Buy a Horse, Give a Chicken… We did manage to purchase over 40 chicken and take them upriver to give to local families. If you remember we did a fund raiser that offered to give a chicken away in exchange for your purchasing one of 115 horsepower, so we could get a new motor on … Read more

So overall, this team did a fantastic job. Everything we wanted to accomplished was done, not just done, but done really well. From the seminar to the well and everything in between, this group blew it out of the park! But the enemy knows just where to hit us when someone is taking ground for … Read more

A friend said that, “God has called me and He has a support team out there for me, but it’s my job to find it.” How do I know that this is a call? There is no way that this can be done part-time any longer… To quote a phrase that everyone uses when they … Read more

Sunday we were at Jorge Arevalos church in Barranco, and outskirt of Lima, and attending worship there. The music was amazing and electric, afterward there was testimonies from some of the new 40 believers that came to Christ as a result of a Wednesday rally. The guest speaker was a Pastor from Iquitos. After she … Read more

Well, after several days of no contact with the outside world I need to continue to update you on our time in the jungle……The well drilling went great, the first thing I noticed was that the guys we had knew what they were doing. We have been training Wilder and Wilter to operate the equipment … Read more

7 days in the jungle now and we leave on Thursday AM aboard the Zucker….40 feet of jungle hardwood fashioned into the general shape of a boat. I tried everything possible to get my satellite phone to work as a modem as it should and could’nt connect so this report is several days of our … Read more

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