On the 28th of February 2001, Buck and Luciene moved to the Amazon Basin of Brazil. We lived in Macapá, right on the equator. Why would a web designer give up his career and take his family from their comfortable life in Columbus, Ohio, USA, to live on the Amazon River? We came with a vision to save the Amazon, to tell people about Jesus, and plant a Vineyard church. We have planted a church, and we are turning it over to the national leaders, heading back to the States in Sept. 2009.

 
Here are our Current Prayer Requests (you can subscribe to our e-mail prayer letter by sending an e-mail to
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1. Please continue to pray for us, we seem to be in a time of
intense spiritual warfare, isolation, and trial.
2. Please pray for Ronaldo. He came drunk to the church Sunday
night. Near the end of the service, he grabbed a bike that was at
the back of the church and took off. We caught him, the mighty
Volkswagen Bug proving to be much faster than the bike, and through
that met his family. We have visited him and his family, and he says
he will come to church this Sunday. Please pray that God's will
be done in this family, and that the whole family would be won for
Christ. (There is a photo of Ronaldo below)
3. Please pray for our construction project (check out
http://www.holylamb.com/webalbums/constructionalbum/ for photos of
the construction). God has been so gracious to provide our every
need during construction. We are building our residence on the first
floor, and the second floor is mainly open, to receive teams, have
small groups, and hold church services. I'm sure this project
will prove very useful for the work of the Lord here in Macapá. We
have embarked on this journey in faith; please join us in praying
that every need will continue to be met.
4. Please pray for Eliseu. He was working with us on the
construction project, but became ill. We prayed for him, and he felt
much better. I took him to the hospital on Tuesday, but that
resolved nothing. His whole family is in need of healing. See below for a photo of him, and a little more
of the story.

Praise Items:
God has raised up people with a heart for children's ministry, and we
are putting together a great team!

God has been faithful to supply everything we need for the
construction, just what we need just when we need it!

God has been opening new doors for ministry- and we are believing for
many more open doors!

posted by Eduardo Buck at Thursday, August 14, 2003