The work of the Church in Suriname (a country in northern South America that was formerly called Dutch Guiana) used to be administered by the Dutch office in Europe.

About two years ago, Siegfried H. Hynes contacted the United Church of God home office. He had worked with Seventh-day Adventist congregations in Suriname for a number of years. He came into contact with the Church of God in the 1970s and was trained by an elder of the Church in Guyana .

Kingsley Mather communicated with Mr. Hynes and finally flew into Suriname on Sunday, March 19, to meet with him. Mr. Hynes speaks Dutch, but also has a good command of the English language.

Mr. Mather met with two of the three members who remained faithful to the truth—Mr. Hynes and Ingrid Virginia Ryker; the third member is Marius Gunther, an Amerindian of Erowarte. Mr. Hynes has continued to work with Amerindians in the area, encouraging them and sharing the truth with interested persons.

Stan Braumuller, a native of Suriname who lives in Orlando, Florida, and his wife, Barbara, had visited Mr. Hynes in 2005. They met a number of persons who expressed interest in UCG literature, and their names were sent to the office in the Netherlands so that they could receive literature in the Dutch language.

The Caribbean region has provided a DVD player, and sermon DVDs will be sent to Mr. Hynes from the Trinidad congregation. The Caribbean region is also providing funds so that he can take a course in word processing and other computer skills to enable him to communicate with the Caribbean pastors. UN