I have to laugh at Gods sense of humor, we’ve not only had the longest transition to full-time ministry in history at 13 years, but now hold the title of shortest term full-time missionaries in history, 4 months……BUT now I’m going for the most transitions back into full-time ministry, we’ll return as soon as we … Read more

Jimmy was just doin the Lords work…. Today Janet and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary, last week we began to think we should do something special but there were a lot of obstacles in our way. Over the week God took our “Perfect Storm” and created a “Perfect Calm” …..Our daughter Tessa had … Read more

‘First will be Last’This is the latest newsletter……

Medical Mission We gathered a huge amount of equipment at home and as we traveled into the Amazon we culled down the equipment to what we believed would be the best things to have on hand while in the jungle. The Team was amazing. With the broad expertise of a nurse, para-medics and an engineer; … Read more

Up-Date on our fuel issues. As you read this it may be a bit of a shock that we were stranded 390 miles deep in the jungle with no fuel and needing 190 gallons to get back to the beginning of the only road that leads to an airport and our ticket home….. We had … Read more

Day One: Sorry for the delay in getting this post up, I was able to use the satellite phone as a phone but every time I tried to get it to work as a modem, my computer would lock up. I worked on the issue while in Dos de Mayo but with all the issues … Read more

After a day and a half without any sleep we arrived in Iquitos Monday morning. Trying to sleep at the Airport was kinda un fruitful, our layover in Lima was only 5 hours, that’s not enough time to run into the city get a hotel and return, so we elected to just hang out and … Read more

Hi there, This should be cool!…..my Sat-Phone is working now as a modem and I will be able to transmit from the deepest parts of the Amazon. My plan is to upload daily photos and moment by moment up-dates from the remote little village of Dos de Mayo. Forward This to Your Friends….. We leave … Read more

Nothing Changes in The Jungle, Except those that Pass through it… True, in fact the jungle seems to be a huge mass of organisms in some kind of a symbiotic relationship. The problem is, as North Americans we become the parasitic infection and the jungle works to expel you the moment you arrive. The secret … Read more

Ready, Set, Go..This will be the shortest turn around that I’ve ever had. 18 days from return to departure. Praise God that this time I’m not as tired as I normally am and I can see going again as a real possibility. (Really Real) When we leave on May 2nd, I will be accompanied by … Read more