This will be our last
newsletter to our friends from Guyana. This past month has really flown
by with training a Guyanese couple to take our place in the office as
part time service missionaries. The sister took time last week to get
our her own Christmas decorations and she has cleaned and decorated the
office to look more like a home that an office. That is great. The
Elders will love it.
During the past month we have spent quite a bit of
time with a humanitarian service project with the 6 lions clubs in
Georgetown. They were recipients of a container of clothes, hygiene
kits, school kits, shoes, and quilts. As part of the project we
purchased flannel and hemmed 500 baby blankets, and purchased the
supplies for newborn kits.
Yesterday, we and some of the members helped about
40 of the Lions club members assemble the 500 kits. It was great to be a
part of it and see how dedicated they are to improving the lives of
their fellow Guyanese members.
Today we attended fast and testimony meeting in the
Demerara branch. It has been such a privilege to be able to hear the
members bear their testimonies. Most of them are still new converts and
only a few of the young children can say that they have been born in
the church.
A few years ago, there were many people who joined
the church because they learned about the material things that the
church could give to them. Then after finding out about the commitments
they would have to make, they left.
Now the converts seem to realize more the spiritual
blessings of the gospel and they are stronger and better members because
they have a desire to give back. It would not surprise me to see a
stake soon and maybe even a temple here.
For those of you who do not already know, we will be
returning to Dayton on December 19th, and we will speak in church on
December 29th, along with Wesley and Roxane's son, Jordan, who is
returning from his Ukraine mission. We would love to see all of you
there.
Love, Elder and Sister Beutler
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