Friday, June 17, 2005
Jack of the Jungle
Well folks, finally remembered my password to add some news. This week has been taken up with doing a little bit of sightseeing around Manaus, preaching (Sunday twice, Taruma in the morning and evening at New Israel) then Tuesday Wednesday Thursday out at Taruma. Robert organised the extra night on Wednesday, just so I wouldn´t get bored! I´ve also spent a good time just talking with Robert and Jessie and getting a much better perspective of what its really like to do long term mission in the tropics.
Tomorrow, Saturday 18th we are heading into the centre at 7am before the sun gets really hot to take some photographs of the old Manaus. We will then go to the Feira (at least that´s what it sounds like). Its the banana market, then some shopping for a hat for me and getting our cabin booked for our sail upriver. In face the trip upriver covers about 500-700 miles on the first boat, then Robert´s managed to borrow a speedboat which will take us up another tributary called the Jaipura. We will pick up another Brazillian pastor on the way. Round trip will be about 1500-2,000 miles. It will take about a week to ten days. We come back on the High speed jet boat which takes about 12 hours. Along the way, where we stop we will hold meetings and preach in the churches on the Sunday that takes in the trip. The weather, well what can you say, hot and humid day and night, Without air conditioning in my bedroom I would have died by now! Surprisingly out at Taruma which is on the river it is cooler in the evening and so far haven´t been bitten by mosquitoes there. Plenty of bites at Robert´s front door mind you. Some of the poor folk at Taruma have been bitten. One lady at the meeting last night was struggling against the malaria. So keep praying that and the repellants and the tablets seem to be working. Well got to go for my siesta. The only time in the day I can get cool.
I will try and post something before I head west on Monday God bless
Tomorrow, Saturday 18th we are heading into the centre at 7am before the sun gets really hot to take some photographs of the old Manaus. We will then go to the Feira (at least that´s what it sounds like). Its the banana market, then some shopping for a hat for me and getting our cabin booked for our sail upriver. In face the trip upriver covers about 500-700 miles on the first boat, then Robert´s managed to borrow a speedboat which will take us up another tributary called the Jaipura. We will pick up another Brazillian pastor on the way. Round trip will be about 1500-2,000 miles. It will take about a week to ten days. We come back on the High speed jet boat which takes about 12 hours. Along the way, where we stop we will hold meetings and preach in the churches on the Sunday that takes in the trip. The weather, well what can you say, hot and humid day and night, Without air conditioning in my bedroom I would have died by now! Surprisingly out at Taruma which is on the river it is cooler in the evening and so far haven´t been bitten by mosquitoes there. Plenty of bites at Robert´s front door mind you. Some of the poor folk at Taruma have been bitten. One lady at the meeting last night was struggling against the malaria. So keep praying that and the repellants and the tablets seem to be working. Well got to go for my siesta. The only time in the day I can get cool.
I will try and post something before I head west on Monday God bless
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