Some views of Basse Terre As the weeks move on Soeur Holt adjusts to the highs and lows of missionary work. One of their challenges is when people cancel or fail to be at appointments, it is a minor irritation but one that Soeur Holt is slowly accepting. That evening both of our rendezvous fell…
Month: January 2017
Surprising and breathtaking
The weeks are settling in to a kind of routine for Soeur Holt as she acclimatises to Guadeloupe. There are things that surprise her and take her breath away. Surprising?: I saw a lizard outside our window one night and there was a centipede outside our apartment one night…. apparently here they are really poisonous!!!…
Ye are the light of the world
Soeur Holt began her email to us this week telling us about an email that she had received from the missionary who taught and baptised her mum when she was a teenager. We share it here, as it seemed to really have an impact on Soeur Holt and you will see over the course of…
Je suis rouquine! Je suis la personne la plus blanche de Guadeloup!
Many of the same themes continued into Soeur Holt’s second week in Guadeloupe- study, teaching, visiting with people and, food! We also began to learn a little bit more about her everyday life as a missionary. Soeur Holt sent us a photograph of her planner- a typical day. On it we see a list of…
First week in Guadeloupe!
After arriving in the Caribbean last week it has been a long week waiting for Soeur Holt’s first email from Guadeloupe. The holiday season, and the availability of internet cafes meant that it was delayed until Wednesday. We also have an apology to make as the lack of time and the fact that the French…
Christmas at the MTC
The timing of emails, Christmas and going to the Caribbean means that we have to go back in time slightly before we can move forward. Just before Soeur Holt left the MTC she was able to celebrate Christmas. This was a bittersweet time for all of us; it was the first Christmas where we weren’t…
Sister Holt on a Mission 