Pucallpa Project

The Pucallpa Project has come to an end.  It was a complete success.  We are always surprised at how well the projects end up going, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by how much prep work the whole team does for each one.  We work with some great people!

The whole group.

We are bad at taking pictures now, because we have a new system in place – Jared, our co-worker, is our Communications guy and he collects all volunteers’ pictures and videos over the 2 weeks and accumulates them onto a disc.  We tend to now just wait for that disc at each project, so we don’t have many shots of the clinics, but let me just tell you – they went so well!  We treated about 900 patients over the 8 days. Many different ailments and problems came through the doors, but God was looking out for those people.  While patients had to wait in many lines to finally see one of our doctors, we had people talking and praying with them and sharing Christ with them!

Doctor Mark, Interpreter Ray, and Patient

Alongside the clinics each day were many other activities – puppet shows, soccer, parachutes, face painting, Jesus Films, and much more.  Through the outreach events and the evangelizing in the clinics, a few hundred people made decisions for Christ.  Praise the Lord!  Even if just one soul was reached, this project would have been worth it.  I love my job!

Us on Valentine's Day.  Look closely and you'll see my favorite food in my hand. :)

The short-term volunteers singing a worship special for Church.

Me and some of the kids at the church.