With a population of less than 800,000 people, Guyana is a little known South American country. It was originally a Dutch colony in 17th century, but by 1815, it had become a part of Britain. In 1966, it gained its independence and later became a democracy. Its population is made up of people of African, Indian, European, Asian, and Indigenous descent, making Guyana a very diverse country. Most of the people of Guyana speak English, which has been a great advantage for missionaries introducing Brother Branham’s Message to the people of that country.

We received this report from Brother Gideon to follow up on his first report, posted on January 18, 2012, of his efforts to get the Message into the hands of the indigenous people of Guyana. Here an excerpt from his report of the next trip, later in January:

There is also some other Good News from Guyana: three young people from Toka have decided to accept the Lord in Water Baptism. This was an encouragement to me, more so as I was there to witness it. I will tell you why.

Sometimes discouragement sets in when you are working in an environment where it is difficult to measure the results. In communities here, we find in many cases that the local people make religious decisions for many reasons, including the promise of financial gain. Many of the believers here are not usually expressive, and it is difficult to know what the Message really means to them, and you sometimes wonder if they are around because of some other reason. But when you find out that someone really loves this Message, it does something to you, really lifts you up.

On the morning of the baptism there was only one candidate, a young sister. After she was baptized, the brother asked if there was anyone else, and everyone was surprised to see a young man called James step into the water. What was really touching was his mother's reaction. I was on the opposite side of the creek recording the baptism, and I saw her stretch outward to see who was stepping in the water. Then she wiped her eyes, shook her head as to clear her vision, as if she couldn't believe what she had seen. Then she stretched again to look. And she broke down. She couldn't stop the tears, as much as she tried. She wiped her face with her shirt, took a few deep breaths, but she just fell apart again. I just imagine that she got her mind off the scene, then calmed down and got her emotions all boxed up. But then she allowed herself to think about how great God is, and the barriers burst apart again. I had to shed a few tears myself.

After James was baptized, she slowly made her way to him while others were greeting him and welcoming him into the fold, all the while struggling to get her emotions in check, unsuccessfully. Even after she greeted her son, she washed her face in the creek, and stood staring out away from the crowd, no doubt basking in the blessings that the Lord had just showed on her.

The sister in particular does not seem particularly spiritual, but she could not have been faking. I cannot but believe that this Message holds a very special place in her heart. Her son James was just home from work, and visited the church as he usually does when he is home, but this time there is a difference.

Your brother in Christ,

Gideon

Then, a few weeks later, Brother Gideon sends his most recent report with these pictures. You might recognize a familiar name.

Once again the brethren here went out on a missionary trip, this time north from Toka, into the mountains. The trails are very rough, and only few vehicles chance the trail to Monkey Mountain. There are always wrecks to be seen along the trail, as the mountains trails become very treacherous when wet. The brothers, who traveled on bicycles, were going for a second time into the mountains.

The team of six, led by Brother Joseph Davis, his two sons, two more young brothers, and a newly-baptized brother named James. A trip was made into the mountain in 2010, but he planned to go a bit further on this trip, to reach Monkey Mountain.

There was not much visible result from his first trip, but the Message remains in the hands of the villagers in the Mountain, and will no doubt find its way to the predestinated. However, some positive things did occur, and the brothers felt a very welcoming spirit. Below are a couple of encouraging incidents.

At Monkey Mountain, the brothers met a man who had previously come into contact with the Message. He has a few books which he received from “a young pastor in Georgetown,” but couldn’t recall the name. He still reads the books, and was very happy to get more books.

A schoolteacher at Rokomota was very exited about the Message. The brothers met her reading her Bible, and she wanted as many books as she could get. Before the brother left the village, she had already read one of the books during the night.

God bless you,

Gideon