Young Men's Camp in Linden, Guyana 2009

We had 24 young men from the Linden Church Group attend Young Men's Camp this year. We also had two of our sisters volunteer to go spend the week with the boys and be part of the cooking staff. (What's up with that? Shouldn't the boys be doing their own cooking?) They had a great time playing volleyball, fishing, going on 5K runs every morning, studying the scriptures, swimming in the nearby creek, and, of course, eating.


The highlight of the camp for the Priest age boys was a service project in Anarika which is a small village about 10K from where the camp was held. A member family lives in Anarika. You might remember about the man who was seriously injured in a logging accident. It was at their house that they did the service project.


The Ramdeholls had a garden spot that they used each year to plant vegetables for their family's use and to sell. They had already planted 50 pepper plants in pots earlier in the year. Shortly after that he had the accident that has prevented him and Sister Ramdeholl from clearing the garden spot and planting the vegetables. So that's what the Priests did for a couple of hours during their camp experience.


The Ramdeholls were very grateful for the help. The garden spot was cleared and planted expertly by the boys with the help of Elder Leishman's many years of experience.

FYI - Brother Ramdeholl is scheduled to finally have the pins removed that have held his pelvis in place for 3 months. When that is finished and he has healed, he still needs to have surgery to repair his ureter. This sweet family has suffered much pain and sorrow in the last 4 months but their faith and testimony of Jesus Christ as their Savior and Redeemer has not wavered. They are a special family and we know that Elder Leishman was inspired to make Anarika part of his mission in Linden.