On the weekend of August 8-10 we attended the District Convention in Georgetown, Gy. The program was amazing, of course, but one of the true highlights for us was meeting all the need greaters and missionaries who are serving here in Guyana. We traded stories on how we're adjusting and some even invited us to come visit their area.
We sat in the sign language section where the whole program was interpreted live for the benefit of the deaf. It was really encouraging to see how many deaf showed up for the program. We were also surprised to see a Chinese language section. Two Guyanese sisters and two missionaries (who formerly served in Hong Kong before being assigned to Guyana) interpreted the whole program for the 5 Chinese interested ones in attendance. Also, it was beautiful to see just how much overall growth is taking place in Guyana. There were 51 baptized on Saturday.
When we write this blog we have no idea how many people will actually get to read it. One experience at the convention helped us to understand just how far reaching our words can be when we post them on the internet. Cat and I were walking around the convention site during the lunch break when we heard a voice call out to us, “Kurt and Cat Christie!” We turned around and saw a brother we had never met before. Confused, we said hello. The brother then asked us how things went in Suriname, and how things were going in our sign language group. We were freaked out. He laughed at our shocked faces and explained to us that he was a brother from London, England who found our blog online when he was planning a preaching trip of his own to Guyana. He liked our site and he had begun reading every update. We were so surprised. I took his picture and promised that I would put it on our site (Here it is Marlon).
All in all, the convention was a great experience. Being with our brothers for three straight days is truly a blessing from Jehovah.
Hi Cat & Kurt, thanks for sharing your experiences with us...they are so encouraging. It is wonderful to see how Jehovah blesses the two of you...even gives you surprizes along the way. Keep those happy smiles as it lets us know you are doing great. I started two Bible studies Sat. with Persian women. I contacted friends in SD (they have a Persian group that is soon to be a Cong. in out old hall). They are sending a Persian Bible and some literature via friends from the desert who were visiting SD over the weekend and they will bring the literature today so I will have it for the first study on Wed. Talk about Jehovah taking care....Papa and I keep you both in our prayers everyday. Love you, Grandma Margo
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