Kites at the seawall, Georgetown, Guyana

Happy Kite Day!

It is Easter Monday here in Guyana. What an interesting collection of people, vehicles, kites, etc. We have a ringside seat here at the Bible College as the center of all the action is right across the street at the seawall. When we went out to fly our loaner kite this morning, there were only a few people. The crowd kept building and building. By 5:00 PM it was quite a mob with people, vehicles and kites everywhere. With plenty of loud music in the background. Police were at various posts regulating traffic. It seem like a pretty orderly bunch of people. There were lots of vendors selling food, drinks and snacks of all kind. We haven't seen any drunkenness to speak of. Maybe that will come later. This is a highlight of the year for most Guyanese. Even up where we live in Berbice, most people go to the beach or a ball field or any open space to fly their kites. Many of them make their own. It was fun seeing the colors, sizes and varieties. We enjoyed success with the kite we were flying until a neighboring kite (The store bought variety with nylon string) flew too close and clipped our string. One of the boys we had befriended ran across the road and retrieved the kite, so we gave it to him. Joe had a neat time sharing the Gospel with the other boy, Chris. It has been an enjoyable time for us here. After a "rousing" game of ping pong we went out to get some burgers and delicious ice coffee drink and milk shake. Now, the crowd is slowly dispersing. The loud music is gone and the kites are, too. People are still milling around, enjoying the sea breezes and end of the long holiday weekend. We are thankful, as always, to know that the real meaning of this Easter season, is the joyous reality of Christ's resurrection. What a blessing to fellowship with Guyanese brothers and sisters in Christ! What a privilege to have a message to share! What a responsibility to do all we can, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to reach the many who do not know this joyous reality of Christ, who is risen. "Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death has no mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God." Romans 6:9, 10