BACK FROM GUYANA

We've just returned from a Wheelchair Training project in Georgetown, Guyana, South America.  Guyana happens to be the only country in South America with English as their primary language so we were blessed to be able to conduct the training without the use of interpreters!  We had 18 wonderful local participants who did an excellent job of learning the fitting skills and then demonstrated their knowledge by actually fitting 18 disabled recipients and sending them off to lead a more productive and comfortable life in their new wheelchairs.

We had the privilege of working with some incredible team members:  The Angus' who are the full-time Humanitarian couple in Guyana, the Cullimore's who are a wonderful and experienced Development Couple for the Wheelchair Initiative and Steve Spencer, a Physical Therapist from Eden, Utah.  The class participants came from 5 different health clinics from around Georgetown and were eager learners that we believe will be a great asset in helping disabled Guyanese to get appropriate, well-fitted chairs in the future.

OH HOW WE ENJOYED THE HOLIDAYS

What a wonderful holidays season we've just had and are so grateful to friends and family who helped make it that way.  The year ended a little on the tense side when our Annie totaled her car on her 32nd birthday, December 30th, but she was just shaken up and not seriously hurt.  WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR HER SAFETY.  Then we spent New Year's day with my sweet dad in the Emergency Room as he had a bloody nose that just wouldn't stop!  Anyway, everything turned out OK and we're anxiously preparing for 4 big mission assignments that we'll do over the next four months.  Highlight of our holiday season was our visit via SKPYE with our "Mitchionary" in Edmonton, Canada.  Each family member got time to talk to Mitch and we even got to watch him open his Christmas presents.  It's wonderful to live in this day of technology!
                                                                                                                                                               My 88 years old parents at our Ottley Family Christmas party.

All our grandkids in their Christmas pj's. 

                                      My cute preschoolers on our visit to Santa

Mitch, looking like a tough guy, and his companion Elder Blake in sub-zero Edmonton!