Wrapping it Up in Guyana

Guyana Report

Swinging in hammocks, enjoying the warm tropics, and eating unusual but delicious food
definitely are physical things we’ve enjoyed on this trip, but the spiritual blessings have been so
much greater!! We are very thankful for the Lord’s working in hearts. It’s hard to believe our
time here is almost gone.

In the last couple of days, we’ve continued visiting schools, conducting children’s crusades, and
holding regular evening crusades. In all, we’ve visited 8 schools, have led children’s crusades
in 7 churches, and the men have preached in 16 churches. There were 8 students in the Prison
Epistles class.

We’ve loved seeing the school children run to us, surround us, and give hugs and cheery
greetings. Nick Armstrong has shared his testimony in some of the schools, and the children
have enjoyed meeting Eddie, the monkey, who taught them very important lessons. We also told
the story of Daniel, and how his relationship with God was more important than death itself, and
the story of the unforgiving servant, illustrating how crucial it is to forgive and to be forgiven.
We’ve also had tons of fun playing various review games with the children, such as Zonk,
Memory Pays, and Random Points, and we can tell that they’ve picked up a lot from the stories
they were taught.

One series of children’s crusades was held in the neighborhood where we’ve been staying. We
began showing Voice of the Martyrs DVDs on different heroes of the faith – William Booth,
Perpetua, Amy Carmichael, and Richard Wurmbrand. The numbers grew, and most of the nights
we had between 40-50 children! It was so exciting to share these true-life stories with the kids,
and then challenge them to go all out for God like the people they had just watched.

Another place members of the team were able to minister at was Cange – a ghetto area where the
church has been struggling recently and needed some encouragement. The team fell in love with
the children, and children with the team. The pastor there is a young man named Balram. He was
the only willing person to take the church, and has only been pastoring there four months.

In the Bloomfield church, Andrew preached a very pointed message at the youth, exhorting
them to have a purpose worth living and dying for – serving Jesus Christ! Hearts were being
convicted, and several expressed their need for more commitment to Christ. The young people
here in Guyana definitely need our prayers, because worldliness is rampant, and complacency
dominates most of their lives. One youth that stands out against the others is Jo-el, whom Grace
mentioned in the last newsletter. He is Balram’s younger brother, and wants to be a pastor
himself. Please pray for both Balram and Jo-el, that they will hold strong and continue to grow in
the Lord.

Thank you so much to those who have prayed for physical healing – almost everyone is back
up to speed and doing great. Grace has her voice back, and others have recovered from their

fevers. Justice is the only one with an eye infection left, and we have medicine for him, which is
helping.

Our time here has been very fulfilling, and I hope we have been able to communicate to you a
little bit of what the Lord has done. Today is our last day in Guyana, and we’ll be flying out of
Georgetown at 6am tomorrow. We really appreciate everyone’s support through prayer! Thank
you so much.