When we left to come to Guyana, we did not know what to expect. We had heard several things about the country that had made us wonder if we would be able to get suitable footage, but upon arrival we realize that people were fine with the presence of our cameras. We faced a different problem: bad lighting. Most of the buildings were barely lit, and many of the meetings that the team participated in were at night. This made it very difficult to film, but we were still able to get some wonderful footage.
When we arrived at the airport we were met by two church members. We discovered that they had driven five hours just to pick us up. Our flight had gotten in very late, so we did not reach Corriverton until 5:30 in the morning. Once we arrived, we crashed for about two hours before we were up again to prepare for the river trip.
Our driver, who ironically was named Ken, picked us up at 8 a.m. We were taken to the team house and were enthusiastically welcomed. After breakfast we left for the dock. Our ride was a fishing boat with two motors attached. We traveled at a pretty fast pace up the river for about 2.5 hours until we arrived at our first destination, Orealla, Guyana.
Upon arrival we rested for a short while and then went exploring. Our guide, pastor John, took us to the highest point inOrealla. Here we were able to overlook the entire village and see the slowly flowing waters of the river. We also went to many of the homes in the village and were able to meet the people. One interesting fact that we discovered is that most of the pineapples in Guyana come from Orealla.
We had two services on our trip. One in Orealla and the other in Apoera, Suriname. God showed up in a powerful way in both of these services and hearts were changed. The people of Guyana are so hungry to learn about God. We can’t wait to see what God has in store for the crusades over the next several days!
Team Awesome Amazing Americas out.
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