Hello Everyone,
Well it is almost 6 in the AM as I write this. Things are coming together as we work here in Pucallpa in preparation for the work on Lake Tipishca. Today we will build the latrine kits. Bobby has greatly improved the design so that it is much quicker to build. It also has a door on it now. Bobby has also gotten the cost down somewhat. He bought half of the buckets we use for the filters and will buy the rest today.
In preparation for the cooking for the large gathering at the lake, Laly has bought some large pots along with assorted accessories. ... about $400.00 in cost.
The costs on this trip are enormous. We will have 16 Americans and a crew of about the same amount to feed for 20 days. That will cost about 6K. It will cost about 3K for the food, etc for the camp meeting the last 3 days on the Lake. The cost of the boat is 12K and on & on. With God's help we will do it.
The work on the Evangelista (boat) continues. Various improvements are being made in order to make the boat more livable. For the first time I will have a private room for meetings and to keep my equipment from being stolen. I carry several thousand dollars worth of cameras, computers, etc., with me on these trips. I need a secure place to leave it. I will be the only one with a key.
Please continue to pray for us. More later.
May God bless you as we labor for Him who called us to this marvelous light.
Bro. Joe
Friday, March 19, 2010
MARCH 19, 2010 UPDATEHello Everyone, Well it is almost 6 in the AM as I write this. Things are coming together as we work here in Pucallpa in preparation for the work on Lake Tipishca. Today we will build the latrine kits. Bobby has greatly improved the design so that it is much quicker to build. It also has a door on it now. Bobby has also gotten the cost down somewhat. He bought half of the buckets we use for the filters and will buy the rest today. In preparation for the cooking for the large gathering at the lake, Laly has bought some large pots along with assorted accessories. ... about $400.00 in cost. The costs on this trip are enormous. We will have 16 Americans and a crew of about the same amount to feed for 20 days. That will cost about 6K. It will cost about 3K for the food, etc for the camp meeting the last 3 days on the Lake. The cost of the boat is 12K and on & on. With God's help we will do it. The work on the Evangelista (boat) continues. Various improvements are being made in order to make the boat more livable. For the first time I will have a private room for meetings and to keep my equipment from being stolen. I carry several thousand dollars worth of cameras, computers, etc., with me on these trips. I need a secure place to leave it. I will be the only one with a key. Please continue to pray for us. More later. May God bless you as we labor for Him who called us to this marvelous light. Bro. Joe
Thursday, March 18, 2010
MARCH 18, 2010 UPDATE
Hello Everyone,
Just a quick not to let you know that the Kovacs arrived this morning and are resting in their room. They had no problems in customs which is a real blessing.
I will be paying for part of the cost of the boat today. In a little while Bobby will get up and begin his work. I will be discussing the rest of the modification for the boat with the man in charge.
Sister Melida has asked me to preach a small crusade service in a colosseum sponsored by some of the local pastors. I will do so. Normally I do not preach here but handle logistics. However, I usually preach when asked to do so. That is the reason Chuck King calls me preacher, I suppose.
Rev
Just a quick not to let you know that the Kovacs arrived this morning and are resting in their room. They had no problems in customs which is a real blessing.
I will be paying for part of the cost of the boat today. In a little while Bobby will get up and begin his work. I will be discussing the rest of the modification for the boat with the man in charge.
Sister Melida has asked me to preach a small crusade service in a colosseum sponsored by some of the local pastors. I will do so. Normally I do not preach here but handle logistics. However, I usually preach when asked to do so. That is the reason Chuck King calls me preacher, I suppose.
Rev
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
MARCH 16, 2010 UPDATE
Hello Everyone,
Well I'm sitting in my hotel room in Pucallpa, Peru. This is where the river trip starts. Laly and her helpers are here and Gerson will arrive tomorrow. The Kovacs will arrive Thursday. We had no problems getting the filters through customs. That was a relief. If you are one of the missionaries coming on this trip, make sure you spread the filters out in all your pieces of luggage. That should work.
More later,
Joe
Well I'm sitting in my hotel room in Pucallpa, Peru. This is where the river trip starts. Laly and her helpers are here and Gerson will arrive tomorrow. The Kovacs will arrive Thursday. We had no problems getting the filters through customs. That was a relief. If you are one of the missionaries coming on this trip, make sure you spread the filters out in all your pieces of luggage. That should work.
More later,
Joe
Monday, March 8, 2010
MARCH 8, 2010
Hello Everyone,
Well Judy and I are sitting in the airport in Corpus Christi, Tx, waiting for our flight back to Chattanooga. We have had a good weekend. This was our first time in this church and the reception was wonderful. Pastor Wisehart and the whole church received our ministry with open arms. In fact, I don't remember ever having a church respond just like this one. A question and answer session began at the end of my presentation Sunday morning and we did not finish until close to 1 pm. I hope this is the beginning of a profitable relationship between this church and SAC. I am also hoping the pastor will make a trip with me soon.
I will be leaving for Peru a week from today. There is much to be done. If you are going with me and have not completed payment for your trip please send the balance as soon as possible. This is a very expensive trip and I need to get the finances setteled before I leave.
We will buy the remaining supplies this week and Judy will finish packing for me. Yes! She does my packing. Isn't that nice of her? I have several odds and ends to get cleared up such as a visit to a doctor for a problem that I want settled before I leave. Pray for that.
My friend Dan Waite here in Corpus along with his wife made it possible for Judy and I to have a few moments of relaxation before the month long trip. I don't like leaving Judy for that long but it has to be done. Of course, it will be hard on her as well.... all that shopping!
More later,
Rev
Well Judy and I are sitting in the airport in Corpus Christi, Tx, waiting for our flight back to Chattanooga. We have had a good weekend. This was our first time in this church and the reception was wonderful. Pastor Wisehart and the whole church received our ministry with open arms. In fact, I don't remember ever having a church respond just like this one. A question and answer session began at the end of my presentation Sunday morning and we did not finish until close to 1 pm. I hope this is the beginning of a profitable relationship between this church and SAC. I am also hoping the pastor will make a trip with me soon.
I will be leaving for Peru a week from today. There is much to be done. If you are going with me and have not completed payment for your trip please send the balance as soon as possible. This is a very expensive trip and I need to get the finances setteled before I leave.
We will buy the remaining supplies this week and Judy will finish packing for me. Yes! She does my packing. Isn't that nice of her? I have several odds and ends to get cleared up such as a visit to a doctor for a problem that I want settled before I leave. Pray for that.
My friend Dan Waite here in Corpus along with his wife made it possible for Judy and I to have a few moments of relaxation before the month long trip. I don't like leaving Judy for that long but it has to be done. Of course, it will be hard on her as well.... all that shopping!
More later,
Rev
Friday, March 5, 2010
MARCH 5, 2010 UPDATE
Hey Everybody,
I am sitting in Corpus Christi, Texas, with my good friend, Dan Waite sipping coffee. We will be in his church Sunday. I came down early in order to have a time of fellowship. Judy is with me.
Much progress continues on the trip. I have sent all the filters out to those who will carry them to Peru for me. Please pray that God will help us get them through customs ok.
I will be leaving the 15th to go down and begin to prepare for the trip. For a trip of this magnitude much work is called for.
More later,
Rev
I am sitting in Corpus Christi, Texas, with my good friend, Dan Waite sipping coffee. We will be in his church Sunday. I came down early in order to have a time of fellowship. Judy is with me.
Much progress continues on the trip. I have sent all the filters out to those who will carry them to Peru for me. Please pray that God will help us get them through customs ok.
I will be leaving the 15th to go down and begin to prepare for the trip. For a trip of this magnitude much work is called for.
More later,
Rev
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
MARCH 2, 2010 UPDATE
Well it looks like Facebook came back up. All my videos are operating normally. Joe
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
MARCH 2, 2010 UPDATE
Facebook seems to be down at the moment. My videos are stored on Facebook. The videos should be available as soon as Facebook comes back on line. Rev
MARCH 2, 2010 UPDATE
Hello Everyone,
We continue to make progress toward the March-April trip. Yesterday I distributed all of the water filters that we will use in the hygiene programs to the various missionaries that will be traveling with me. I mailed them to some of those who live far away and took the others by car to those who live in the Knoxville area. I still have a suitcase with stuff to transport and 4 filters waiting for Breland Millican, my photographer, to pick up on his way down. I don't know how many trips Breland has made with me but he takes personal offense if we go and he can't go. He thought about this long one for a while but in the end he couldn't resist.
A missionary that I helped get started will be coming in tomorrow; Dan Susong. He and his wife and his youngest daughter work full time in Ecuador now. I will pick him up in Chattanooga and he will spend a couple of nights here at my house. Dan did several videos for me. He is a professional videographer. I do my own videos now but I wish he could do them. His work is much better. He has taught me a lot and I really appreciate it. He crashes at my house sometime when he is in doing fund raising, etc.
I will be in the Portland Revival Center in Corpus Christi, Texas this weekend with Dan Waite and his family who are living there now. Judy is going with me. The church is paying my airfare for the trip. I look forward to seeing Dan and Karen. I believe the last time I saw them was when the snow was knee deep in Michigan.
Later,
Rev.
We continue to make progress toward the March-April trip. Yesterday I distributed all of the water filters that we will use in the hygiene programs to the various missionaries that will be traveling with me. I mailed them to some of those who live far away and took the others by car to those who live in the Knoxville area. I still have a suitcase with stuff to transport and 4 filters waiting for Breland Millican, my photographer, to pick up on his way down. I don't know how many trips Breland has made with me but he takes personal offense if we go and he can't go. He thought about this long one for a while but in the end he couldn't resist.
A missionary that I helped get started will be coming in tomorrow; Dan Susong. He and his wife and his youngest daughter work full time in Ecuador now. I will pick him up in Chattanooga and he will spend a couple of nights here at my house. Dan did several videos for me. He is a professional videographer. I do my own videos now but I wish he could do them. His work is much better. He has taught me a lot and I really appreciate it. He crashes at my house sometime when he is in doing fund raising, etc.
I will be in the Portland Revival Center in Corpus Christi, Texas this weekend with Dan Waite and his family who are living there now. Judy is going with me. The church is paying my airfare for the trip. I look forward to seeing Dan and Karen. I believe the last time I saw them was when the snow was knee deep in Michigan.
Later,
Rev.
Monday, March 1, 2010
MARCH 1, 2010 UPDATE
Hello Everyone,
Well the trip is drawing nearer. Today I will make a trip in the direction of Knoxville to distribute items to some of those going with me. Yesterday Judy and I were at the Pine Hill Church of God with Pastor David Beatty. We had a good service and the people were very generous with their help. This is the church where Judy and I were married years ago. As they say, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then.
Judy and I will leave Thursday for Corpus Christi to be with Dan Waite's church. I am looking forward to seeing my old friends there. This will be my first time in that town.
I have a full roster of people for this trip. I see no reason that this trip will not be a wonderful success. God gives REAL success, you know.
God bless,
Bro Joe
Well the trip is drawing nearer. Today I will make a trip in the direction of Knoxville to distribute items to some of those going with me. Yesterday Judy and I were at the Pine Hill Church of God with Pastor David Beatty. We had a good service and the people were very generous with their help. This is the church where Judy and I were married years ago. As they say, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then.
Judy and I will leave Thursday for Corpus Christi to be with Dan Waite's church. I am looking forward to seeing my old friends there. This will be my first time in that town.
I have a full roster of people for this trip. I see no reason that this trip will not be a wonderful success. God gives REAL success, you know.
God bless,
Bro Joe
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