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.

 
Last night, when church was nearing the end, I saw a bunch of people from the church running. I ran to see what had happened. There was a drunk guy in the church, and during the whole service, he was talking. It seems he decided to take someone's bike instead of walk home after the service.

Ormondo, the owner of the bike was desperate. I told him to jump in the car, and Eliseu joined us. We drove down the rode where he had gone, and Eliseu spotted him way down a side street. How he got as far as he did I don't know, must have been adrenaline. I cut him off, and we grabbed him. We ended up taking him back to the church.

His name is Ronaldo. I had the chance to talk to him, and confronted him with his sin. He said that he took the bike so he could get milk for his son. When I asked him if he wanted his son to grow up like him, he started crying. I told him I would buy the milk, but only if he would let me take him home to his house. I took him home and met his parents, so I know where he lives. Please pray for him, that he would repent, and accept Jesus. Pray that the whole family would be won for Christ.

posted by Eduardo Buck at Monday, August 11, 2003