Mission to Guyana 2025

I was blessed to be invited to travel to Guyana, South America. I spent my entire visit in Georgetown, the capital city, and its surrounding areas. My host pastor, Latchana Yankana, and his wife took incredible care of me throughout my stay.

Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America. The English spoken there has a distinct Caribbean influence. While I could understand most of it, I occasionally got lost in the idioms and slang. However, by the time I was leaving, I found it much easier to follow conversations.

I arrived early on Thursday morning, February 6th, at 1:35 a.m., where I was warmly received by Pastor Latcho. After getting some rest and feeling restored, I spoke that evening to a packed church house in the neighboring community of Friendship, Guyana. This church is the second new ministry birthed out of the main ministry of Bible Baptist Church in Demerara, a suburb of Georgetown. The congregation was very receptive, listening with great interest. At the conclusion, many came to the altar to make personal commitments in their walk with God.

On Saturday afternoon, I spoke to Pastor Latcho and a dedicated group of his most faithful men. I shared a message from Psalm 15 on the subject, "The Character of Godly Men." Pastor Latcho has a very close relationship with these men, and they are the backbone of his ministry.

Sunday was a very busy day as I taught the Adult Bible Study, preached in the morning and evening services, and in the afternoon, ministered to around 40 children and youth at the Friendship campus. Each service saw many people responding during the invitation, and I had the privilege of praying over many at the altar.

After the Sunday morning service, an elderly woman named Verna Evans approached me to share a testimony. She had been one of several individuals who came forward during the invitation for prayer. As I often do, I went from person to person as they prayed, laying my hand on their shoulders while praying over them. Verna shared that she had fallen weeks before and injured her hip, making it difficult for her to climb stairs or even walk. She told me that while I was praying over her, she felt a warm sensation move through her body. When she rose from the altar, her hip was completely healed. Praise God—He is still healing broken and bruised bodies even today!

On Tuesday, Pastor Latcho and I visited his brother, Remana Latchana, at his farm just outside the city. Brother Remana also pastors a church in his community, as both men love serving the Lord. I enjoyed fresh fruit and good fellowship while exploring the farm, which was full of coconut trees, lime trees, and many other fruits and vegetables. The highlight was drinking coconut water straight from a freshly picked coconut. We also enjoyed a delightful lunch prepared by Brother Remana’s wife.

Monday was a day of rest, and on Tuesday, we went into town. While Pastor Latcho had work done on his vehicle, I walked the streets, passing out Gospel tracts and witnessing to people along the way. We also visited downtown Georgetown, where I had the opportunity to go inside the world's tallest wooden building, St. George’s Cathedral. While inside, I sang a verse of "Amazing Grace." You can watch the video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/LFD2Nwu6t5s?si=r3ZWCVoPVkw7Mk7L.

(For more videos from my visit to Guyana, check out my YouTube channel:

@rossheinricy6112)

Wednesday night was my final time preaching for Pastor Latcho and the congregation of Bible Baptist Church. That morning, Pastor Latcho’s son, Alvin, had arrived with his wife, Haley, and their youngest daughter. Alvin had been a teenager in my Sunday School class back in New Jersey in 2005-2006. Before I

preached my final sermon, he and Haley sang a special song. They are planning to move to Guyana in the near future to take over the growing ministry in Friendship.

After the service, many came to say their goodbyes, including Verna, who was still praising God for her healing. My time in Guyana was well spent, and I cherished the fellowship with Brother Latcho. (Visit our website: 714-ministries.com to view his testimonial on our testimonial page.)

I woke up at 3:45 a.m. on Thursday morning, left for the airport at 4:15 a.m., and arrived back in Austin just after 6 p.m. Though weary from travel, I was blessed to be home and encouraged by what God did and continues to do in the lives of the people of Guyana!

February 2025

Mission to Guyana

Latchana Yankana is a national of Guyana, South America, and I was privileged to make friends with him while ministering in New Jersey over 20 years ago. A few years back he began inviting me to come and hold a revival in Guyana but the timing was never right.

In the fall of 2024 God impressed upon me to reach out to him and let him know I was available to minister. He asked me to come in February of this year, and I will be ministering in Guyana from February 5th through the 13th. I have been praying for this opportunity and I am excited to see what God is going to do. This will be my first trip to South America, and my 5tth of the 7 continents to minister to. I look forward to sharing the highlights in the March Newsletter.

Building Bridges

“And on some have compassion, making a difference;” Jude 22

I am continually praying for God to open doors with co-workers to share the Gospel. My co-worker Tosha recently opened up about having to move. I immediately offered my services as that is why Kristy and I bought our Ford F-150 - specifically to help others. She took me up on the offer and shared further details that she was going to be homeless and living in her car for a few months because of financial woes. I was crushed - Kristy I have allowed others to live with us for this very same reason, but living in an RV doesn’t allow for extra space. I shared her need with my Bible study group, and long story short, a precious couple is allowing her to stay with them for two months till she gets on her feet! During this time I am praying that either they or I can share Jesus with her; please pray for her financial needs and even more so for her salvation. On a side note please pray for these other co-workers whom I am actively witnessing to at this time: Steve, Jeremiah, Fabian, Mark and Alejandra.

Partnering with Pakistan

Sam (Khalid) Bhatti invited me to be his friend on Facebook. I was very cautious about accepting his request because he was from Pakistan, and I had NO CLUE who he was or why he wanted to be friends. I scrolled through his FB history and found that he was a very bold and consistent witness for the Lord Jesus Christ in this Islamic country. After a few months of friendship, I broached the friendship by asking: Sam out of all the people and ministers on Facebook, why did you want to be my friend? His answer was basically this: I can see by your posts that you too love God and are serving Him, and I also want to get you to come to Pakistan to minister. I then asked him: why ask me to be a minister when there are plenty of other ministers to invite. His reply humbled me and stunned me. He said, “I have invited a few others but they always demanded I promise a big audience and special accommodations. The Lord showed me that you would be willing to go and share Christ anywhere with anyone, whether it be big cities or small villages.” Praise the Lord for bringing Sam and I together. I will be sharing more each month about what this ministry is about and what God is using Sam to do including: building a village complex for displaced Christians, travelling to village far and near and sharing the Gospel, deliverance ministry from demonic possession, teaching and assisting displaced believers in starting their own businesses, and buying enslaved peoples freedom from slavery. We will also have Sam write articles for this portion of our newsletter from time to time.

Monthly Bible Study

I began our monthly Bible study in a local coffee shop in the summer of 2022. Since then the coffee shop has closed and for a while we have met in homes or online. I feel a burden to have our own permanent place to meet while still continuing the Bible study online. Would you please pray with me that God will show us exactly what we should do? We start meeting again on February 23rd via zoom. If you are interested in being a part, email me at m-ross-h@hotmail.com put the words “Bible study” in the subject line and we will send you the link!

As always we covet your prayers and thank God for your friendship. May God’s best be yours. If you would like to find out more about our ministry or if you would like to donate to help us please reach out via email or by text, and also visit our website as we are adding new content each 

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