Arriving to Chontabamba

We began in Chontabamba on March 15th. We arrived to find the house we are renting being repaired and worked on still. We began opening up boxes and assembling items to make the house livable and comfortable. These last two weeks have been spent moving into the house and evangelizing in the area. We have been able to visit surrounding ministries and preach in churches. 

Our door bell rang at 6:00am by our neighbor to warn us that the river was overflowing and causing flooding. This news alarmed us since our house is only one block from the river. Upon further investigation, it was a comfort to know that our side of the riverbank was higher than the other side and that the river was flooding the other side. It's also a comfort to have a three story house that if needed we could be elevated. After three straight days of hard rain many things were affected. We have been told that there are fourteen areas on the main road leaving the jungle that have been destroyed or blocked and would take a long time to repair. The internet signal for the town was down and not working. The flooding lasted two days and affected select areas. 

 The tunnel that collapsed a few months earlier had just been repaired and has opened back up.

 Magnets from different places that we've visited in the States remind us of home.

 I got to preach in different churches.

 The girls have been a big help with the move.

 Our dog, Max, has made adjustments into his new area as well. It didn't help that a small neighbor dog entered into our walled yard and bothered our dog who was chained up causing a fight.

 Max stays outside while our cat Kit remains inside so not to bother each other.

 The garage was worked on with a wall, new door and lights.

 Visiting the ministry of Missionary Johnny Farfan.

 Neighbor kids continue to come and visit to play table games and play with our dog.