Giant River Otter
Growing up to six feet long, the giant river otter hunts fish in the rivers of Guyana in loud, playful family groups that communicate with each other through squeaks and whistles.
Flag of Guyana
Field Report
Guyana is a small country tucked into the northeastern corner of South America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname. It is home to enormous rivers, towering waterfalls, and some of the most untouched rainforest on the planet. About 800,000 people live there, speaking many languages and following many different religions, and most of them have not yet heard or believed the good news about Jesus.
From the Field Notebook
Giant River Otter
Growing up to six feet long, the giant river otter hunts fish in the rivers of Guyana in loud, playful family groups that communicate with each other through squeaks and whistles.
Harpy Eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the most powerful birds of prey on earth, capable of snatching a monkey from a tree with talons as large as a grizzly bear's claws.
Black Caiman
The black caiman is the largest predator in the Amazon basin, patrolling Guyana's rivers and wetlands at night with eyes that glow red in the dark.
Pepperpot
Pepperpot is Guyana's national dish — a rich, dark meat stew slow-cooked with a bitter Amerindian ingredient called cassareep that preserves it and gives it a deep, smoky sweetness.
Roti and Curry
Brought by Indo-Guyanese ancestors generations ago, soft flatbread called roti is eaten wrapped around savory curried vegetables or meat, and it is a staple meal found in homes and roadside stalls across the country.
Metemgee
Metemgee is a hearty Afro-Guyanese stew of root vegetables like cassava and plantain cooked slowly in creamy coconut milk, often served with fried dumplings called duff.
Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America, even though it sits on a continent where Spanish and Portuguese dominate.
More than 80 percent of Guyana is covered by tropical rainforest, and some of those forests have never been mapped in detail.
Kaieteur Falls in central Guyana drops 741 feet in a single plunge — about four times the height of Niagara Falls.
Guyana's population is one of the most diverse on earth by ancestry, with people of Indian, African, Amerindian, Chinese, and European heritage all calling it home.
Guyana recently discovered massive offshore oil reserves, making it one of the fastest-changing economies in the entire world in just the last few years.
Daily Life
70
Years life expectancy
86%
Can read and write
93%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Guyana is home to 17 distinct people groups — 2 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
About half of Guyana's people follow Christianity (40.1%). Evangelical Christians make up about 13.2% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Urdu
4,200 people
Deaf
2,100 people
Prayer Journal
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