news from guyana

The quarter under review saw the void that had been created by the departure of Bro Dan and Sis Becky Parsons and Bro David Andrews.

Brother Gideon remained during the transition to see to the implementation of the programme drawn up for Kilcoy and New Amsterdam Ecclesias and returned in July to the U.S.A.

Bro Ted and Sis Dolores and Bro James Delits visited about the same time in the month of June and ministered to all our membership within their short stay.

In the month of July Bro Joe Badly and Sis “V” visited. Bro Joe Badly stayed the entire six weeks ministering in both Demarara and Berbice. Bro Joe saw to the implementation of our first T.V. preaching broadcast in Demerara and Berbice. It is expected that more VCR cassettes will be made available to the brethren in the two counties to continue the T.V. broadcast.

The quarter was mainly preoccupied with detailed preparations by the CNYC to enable all our youths to travel to Jamaica on the 3rd of August for the Triennial Camp and one week Bible campaign. Our contingent has since returned, by the grace of God.

Sister Susan Profitt of Georgetown ecclesia fell asleep on the 3rd of August after protracted illness. She had celebrated her 94th birthday early in the year. She was buried on the 9th of August.

On Sunday the 10th of Sept, Sis Emma Smith, originally from New Amsterdam, (who was re-admitted into fellowship in 2005 at the same time with her husband, Bro James was sadly struck down with sickness and subsequently fell asleep after a long battle with the sickness.

If the Lord wills the 2007 Guyana Bible School will be hosted by the Kilcoy ecclesia from 6th to 9th of April.

Eccles Ecclesia will be hosting a Bible Exhibition from the 28th September to the 4th November, 20006.
Bro Frederick Hammond.