The MV Barima, a ferry carrying 116 passengers and 17 crew, capsized off the coast of Guyana late Saturday night after leaving the capital, Georgetown, bound for Port Kaituma. A distress call was received just after 11pm, and by Sunday 67 people had been rescued — 41 men, 11 women and 15 children. Dozens remain missing in the water near Iron Punt. Behind every number is a family waiting on the shore. Assistance centres have opened for relatives as government teams and privately owned boats more than doubled their search area, hoping to account for everyone on board. We pray for the missing and the families who wait for news, for the rescued children, and for the boat crews and volunteers scouring the waters. May every searcher be strengthened, and may hope carry Guyana through this hour.