work
Getting ready to paint the hangar
Building benches
We just got back from another boat trip this last weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures of that trip, including me with a sharp-toothed friend.
Boat trip
The boat. We took concrete and roof tiles to build a church in Lago Grande, which is about 6 hours from Santarem.
This is the church. The plan was to build the new one inside the old one and then knock the old one down. We were only there for 2 nights, so were only able to help the village workers get started.
Joaquin, our boat captain, and Johnathan Best, son of the guest house missionaries.
Jonathan Bennett
The two guys on the left are Tommy and David Ackerman, short-termers from Illinois. The guys to the right of me is Juan, whom I have known since I was last there 3 years ago.
A torrent of new exciting images!
Peeling potatoes to feed 200 kids at a children's retreat this last weekend
Working on the plane
Kevin putting holes in things
some pics
Kevin, Ashley and me. This place was awesome because we were able to jump off the dock and swim during the sunset.
Us and the mk's
Thank the Lord we finally made it. Kevin, Ashley and I finally got in at about 7am Friday morning. So far it has been great. I share an apartment with Kevin and Jonathan Bennett. I just bought a pretty sweet hammock.
Our main job right now is to rebuild Benson's plane. It gets pretty complicated, but it should be okay. Everything is kinda crazy around here because the World Cup is next week. Brazil is one of top rated teams so it should be cool.
Hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures sometime. If not, go to www.flickr.com/photos/jdb to see Jonathans pictures.
Well so I'm off to Brazil Wednesday morning. I just finished the last off my finals today, and I am in a pretty jolly mood right now. But anyway I am really looking forward to this trip. One of my biggest hopes for this trip is that I wouldn't come home with a "spiritual high," like so many missions trips tend to do, but that I would carry down the same joy and passion for showing God's glory that the missionaries do.
I got my uke, my loaded iPod, my mom's homemade chex mix and my oh-so fluffy little towel all packed. I am rearing to go.
Hopefully I will be able to post while I'm gone and maybe post some pictures too. If any of you ever get a chance please write me so we can keep in touch. I hope you all have a great summer!
pure speed, pure ukulele
I just bought a ukulele and I think I'm gonna start a band.
I've already started marketing it. Check out the sweet mousepad and plush teddy bear.
Us and the mk's
