M & M in Suriname

Our life with the Wayana indians

Ready? ….GO!

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Sunday morning May 29th we landed in Suriname again. We had a good month with many air miles. It was so nice to be able to meet people again on their mission field and to participate and experience parts of their ministry.

One of the many airlines

Manaus

River trip while sleeping on board

In the last few months we have been busy preparing for the CANADA trip. Our departure is due Tuesday June 14th. The journey goes via Trinidad to Toronto and then on to Calgary. It will take us three days in total. We will stay in Canada for two months to visit First Nation Reserves together with two Wayana couples and our World Team colleague Pamela. We plan to speak in churches, visit old acquaintances and, as it looks now, meet many people.

How did this all start?

In 2017 Marco and Ipomadi visited the board of the NEFC (Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada). At that moment the foundation was laid for further cooperation between the Wayana believers and First Nations in Canada. When we visited Canada for the second time in 2019 (one month) we traveled with a group of 6 and Pamela helped us to get around. During those weeks we saw how the different meetings worked out to be a blessing to the people we met and to us.

The evaluation of that trip revealed that the Wayana heard God’s call to visit their “brothers and sisters” in Canada once more. This time we are invited to stay in one Reserve for three weeks which gives us time and opportunities to deepen ties and see how God uses us to reach the people. We will also visit new contacts. For example, in Toronto there is a church that is eager to receive us and learn more about what God has done among the Wayana in Suriname.

We see how the Wayana congregation is willing to serve as missionaries and go a long distance. We are curious about the impact this will have in Canada over the coming years.

The journey was prepared as a great faith adventure. For the past year we have been busy with English lessons (ESL – online). People have also saved up to contribute to the costs themselves and have prayed to open doors that God wants us to enter once we get there.

Doors also had to be opened in the preparations themselves. Applying for the visa has not been easy. At various times our heart sank. That everything is now ready for departure is due to the Lord God who has guided us and has filled our hearts with trust and faith.

Our Wayana Team: Ame & Susina and Melisa & Ipomadi (with some of their (grand)children)

Now that we are about to leave, we see that our budget has been advanced mainly from ‘own resources’. Tickets are booked and visas are paid. When we begin our travels, all kinds of costs will be added: Travel insurance, Covid tests, food on the road, a place to sleep here and there, travel costs (occasionally car rental and gasoline) etc.

Our budget shows a ‘gap’ of US $ 10.000. Yet this does not stop us from our travels in the expectation that the finances we need will be provided. Two churches in Canada have already made a contribution. The Wayana will bring their own contribution along when they come to the city this week.

We invite you to participate in this faith adventure through prayer or a financial contribution.

Please visit Wayana Canada Missions project 2022

 

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