After the Pastor's conference and graduation, we traveled further down river till we reached Leticia, Columbia and Tabatinga, Brazil.
Coming into the Columbian border there was a gun ship.
The houses along the river had to built up on stilts because of the river rising each year.
Missionary Markos met us at the docks and escorted us around the area.
We rode a motor taxi from the border of Columbia into Brazil with no check point.
The rainy season is evident with the water flooding the area and needing planks to get to houses.
On Sunday, we attended churches in three different countries. Jon was able to preach three times in different villages.
For $13,000 a church can be built and established in a village.
Eating fresh sugarcane while traveling to visit villages.
The jungle gets thick at times.
What great fellowship while traveling together.
Matthew was impressed with a food plate at a restaurant in Leticia.
The church in Columbia.
The church in Brazil was taken over by an American missionary this year.
Jon held a banana in his hand and had 10 monkeys on him at one time.
Missionary Markos' house in the Amazon.
The Brazil/Columbian border
Missionary Markos is building a house further inland for his family.
Matthew and I were able to get motorcycle rides throughout the area.
We enjoyed visiting the jungle villages and the people sharing their pets with us.
Jon and Markos pray over the new land that was purchased to build the next Baptist church.
Matthew gets to drive a pecky-pecky boat down the river.
Jon points out Brazil on the right, Columbia on the left, and Peru in front of us. We were on the river where all three countries meet together.
We traveled back to Iquitos were we stayed with a missionary family before catching a plane back to Lima.
Nisha will be extremely thankful that we brought back from Columbia a box of her favorite candy.
We witnessed many motorcycles with four people on one bike.
In Lima, we were able to visit Calvary Baptist Church before making our way back to Huancayo by bus.
We praise the Lord for His protection and the opportunities during this missions trip.
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