October2010 Auguststartedwith abang:WereturnedfromthemountainsandIsaiah’ sbirthtopassoutth ousands oftractsatthefair,andth emonthcontinuedin thesamemanner.Attheend ofthemonth,weheldan evangelisticcampaigni nthemainplazawithapreacherfromV enezuela.PraisetheLordthat wesaw threepeoplemakeprofessionsoffaithduringthatweek. Prayforgrowt hinDavid,Da ysi,andAdan . It wasaweekofgreatencouragementforourentireteam. Septemberfoun dusholdingapastors’ luncheonandthenprep aringforourvis itors’arrivalinmi d- September.Asalways,wewer ebusywithpersonal evangelism,discipleship,an dchurcheventsin anticipationofmyupcomingtrip. OnSeptember 17ourdoctorfriendan dhiswifeNateandAmy (Hearn)Copelandarriv ed.Thevery sameafternoonweloadedallofou rcampinggear,tracts,v ideoprojector,medicine,an dNateandItook offinataxifor themostupriverpor tavailableforaboutthreehou rsuntilwegottoasmallriver.There weunloadedallofourgear,p utitonaboat,andcrossedto theotherside,wherewe tookasecondcarfor aboutanotherhour.Itmayseemlikealotofhassle,but thefourhoursbycar savedusfromabout15 hoursontheriver. Wherethecarstoppedatthe littletownofBocaColorado,wetreatedafewfolksand metanationalmissionar ywhohadcometopick usupinhisb oat.Weleftourbagswith theboatkeeper bytheriver,spent thenightthere,andthen tookoffin themorningforajunglelodgecalledTamboBlanquio. Theyhavebeenkindtoletusstaythereforfreeona fewoccasions,andit'sverynice.Wetreatedtheirten employees,showedagospelfilm,andIgaveashort message. Inthemorn ingwewereableto climbagigantictree foratremendousviewofthesurroundingjungleand thenheadedfurtherupstreamforatribalvillagecalled PuertoAzul.There,wewereabletoseeabout30 peopleandgaveouttractsandmedicinetonearly everyone.Again,weshowedagospelfilmandgavea shortmessageattheend. Risingat5a.m.onceagain,weshovedoffwhilethe riverwasstillmisty andthevisibility waslow.Intheafternoon wearrivedatthenational missionaries' homewherewesawafew nativeswhohadjustcome outofthepark.Oneof theladieswasfromthe deep,deepinteriorand spokepracticallynoS panish.Shecameformedicalatten tionforherinfan t,but shemostlikelywasoneofthe"uncontactedpeople"justafewyears ago.Wewereabletorenewsomerelationshipsthereinthesmall townandvisitseveral nativehomesnearbywhereweinvitedthem tocomefortheservicethatevening.Weshowedagospelfilmusing theprojectorandspeakers,andIonceagaingavethemachallenge, askingthemiftheyhadeveracceptedJesusChristasLord. Thefollowin gmorningweleft againtogofurtherup rivertoa largenativecommunitycalledDiamante.Therewetreatedover80 peopleduringthetwodayswespentthere,andagainweshowed thefilmandspokeab outourLordandSavior .Wewereabletogive outtractstonearlyeveryonewhocametotheclinicortothe eveningservice.Thi supperpartof theriverwasmuchclearerwater andsomewhatcolder,asitcomesrightoutofthemountains. Originally wehadplannedtogofur therupriver,butwe were nearlyoutofmedicine,theriverwasshallow,fast,anddangerous, andourdoctorwassomewhatsick,soweturneddownstreamfor thetriphome.Thank fullythatpartwasmostly uneventfulexceptfor thesunburnsthatweallgot.