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Preaching the unsearchable riches of Christ!
Merry Christmas from Guyana!
As I sit here on a hot, rainy, December morning writing this newsletter, I am thankful for the amazing partners that stand behind this ministry. Through the prayers and sacrificial giving on your part, we get a front row seat to see what God is doing with your investments. I know that most of you will only see pictures, but one day you will meet the people who have benefitted from your compassion and love.
One example of what generosity looks like, as you can see in the pictures you see below, is our Bible distribution. Each year we give away hundreds of Bibles. We rest on the promise that God's Word is a living seed that never dies. Only eternity will reveal the full impact of these Bibles put into the hands of people all over our Region.
School Ministry
One of the wonderful opportunities we enjoy here in Guyana is the freedom of religion. Our freedom here gives us the open door to do ministry in the public schools. Pastor Romel and his family have taken a lead in this area. Each week the Word of God is being sown in the schools here in our Region. This may be our single biggest opportunity in the upcoming year to evangelize. Pray for more open doors and wisdom to use our time and efforts wisely.
Reaping in the Harvest Field
Each week there are dozens of men and women who preach and teach in the many village churches we have scattered throughout Region 1 in Guyana. These are the men and women that deserve the thanks for faithfully sharing the Word of God to the hundreds who attend our churches. One day you will have the opportunity to meet these fine people and shake their hand. We are privileged to serve by their side. Since our last newsletter, our ministry reports 16 souls who have trusted Christ and 9 have followed in believer's baptism!
Christmas Wedding Bells
Pastor Paul and his wife Gladys were blessed to see one of their daughter's marry just days before Christmas. It has been our privilege over 20 plus years to watch Judith grow from birth, to salvation, to teaching Sunday School, into the woman of God she is today. Her new husband, Bawi, is a former student of mine from Trinity Baptist College. He came 2 years ago to help with our Youth Camps and a VBS where he and Judith met. Notice the picture below, to the right, showing Pastor Paul, his wife Gladys, and their beautiful family gathered for the wedding! We wish Bawi and Judith all the best in their new life together.
Celebrating God's Blessing!
Our wedding anniversary always falls during our Youth Camp and VBS time. This year was no exception. In August, we celebrated our 30th anniversary during our Youth Camp in Whitewater Village, but we determined to do something special at a later date. When we were asked to speak at a supporting church in the Fall. That was our opportunity to carve out a few days for just us. 30 years ago, we honeymooned in Oregon, and late this Fall we retraced some of our steps from that same trip. God has surely been good to us. We pray for 30 more years together!
