Baramita Again??

In the year and a half since I've returned to the states, Guyana has never been far from my mind. In fact, it only took missionary friends a few minutes in my house to view all the Guyanese photos on my wall and remark, "It appears your living in the wrong country -- your heart is still in Guyana." Between prayers and facebook I've kept connected to the "Land of many waters," and my desire to return has never been buried far below the surface.

A place that's tugged on my heart from the moment I saw it was the village of Baramita in the north part of the country not far from the Venezuelan border. Baramita is a mining community that is home to one of the largest Amerindian settlements in Guyana. Its a town only accessible by flight or a 7 day trek through the jungle. Its an area riddled with poverty, ignorance, and social disparity, yet there is something about it that is compellingly wonderful -- at least to an adventurer such as myself.

In recent months I've been feeling an increased pull to leave the comforts of life in America and return to a place where I can make a tangible impact socially, educationally, and spiritually on the Guyanese people. Its something that I've made a matter of prayer. There are a lot of things beyond my control that would have to fall into place for me to return to Guyana for any length of time. Please join me in praying for God's guidance and intervention if this is a path I am to pursue.