Our Christmas day service project was visiting
a children's home in Tobago called the SylPhil House.
It is home to 26 children from ages 9 months to 18 years.
Phillip and Sylvia started the home over 55 years ago.
Sylvia is deceased now but Phil has a daughter, Susan, who helps him run it now.
This first picture is of the elders decorating sugar cookies.
a children's home in Tobago called the SylPhil House.
It is home to 26 children from ages 9 months to 18 years.
Phillip and Sylvia started the home over 55 years ago.
Sylvia is deceased now but Phil has a daughter, Susan, who helps him run it now.
We took 3 dozen cookies along with two boxes of food items
and a laundry basket filled with a gift for each of the children.
We purchased crayons and coloring books, reading books, and journals to give to the children.
On Christmas Eve, the elders helped us wrap each of the gifts.
We purchased crayons and coloring books, reading books, and journals to give to the children.
On Christmas Eve, the elders helped us wrap each of the gifts.
Christmas morning the elders came over for breakfast.
In this picture Elder Chambers is trying to beat Elder Jensen in a contest of
"Let's see who can eat the most pancakes".
Elder Jensen outdistanced Elder Chambers by two pancakes.
The picture below is Elder Duncan doing the dishes while the other are still eating.
In this picture Elder Chambers is trying to beat Elder Jensen in a contest of
"Let's see who can eat the most pancakes".
Elder Jensen outdistanced Elder Chambers by two pancakes.
The picture below is Elder Duncan doing the dishes while the other are still eating.
After breakfast and the cleanup we headed over to the SylPhil House
to take our gifts and to sing them some Christmas Carols.
Turns out, we were the ones entertained by a small band made up of some of the children.
There were actually about 10 playing instruments which included recorders,
bass guitar, drums, keyboard, clarinets,
and the star of the show, the steel pan.
to take our gifts and to sing them some Christmas Carols.
Turns out, we were the ones entertained by a small band made up of some of the children.
There were actually about 10 playing instruments which included recorders,
bass guitar, drums, keyboard, clarinets,
and the star of the show, the steel pan.
On the porch of the house are Santa's helpers -
Elder Duncan, Elder Linton, Elder Chambers, and Elder Jensen.
Elder Duncan, Elder Linton, Elder Chambers, and Elder Jensen.
After entertaining us, the children went outside to have fun in the sun.
They had a blow-up swimming pool that could hold about a dozen of the smaller children.
They had a blow-up swimming pool that could hold about a dozen of the smaller children.
They were shoulder to shoulder in the pool, but they didn't care.
It was a HOT day, so, as long as they were wet and cool, nothing else mattered.
You can see the pool getting fuller and fuller behind Elder Linton.
The elders were tempted to join them
but they obeyed mission rules and stayed out of the water.
It was a HOT day, so, as long as they were wet and cool, nothing else mattered.
You can see the pool getting fuller and fuller behind Elder Linton.
The elders were tempted to join them
but they obeyed mission rules and stayed out of the water.
Going there was a WONDERFUL experience for us and we look forward to going back soon.
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