And in 1946 Gilead missionary William Tracy arrived to help in the preaching work.

Reaching Outlying Areas

Georgetown and New Amsterdam cover only 2,299 acres (930 ha)​—less than four square miles. Yet they have 27 percent of Guyana’s population. Even in the early years the publishers sought to reach outlying areas with the Kingdom message. When Brother W. Tracy arrived, there were only three congregations in the country. He notes: “I scouted out the land, making a number of trips up and down the coast and up the rivers to contact isolated interested persons and to find new interest. I traveled by the coastal train, buses, bicycle, large riverboats, small boats and even canoes.”

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Fred Phillips (son of Edward Phillips), Nathan Knorr and William Tracy in 1946