JMM Staff

Well its Monday, I think…not much sleep over the last two days..like 3-4 hours. We are all in Iquitos Peru and had an Alligator and Pichee Lunch. We were going to do some shopping in prep for the trip but no one has anything left in them. We meet a young Mennonite Missionary last night … Read more

New day, everyone is getting along great.  The thing that impressed me today is the amazing amount of generosity and compassion is outpouring from this group.  Many people offered to pay for the extra luggage, food and other items.  We are truly working as a great team. Lucho was MIA until we reached Lima. His … Read more

First Day on the way to the jungle. Have you ever tried sticking 5 pounds of stuff in a 3 pound bag? That would be what getting all of our gear into the two vehicles was like for our trip from Bellingham to Seattle. I guess I should have a real limit on what people … Read more

Wow, we are ready (almost) I have just finished our taxes as I won’t be home before the “15th”. I got a long ways on the wiring job for the new boat I’m helping my friend Pat build. All of the arrangements are finished for this trip and the next. We head for Seattle Sunday … Read more

The enemy is afoot….. whenever you are about to take ground for the Kingdom the enemy of man hates it. If you’re not in the midst of a battle your not any threat, and he leaves you alone. Pray for this ministry and this team going to Peru……we leave for the jungle on Sunday…….

I’m not delusional, I don’t think people care about what I’m making for dinner or if I ran around lake Padden today…yet I discovered some people are reading this…I think its more about what Gods doing in the Amazon and not about me or what I’m up too….I’ll be more careful what I write here … Read more

Today all I have to do is; Meet with Mike for a video interview, pick-up parts at Redden, drop off pistons at Reed Machine, order parts for the volvo, work on the 32 footer for 8 hours, take checks by Larrys, May team meeting at 7pm. Start assembling the block for the 350 Chev, pick … Read more

I’ve noticed that its been a long time since I have posted anything. I’ll do better….. In the last few years I’ve been working towards full-time missions. As of the first of day of 2010 my wife and I decided to pursue full-time ministry….so what does that mean? On one hand its a lot of … Read more

Missionary Advice A few years ago I was traveling down the Shell Road just below the Ecuadorian town of Banos. I was with a group of people that had taken a ministry tour of HCJB Radio and we were headed to the Amazonian town of Mera. The road was a one lane dirt road that … Read more

Surviving The Amazon Culturally there are a few differences that you should all be aware of and with a little bit of preparation you can avoid culture shock, either yours or there’s. It’s should be your goal to be a blessing to your Peruvian brothers and to avoid offending them inadvertently. Peruvians tend not to … Read more