Wiped Clean in the Amazon

Ally, KyLea, and Kiersti all got baptized in the Amazon! The water where Kiersti was baptized was flesh-eating! So her and JP quickly took a shower as soon as they were done in the water!

The Song of this Village

The partially blind woman led the woman in a song. It's an amazing story of mercy, grace, forgiveness, and life!

Will We Have A New Sister?

The story of the 2 sisters opened up another opportunity for a woman to ask questions about her faith and how she can have a relationship with God. She was asking away and we answered her questions, regarding works, and how "do you know" ... We prayed over her and her family, and asked the woman of the village to put a hand over her - tears streamed down her eyes. We also prayed over the 2 sisters with the woman of the village. It was extremely powerful.

Death or Life

We took off right were we ended village #1. When walking to the homes and inviting the woman to join us later, we came by an 80 year old woman who was sensitive to light and partially blind. She couldn't be in the sun. We spent the morning with her and shared the gospel with her knowing this was our one shot. We invited her to the women's meeting, knowing their was a chance she would not make it. As 4pm drew nearer (yes, we changed our meeting time to 4pm)... we were gathering the women to a shaded bench. I look over my left shoulder and their is the woman we met this morning, walking alone, as the hot sun shines upon her. I ran to her. I asked her why she had come outside, and her response was that she wanted to come to our meeting! That was the start of God working through us!



Brittani shared her testimony & story of verbal and emotional abuse. Her story opened up opportunities for a pair of sisters to share their story and how they accepted Jesus. In response, their father held a knife to their throats and threatened to kill them. "It's God or me!" ...the girls chose God. He disowned them and kicked them out of his home. The sisters left but continued to pray for their father. 3 months later, their father accepted Jesus!

Colors and Paint

These buds grow on trees and when you open them inside, there are little pebbles that you can use to "paint" - as we did on our arms ... and as they use for their homes.

Swimming the Rio Negro

There were several opportunities for us to swim in the Negro River. The Negro River runs east to west... towards Peru. The 1st opportunity I wasn't as ready for the jump of faith... but the 2nd opportunity I finally took the leap into the water!

Piranha

The Story of the Piranha. They feast on blood. As I was swimming in the Amazon - a little nervous knowing there are some interesting fish and sea creatures below me... praying Anacondas and Crocodiles aren't near. I tread near Pablo and ask for his assurance that we are okay swimming in this water. He shakes his head and affirms that there is no need to worry... Then he pauses! ... unless it's your "feminine time" ... I looked at him, knowing exactly what he was trying to say ... and without another word, I swam myself back to the boat so fast you would have thought I came with a motor. I come to find out that Piranha's feed on blood. Hmmmm, I think I'll play on the boat. Hahaha it was a good 2 minutes while it lasted!

On a 2nd note, I had the opportunity to hang out with Alana and Marcos in the dentist room. They were pulling out some teeth of the local fisherman. Alana politely asked the guy if he can catch piranha's, to which the guy said yes. During our siesta, he returns to the boat... after his small prodecure to get his teeth removed, he fished a Piranha out of the river and brought it to us to see. WOW. Check out them teeth!