Well, here it is August 1st already! I hope things have gone well for you. I had said I’d have a post up the first of August, so here it is. In my last post, I had said I was going to make everyone wait until now to learn where we had been asked to serve this time. In the interest of complete honesty, the real reason was I didn’t know back then. When we had met with the brothers at the branch, they had said that they didn’t feel they could make a recommendation at that time, as there were so many variables that they didn’t know. So the way it was left was I would contact them a little before our return, at which time they would be in a better position to make their recommendation. So I got in touch with them a few weeks ago, and they said that while there is no question there is a need in Mabaruma (there are no appointed brothers in the congregation), at least there are enough there to encourage and assist one another, and the brothers that are there are able to keep things going. On the other hand, There is only one young brother in Matthew’s Ridge now trying to take care of everyone and everything by himself, and there is nearly as many attending meeting there as in Mabaruma. Therefore, their recommendation was that we go to Matthew’s Ridge, so Matthew’s Ridge it is.
We will be leaving here August 26th. We had expected to depart earlier, but the District Convention in Georgetown was pushed back until September 5-7, and we want to attend the convention before heading into the interior. So we will be spending a short two weeks in Georgetown. This will allow us time to make some preparations for Matthew’s Ridge. I am planning on purchasing a motor bike and shipping that in. I am hoping on regularly visiting Port Kaituma to try and encourage some of the ones there. As of now, there is nothing happening there. The only brother there, Sherwin, moved to Mabaruma, rather than try to handle everything there alone.
As you may know, there is presently no phone service in Matthew’s Ridge, so communicating from there is more of a challenge. It is my intent to continue to regularly post to this site, but pictures may be another matter, only time will tell. I will certainly do a couple of posts from ‘town before we head into the ‘bush’.
From Georgetown, we will travel to Mabaruma, both to say hello and good-by to everyone, and to collect all our things we left there. We will then get a boat to take everything, including our small freezer, up-river to Port Kaituma, where we will have to arrange transportation to Matthew’s Ridge.
Speaking of pictures, I really don’t have much to post, but since pictures are a treat, and may be more rare in the future, I thought I’d post up one to let you see that Terri has been working hard to stay in condition for Guyana.
And so the adventure continues.
We will be leaving here August 26th. We had expected to depart earlier, but the District Convention in Georgetown was pushed back until September 5-7, and we want to attend the convention before heading into the interior. So we will be spending a short two weeks in Georgetown. This will allow us time to make some preparations for Matthew’s Ridge. I am planning on purchasing a motor bike and shipping that in. I am hoping on regularly visiting Port Kaituma to try and encourage some of the ones there. As of now, there is nothing happening there. The only brother there, Sherwin, moved to Mabaruma, rather than try to handle everything there alone.
As you may know, there is presently no phone service in Matthew’s Ridge, so communicating from there is more of a challenge. It is my intent to continue to regularly post to this site, but pictures may be another matter, only time will tell. I will certainly do a couple of posts from ‘town before we head into the ‘bush’.
From Georgetown, we will travel to Mabaruma, both to say hello and good-by to everyone, and to collect all our things we left there. We will then get a boat to take everything, including our small freezer, up-river to Port Kaituma, where we will have to arrange transportation to Matthew’s Ridge.
Speaking of pictures, I really don’t have much to post, but since pictures are a treat, and may be more rare in the future, I thought I’d post up one to let you see that Terri has been working hard to stay in condition for Guyana.
And so the adventure continues.
