Guyana arrival

Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving around 10am we made it safely to Georgetown, Guyana. It was the first port where instead of being docked in an ocean or bay, our stop was up a river. The ship's drinking water which is normally supplied to us via port will be delivered by truck because of contamination. It is by far the most dangerous place as well on account of the high level of murders and theft in the nearest town. The country's problem with AIDS is growing rapidly and there is constant heavy fighting between political parties. Please pray that our visit here has a lasting affect on the Guyanese people.
We were greeted with waving Guyana flags and a steel drum band as you can see in the picture I have posted. I will have the opportunity to be a part of a challenge team where I'll be leaving the ship on Dec. 9th for 5 days with a small group to build projects such as wells, shelters, and means of transporting water to people's homes. I will be staying at a YWAM camp in Parika. Please keep us in prayer for endurance, team unity, and health. There are over 20 different challenge teams performing different tasks during our three week stay and everyone on the ship is taking Malaria tablets because of the high risk.

First time preaching

Hello again,
Last Sunday, Nov 8th, While we were anchored because of the storms earlier, church teams were still on schedule and we went out via lifeboat to the closest dock. The life vest made my nice shirt dirty, but it's a laid back island so no one besides my friends commented on it. My team consisted of two other people: Jereme' from France and Woo-Young from S. Korea. Can you guess from the picture whose who? They both gave a missions presentation and I preached for my first time. It was exactly 6 months after my 25th birthday..or 6 months to my 26th birthday I suppose...It was a Pentecostal church of about 40 people. I spoke on Romans chapter 6; no longer being slaves to sin. After church, the pastor took us to get some coconut water from street vendors, then out to lunch...yes the place is called Brown Sugar!