Refugee Matters - Update on Bro Abedi and Family

I had the pleasure of visiting Abedi, our refugee Brother, and his family during a visit to Guyana, South America.

He and family are comfortably accommodated in the village of Kilcoy in their own home, which has a fair sized vegetable garden attached to it, and an area for poultry rearing. They are able to sustain themselves with the produce of their garden, in addition to selling some to the people around them. Bro Abedi’s two eldest daughters, Rose and Dianne were baptized some months ago and assist with the Sunday School. They, along with the younger ones, are reportedly doing very well at school, much to the relief and satisfaction of Abedi.

Their meeting hosted the country's 36th annual Easter week-end Bible School, which was very well attended and enjoyed by all who went, including visiting Brethren from the USA and Canada. The family was very involved in the preparation and activities, and from all appearances thoroughly enjoyed it. Discussing this with his youngest daughter, about seven years old, she disclosed that he wished the school could go on until December!

A week later in the Georgetown ecclesia, on the occasion of the celebration of the 100th birthday of our beloved Sister Amy Washington, Abedi paid a very stirring tribute to this sister on behalf of the ecclesia in Kilcoy.
At my request, Abedi revealed some of the experiences of his life as a refugee, an extract of which, with his permission, I propose to share with Brethren and Sisters in order to provide some awareness of the suffering of our Brethren in the refugee camps.

Sis Esther Worrell (Canada)