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Youth Learning Centre
We know that God has
called us to this community. GO's Youth Learning Centre is the first
building of its type in #71 Village that offers a variety of
services. It is exciting to see the children and parents of
different religious backgrounds come for the many programs. GO's
presence and help to the community is very much appreciated here. If
you were there, your heart would be touched.
It is our hope
and prayer that you would consider helping us. We still have needs
before we can accommodate teams in our new building. Before our
renovation, accommodating teams was difficult. For example, a team
of 11 from Trinidad was in Guyana, but we had no place to house
them. They spent one night at an apartment, but had to be moved
because there were huge rats running around. Not only food, but
clothing had to be packed in the refrigerator to prevent the rats
from further destroying the baggage. Accommodating teams is very
important for Guyanese Outreach's work.
We need to furnish
the bedrooms with beds and other furnishings. We need a commercial
size stove with an exhaust system, a large refrigerator, freezer,
and ceiling fans. We need a large generator.
We need to paint
the interior and exterior of the building.
We are thinking
about how to add solar panels which will reduce our huge electrical
bills and permit more rooms to be air conditioned. The summers are
unbearably hot in Guyana.
What an opportunity that God has
called us to co-labor, till the soil; plant seeds; and water for
growth to bear fruits for His Kingdom. The harvest is plentiful, but
the laborers are few. GO needs your help. Please consider helping GO
with a generous donation today!
History
Our renovation
included several phases. The First Phase was to
restore our leased building. The building had not been used for 4
years. It was approximately 60 ft. x 24 ft. and was basically one
large room that we divided into two. All 12 foundational posts were
rotted, and were replaced. There were no windows; but, there were
lattice walls which brought in a lot of dust. We added windows and
replaced all of the doors. God has blessed us with a small grant
from the European Union, as well as money from your kind donations,
to accomplish much of this basic work.
Our
newest building, formerly the home of the Lions Club, now
leased from the Guyanese government to GO |
Renovations began in the
building that had been empty for four years |
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As
renovations are near completion,
you can see the
new life the building holds |
With the
classroom space inside already very crowded, we needed to
start construction on the outside open area know as the Tent /
Portico |
Our Second Phase
was to build the connecting tent / portico in the open area next to
the building. This addition was absolutely necessary to accommodate
an expanded classroom. The inside of the tent was protected by
tarps, which ended up very torn and tattered. In anticipation for
the next phase, the cement floor was poured thinly, so that we could
drill as needed in the future.
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Construction begins in the open area next
to the new building,
affectionately known
as the tent / portico |
Zinc panels are laid in place
as a temporary
roof and protection from the rains |
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The first
phase of our addition is complete,
but as you can see much
more is
needed to complete the facility the Lord
has blessed us
with |
Our first
Graduation Ceremony under
the tent / portico of the new
facility! |
Because of the heavy rainfalls, the tarps needed a more stable
replacement. The Third Phase started by covering the sides
and ends of the tent / portico with wooden lattice walls. This keeps
the rain and sun out of the class room space, which is an open area.
The entire building then got a fresh coat of light yellow paint. The
space is continued to be used as an open area classroom and general
meeting room for various community activities.
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We initially thought the tarps would work, but the weather was
stronger than we anticipated.
Classes were affected and some
children were fearful. |
We were finally able to come
up with a lattice wall, which has been most
beneficial in
sheltering from
the weather. |
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The
building was painted, inside and out, which makes a good
environment for education. |
Guyanese
Outreach teaches an after school literacy class in the renovated
tent. |
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