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.

 
This week someone showed me some photos of cyanide that had been left by a company, as well as some kind of sulfur or something. The chemicals were used for gold mining. The chemicals that were left by the company are leaking into the river, and have already killed the fish. There have been numerous suspicious deaths in the surrounding area. If anyone knows how to get international attention on this, I would sure appreciate the tip. They would like to hold the company responsible, and make them pay for the cleanup. I think that sounds more than reasonable.

This kind of thing really ticks me off. We humans are so irresponsible sometimes with what God has given us the responsibility to take care of.
posted by Eduardo Buck at Friday, March 05, 2004