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This year the Kilcoy Berbice Ecclesia hosted the 51st Guyana Bible School, the first in-person bible school in Guyana since the pandemic. Attendees came from the six ecclesias in Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Canada, the US, and as far away as Australia. The theme of the Bible School was “As children of light, let … continue reading

Spring Break in Panama It was quite a pleasure to spend Spring Break 2023 in warm sunny Panama where the lowest temperature is in October 85 degrees! The Colon Ecclesia connects each week via GTM with the Panama City Ecclesia from each of their respective meeting rooms and on occasion a bus is rented and they have an in-person joint fellowship. continue reading

Last October Sis. Martha Osborn and I had the privilege of joining my parents on their yearly trip to Guatemala. It was our first time traveling outside of North America so we were very excited, but unsure what to expect since neither of us know how to speak Spanish! continue reading

Although the brothers and sisters from the 9 different countries do not live together, our temporary dwelling for the Bible school felt like a prelude to the kingdom. In attendance, were brethren from Argentina, Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, the United States, Panama, Mexico, and the host nation of Ecuador. The ´Hosteria El Cana´, in the city of Guayllabamba was the location for the Convivencia 2023 Quito, Ecuador, in which all the classes for the approximately 60 attendees were given in Spanish. Interesting fact: The airport in Quito lies 2,813 meters above sea level while the Bible school´s location is 2,142 above sea level. Therefore, the first thrilling experience was the speedy, winding, descending drive around the mountainous terrain, but that paled in comparison to the rest of the week´s edification and fellowship activities. continue reading

In August 2022 two fieldworkers arrived in Antigua from Nairobi and plan to remain there until August 2023 year. They are Bre. Amos Natembea and Albert Mwashi from Kenya. Bro. Clive Solomon has for decades supported the work in Antigua and was able to arrange for these brothers with the help of the CBMC to commit to this year-long service. continue reading

In a rerun of the visit made to Bolivia and Chile in November 2022, it was the turn of the brethren in Chile on this occasion in 2023 to celebrate a baptism, while the brethren in La Paz, Bolivia continue in the one faith waiting our Lord’s return. continue reading

Sister Enid Hall, of Port Antonio in Jamaica, has fallen asleep in the Lord at the end of a long and faithful life. She would have been 100 years old on the 18th of February, and was baptized in 1985.  Sis Shauna Chin Sang remembers her. continue reading

Bible school activities began a few days before the actual event. As the out-of-town visitors arrived they were taken on trips to the beach and volcanoes and to special dinners. Newly-baptized Bro. Cristian Mamani came from Bolivia, Bro. Nahuel Carmona from Peru, Sis. Marcela Castellanos from neighbouring Honduras and Bro. Dante Berbetti from Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, brethren and sisters Jorge, Encarnación, Victor and Marina, bussed in from Guatemala. continue reading