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The following is a newsletter from our friend John Hunter who, with his wife Kathy, has been ministering in Guyana, South America. John is "filling in" for Pastor Almond Katryan who is on a sabbatical in the U.S. and is expected to return to Guyana sometime this year.
Greetings from Guyana,
The new year is here as a gift from God! Happy New Year to you! We here in Guyana had a joint service between the three major groups New Year's eve: #57 Baptist Mission, Roadside Baptist Church and the Corriverton Baptist Church hosted by Corriverton Baptist. The evening was one of our high points in our time here. The service was well attended. We sang and had 3 specials through the evening. Two from Ellen White and Katie Matthews from Rhinelander, Wisconsin. I spoke from Acts 1:9-11 on the duty of Christians to be witnesses until Jesus returns. Some seemed greatly moved by the message of God's Word. We also had some speak of what they wanted the Lord to do in the New Year as well as some special prayer requests, all of which we then carried to the Lord in prayer. After that we all went downstairs for a typically American meal of spaghetti, home-made dinner rolls, cookies and watermelon. Katie and Ellen worked all day with the help from friends to prepare it. Most really enjoyed the meal. We played games until the New Year and then we took many of the folks home which gave us more opportunities to speak of Christ's power to forgive and give strength to live for His glory. I could hardly ask for a better New Year's Eve. Katie and Ellen are proving to be a real hit with the people and a great help to Kathy and I. Everyone loves them although they make quite a stir in the market; two very tall, very white girls.
The Churches want to have evangelistic meetings in the late January or early February as soon as the rainy season is over. They would like me to speak. Please pray that the Lord would be pleased to bless us with souls for whom He died. It is sure He has a people and we long to be a means in His hand to the salvation of some of these people.
The building at #57 Village is going on well, but prices seem to go up constantly. We have spent over $4,000,000 Guyana dollars which is $20,000 US and will probably need another $10,000 US before we are done. The building is 50' x 22' because of the narrowness of the lot but that is quite common here. We would have liked to go wider but were unable. The people at #57 have had a real spirit of cooperation in the project for which we give God praise. Our deceased Brother Sonny would have been pleased. He had a real heart for this project and we miss him. But Christ be praised; He does all things well.
The Lord seems to be moving among His people. Please pray that what we desire might prove to be true and much more as the Lord pleases.
Kathy says the girls have taken Guyana by storm and are ambitious and enthusiastic in their desire to serve the Lord any way possible while they are here. They have a real heart for seeing souls saved and being as busy as they can be. Her knees have begun to bother her more but not to the point of needing to return to the States. By God's grace, we will be able to stay until our flight out in April. The Katryans want us to stay until they return the first week of May so we can discuss everything. That would be a major expense as we got our tickets in 2 sections, so it would be 4 penalties plus any change in the cost of the flights. We continue to seek the Lord about our future. We look forward to meeting the newly called Pastor at Sovereign Grace Baptist in Anniston, Jon Cardwell from California.
Happy New Year again. May you be found with a renewed determination to serve Him. Join some here who are reading the Bible through in a year. May Jesus Christ be King in all our lives as He deserves and commands.
In Christ,
John Hunter
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Ellen White and Katie Matthews have posted some of their experience in Guyana at the following blogsite:
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