Hello everyone from rainy Santarem, Brazil! We arrived at 6:40 am this morning to a pretty steady downpour. We were all pretty wiped out due to lack of sleep. The ones of us that are veterans of this mission trip enjoyed a reunion with our hosts Don & Betty Best (and many others) plus met a few newcomers to Project Amazon. Then we hit the sack & slept until about 1pm. When we awoke, we had an orientation session with Don, Betty, and Jeff & Fritha Turner where our itinery & all of the general rules were outlined. At that time, John Tucker, John Peckham, & Harry (Aqua Clara, third party clean water organization) went to tour Project Amazon's water filter production operation. Our trip is a dual purpose mission, construction & offer input on the direction of Project Amazon's clean water ministry. After that we all met at an ice cream parlor for a a little treat & the weather cleared up to be hot, sunny, & sticky! We then went down to the Orla (riverfront) to check out the fishing & line boat (water taxis) operations. We are all now safely back at the Project Amazon guest house where we are preparing to eat and preparing to eat dinner at about 7:15pm (5:15 in Charleston). Have a great night & I will try to update again tomorrow & Monday before we head out on the Amazon River at around midnight Monday night. Blessings!
Hi All (and esp John),
ReplyDeleteYou all look so wonderful. So great to know you arrived safe and sound! That is great news that you were able to have a safe water meeting already! I know John loved that little side trip to the ice cream shop.
Miss you...but know you are doing His work and that is a great thing.
The view behind you looks like water. Is that the ocean or a big lake?
Blessings and Hugs, Sue P
It's the confluence of Amazon River & Tapajos River. The Amazon is muddy, dark brown & the Tapajos is blue & not nearly as dirty. It's really cool where they meet & you can see each river seperately where they form one. Glenn Hair
ReplyDeleteGreat picture! Praying for all of you as well as for your family members back at home. Can't wait to see and hear about what God has in store!!
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Lee Anne
Glad to see you made all of your connections. No better way to start a mission trip than in an ice cream parlor. Our prayers are lifted up for you and your family back home. Starr Lawson
ReplyDeleteLee Anne and Starr...so appreciate your prayers! (and totally agree on the ice cream)
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