A joyful day

A cute little girl...maybe a future preacher! 

We thought we were being collected at 6.30 this morning so dutifully got up at 5.45 expecting our lift to be late as per the usual Guyanese custom, BUT had a surprise as he arrived just before 6am so we had a speedy departure!

I preached at two services this morning; the first one started at 8am and finished at about 10.30 (not because I preached for a long time I hasten to add!), then we hot footed it to the next service at 11 but didn't get there until 11.20 so were a bit late starting!  At both services we were so blessed by the warmth of the welcome we received and were asked to send greetings back to our churches in England.  I preached about self esteem and how we are all loved and valued by God and we had the privilege of praying for several people at the end of each service.

After the second service we were taken to another church where we met some more of the circuit youth and were able to spend a couple of hours chatting and encouraging them as well as sharing a lot of laughter.

Some of them came with us on the bus ride back to our hotel for an impromptu road trip and we treated them all (and our driver!) to a fruit punch before they headed back.  It has been such a blessing today and a real privilege to be able to share with these dear people.

This trip is so therapeutic for us and we are building some good positive memories and re-establishing some old relationships.

Preaching at the 8am service

aWith some of our Guyanese daughters and my first Guyanese granddaughter!