Guyana International Bible Institute

Thank You is one of those phrases we can't seem to use often enough when it comes to all of you and your assistance with the work in Guyana. We appreciate you so much! You are responsible for everything being accomplished by us and the Guyana International Bible Institute (GIBI).

You are helping to provide a living subsistence for 13 students and their families. You are helping to assist with travel expenses for four local men who are teaching at GIBI. You provide mine and Mary Alice's salary, and for that we are very grateful!

What you do each month with your contributions is making a tremendous difference in the Guyana work. And from the bottom of our hearts we Thank You!

Dallas "Guyana Forum"

The Webb Chapel Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas, will again be hosting the "Guyana Forum" for 1999. The dates for this year's Forum is March 26-28. Webb Chapel was the gracious host for this Forum last year, and a great many good things were accomplished. There are many "key" players in the Guyana work who are accomplishing a lot of good things there. Those accomplishments need to be shared with the group as a whole. We are urging all the people we know to please consider sending at least one representative to the Forum in Dallas. God has really blessed this work and now it is time for us to pull together so these blessings can be maximized. If possible, it is time to coordinate our efforts to see them multiplied. It is time we are all on the "same page" with the work. The Forum will not provide answers for all our individual situations, but it can certainly help.

From a personal point of view I would like to know how GIBI can better serve you, the Guyanese, and the church in Guyana. By all of us being together the answer to that question can be learned.

David Lusk will provide you with any needed information. Contact him by email at: davidlusk@webbchapel.org, or call: 972-241-3293.

On A Personal Note

I hope you will allow me to share a couple of personal highlights from the Cantrell's life.

I feel like I have been in school all my life. When I was in the Air Force I was constantly going to school. Then I decided to attend the Sunset School of Preaching in 1967. From there I have attended colleges in Georgia, Illinois and Florida. To make a long story shorter, in November '98 I received my D.Min. from the Theological University of America. If it is okay to be proud, then I am of having a Doctorate in Ministry.

After six very precious grandchildren, our daughter Kristy, and youngest of four children, will be presenting us with number seven in April. We are rushing down to Guyana to complete a quick tour so Mac can be back, and present, with our daughter when number seven arrives. Please keep us all in your prayers!

Jerry & Mac

1999 Proving To Be Another Busy Summer:

PARTNERS IN PROGRESS

Steve DeLoach with "Partners In Progress" says he has eight medical teams coming to Guyana this summer. In addition he has planned a "Youth Camp" for prospective missionaries. The eight medical teams will be working with churches along the East Coast, in Georgetown, and the West Bank. Between 300 and 500 people are added to the Kingdom each summer as the result of the work of these teams. Christians participating are from several churches across America. There will also be some "nurturing" projects planned to help strengthen the many young converts. These teams do an excellent work.

INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGNS

Many churches are planning 1999 campaigns to Guyana. Most of these churches work independently of each other but in complete unity with a view toward reaching the lost.

March 2-14 Charles Box and the Greenville, Alabama, church will be working in the Plaisance area.

March 18-25 Harold Kelly from Huntsville, AL, will be leading a group to Industry along the East Coast.

March 29-April 14 Jack Tomlinson and Boyd Williams will bring crusaders from Melbourne and Vero Beach, Florida, to work with the Melanie church, which is also out along the East Coast of Guyana.

GIBI STUDENT CAMPAIGNS

In addition to the numerous American led Campaigns each year, GIBI students conduct 2 to 3 local campaigns themselves.

February 15-19 they will be in the Eccles area. This community is just outside of Georgetown. As far as is known no church exists in this area but a lot people live there. Parmanan Kissoon will be preaching the first night, followed by three of our 2nd year students, and closed on Friday by Nigel Mileo from Linden. Student campaigns have had good results.

SPECIAL THANKS

A special thanks to Buddy and Carolyn Farr of New Smyrna Beach, FL, for helping us purchase a much needed office copier. Our's recently went down and was not repairable. Thank you so much!

Ray Ballard of Keller, Texas, donated a VHS video camera for us to use in our "Homiletics" classes. This is going to be a real asset for our students being able to critique themselves in their preaching styles.

I will be hand carrying both items to Guyana when we go down on February 20th. Thank you!

Guyana Mission And GIBI Web Site

Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:47:09 EST
Subject: Website-Guyana Web Links

Dear Webmaster:

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We think you'll notice dramatically increased usage because of this exposure. America Online is the premier online service of the United States, drawing millions of its members to the web every day.

Please contact us if you have any questions about our link to your site. You can find it on AOL by going to keyword [Intl, Guyana, etc.] or by pressing the control key and K (on the Mac, apple key + K) simultaneously, and then typing [Guyana].

We'll see you in cyberspace!

Sincerely,
Intf Timmy
America Online's International Channel Staff

Please Give The Site A Visit!

Some Pressing GIBI Needs:

A BETTER AUTOMOBILE

GIBI has a 1986 Toyota Carina sedan. This automobile has been used by the school for several years. It is made available to all those who come and teach. It is just about worn out and is in bad need of being replaced. For the past two years we have been raising money for this purpose. We have approximately $23,000 in our "Auto Fund." You would think we had plenty of money, but we don't. The vehicle we need is a 1993-95 Toyota 4 Runner. This particular automobile sells for approximately $19,000 in Guyana. In September '98 the Guyanese government changed how duty is paid on incoming vehicles. You pay according to the CC's of the engine, and you pay the duty whether you buy the vehicle in the country or bring it into the country. The duty on this vehicle is $17,000. All of these figures are in US currency. Our vehicle is going to cost us $36,000. We are still $14,000 short of what is needed.

We have petitioned the government for a "duty-free" concession, but we are not anticipating receiving it since they have turned us down on other items when we petitioned them.

VIDEOS FOR SATELLITE SCHOOLS

In January '99 GIBI plans to launch its satellite school program. The goal of this program is to try and reach the average member that composes the local congregations. GIBI has been doing a good job teaching and training those committed to preaching the gospel, but we have not been doing as good a job in teaching the church.

We believe the future of a strong church in Guyana will be the result of teaching as many people as we can. Presently we have only 55 preachers who are trying to minister to 80 churches. The task of these preachers is almost an impossible one. GIBI can help them by assisting in the maturing process of their members. We will do this by establishing satellite schools in strategic locations where members from several congregations will be able to attend. The schools will be conducted in the evenings providing opportunity for the maximum number of participants. The schools will follow the same format as the full time school in Georgetown. The schools will be both video and lecture. To do this we need to purchase a complete set of study videos at a cost $2000. Hopefully some of you can help with this purchase. If you can assist with this need, or any of the others that are mentioned above, please send your contribution to:

GIBI
Central Church of Christ
P.O. Box 251
Cocoa, FL 32923-0251

New Missionaries In Guyana

We are very happy to welcome Doug and Dawn Winder, along with their two children, Doug Jr. and Danielle, to the work in Guyana. They originally came as part of a team to work with a church sponsored walk-in clinic. The clinic has not yet materialized so they are focusing in another much needed area of "nurturing." They have been working with several churches but concentrated primarily with the church at Campbellville in Georgetown. We believe they will be an asset to the Guyana work.

Andy and Alison Boosinger and their children also came as a part of that team. They are both LPNs. They are now focusing on "nurturing" and help the Guyanese people by conducting "health classes."

Guyana is short on American workers so we welcome these dedicated families and wish them Godspeed as they labor for the Lord in this South American country. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.

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