GUYANA MISSIONS

Dear Friends of Guyana,
      There are INCREDIBLE rewards to working in the mission field. You see churches spring up, you see lots and lots of new Christians brought into the Kingdom, and to a large degree, you experience the excitement of the first century church.
      There are also CHALLENGES on the mission field. You are away from family and friends for long periods of time, you have to endure changes in culture that you don’t often understand, and you have to deal with not having around the things you are used to.
      Trust me, for most of us on the Mission Field, the trade offs are worth it in more ways than I can describe. However, the most difficult thing I have to do on the mission field is what I am doing right now. I have to beg for funds. I know lots of Missionaries that just become exhausted with this aspect of the work, and having done this for over 18 years, I certainly understand.
      Right now, we need funds badly. We have had a fantastic year, with lots of excitement from almost the moment I arrive in mid May until now. We have had thousands who have heard the Gospel, and hundreds who have become Christians. We have taught advanced classes, hosted Vacation Bible Schools, trained preachers, dispensed clothes and Sunday School supplies for churches, counseled with those in trouble, and much more ... and it has been great!
      Early this summer, we knew we were short of funding, and in fact sent out a request for help. This request was met with a small response, but we had so much work to do, that we just focused on the work. I actually thought that I would make it until the time that I got home the end of this month, but that just isn’t going to happen.
      Can you PLEASE prayerfully consider helping our mission effort here? We don’t have the funds to pay salaries this month, or utilities, or even for me to travel from Miami once I get there.
      Your donation of $100 or more would be SUCH A BLESSING, and would take a lot of pressure off of me right now. You may even be able to give more, and if you can, we would DEEPLY appreciate it.
      You can help in several ways.

• From this website you can make a donation via Paypal.
• Or, send a check to our oversight congregation at: Jacksonville Beach Church of Christ
  P.O. Box 51153
  Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240
• You can even make a direct deposit into our account at Bank of America if you have one close by. If you want to use this option, please let me know and we will give you the information you need.

If you can help us, please contact me, donate on our website, or call me at (918) 625-1659.

You can even make out a check to the “Church of Christ,” earmark it for “Operation Guyana,” and send it to:

Pray about it right now, and help us make great things happen.

If you have questions, contact me now.

And thanks so much for all your help!

Your Brother in Christ,
Steve DeLoach
Director – Operation Guyana

To assist our general work here, please make any donation checks out to the CHURCH OF CHRIST. Mark the memo section of the check "for Operation Guyana."
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We just published a new movie to MobileMe Gallery that we'd like to share with you. It is a video on the work in Guyana that may be of help to you and your congregation. It is less than 6 minutes long.

Enjoy the movie!

To view the video, click here.