As you may know there have been multiple efforts to raise funds for the flood relief on the Amazon. The really amazing thing is to see what happens when we “release” God to do as He wills… That may sound odd but I heard the same thing from the brothers at two churches in Bellingham. … Read more

Greetings friends…. As you may know JungleMaster is about 6 weeks from the third annual “Amazon Mission Festival”. This three day conference is your premier JungleMaster event each year. This year we expect over 300 jungle pastors and leaders to attend three days of intensive instruction on the basics of our Christian faith, sermon preparation … Read more

As I settled down from a busy week in the jungle it was great to be back in the city and able to relax in a air conditioned room, my mind settled on the fact that the problems with logistics and safety were over. I opened my computer thinking that I would write on the … Read more

I have a decent connection tonight so, even though its late I thought I would give you a run down. The last two days have been running from Nauta to Santa Rita with teams and cargo. The day before yesterday was cargo and Ed Alm, I left him with the goods and said, “please have … Read more

Culture ShockWe didn’t get out of Iquitos today. Didn’t get a permit to travel up river until 3pm. Our goal is to leave at 8am and run to Santa Rita tomorrow. —No Plans Survive The Jungle—- We managed to finish all the shopping. Paint, parts, more food, plastic plates on and on. Pray as we … Read more

Preparing for the Festival – Day 3-  The first day we were here here was mostly getting some further loose ends pulled together on the boat, we fixed a vent issue, serviced the engine and purchased spare parts. Its a constant struggle to force myself to spend money on “just in case” issues, things like … Read more

The Amazon Mission Festival Adventure Begins You don’t understand spiritual warfare until you embark on a quest to take ground from the enemy. Our day to day lives don’t normally produce any resistance from satan because for the most part we aren’t any threat to him. Once we get out of our crazy lives long … Read more

“Buenos Tacos” is our standard greeting when Lucho (our Junglemaster director in Peru) and I phone each other…its a code for “all is well”….This time, what I heard was, “Tomas, I need to tell you something……. (my heart sank, I knew something was wrong)…………… “Leandro is in the hospital, he is very sick.” “Oh no, … Read more

No Chrome…………….  JungleMaster doesn’t have any “Chrome”. I think we’re made out of something more like cast Iron. A Canadian friend of mine says Cast Iron is, “The American Wonder Metal”. Maybe that’s not a great analogy, but what we don’t have is anything that tears at the heart of the average North American Christian. … Read more