline.

We walked all over Newport. Lots of expensive shops and yachts. We really enjoyed the historic part of Newport where we saw many old buildings including the Redwood Library, the oldest library in America, founded in 1747.

We are preparing today for the flight to Georgetown. We will be heading to New York in a few hrs and then fly out at 1:10am Wed's morning. We get to Georgetown at 7am where we will meet up with Michelle and Tom.

We are praying for smooth travels and no major problems in customs in Guyana. Please expect a short delay in our blogging since it may takea few days before we can get Internet access.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Guys! So happy you are almost to your new adventure!
    We will be eagerly checking in to see how your life changes in so many ways! Love, Kimberly

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  2. Darlene ValentineJuly 7, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    You are doing a fantastic job at keep us posted. It sounds like Newport is a wonderful place to visit and the clam bake on the island is something I wouldn't mind experiencing.

    I hope you had a nice smooth flight. Looking forward to your next entry on the blog.
    Darlene

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  4. Hey you two! I think by now you are on your plane ride to Guyana. Like everyone else, I can't wait for your next post! Hope all went well. :o)

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  5. Hi Lara!!
    So glad to find your blog. I was cleaning up tonight and just randomly found that notepad you wrote on at my party!! I can't wait to hear about your adventures.

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  6. Thanks so much for keeping us posted on this blog! We will defiantly enjoy reading about your great experiences! May Jehovah continue blessing you both!
    Romans Family

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  7. Hi Guys! I hope your flight there was good, mom was thinking of you two and called me to tell me you should be arriving. Im glad I could finally put a comment on :) I was having difficulties before, give My sister and Tommie a hug and kiss, tell them I love them. And Tell Michelle I go another calling card so Ill call her again, and we can pick up where we left off, stupid calling cards LOL. Carlos says "HOLA y se cuidan!".

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  8. That was me above... Im still a begginner. :(

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  9. MIKE AND LARA!!! I'm so excited for you two. Anywho, can I have your address when you get settled?

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