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.

 
I once again have gotten behind on getting photos up. Hannah turned eight years old on June 1st. We had her party at the school. Luciene made an excellent cake. The first layer was orange cake, there was a guava (goiaba) filling and the second layer was chocolate. The icing was blue with marshmallow fish and octopusses and sharks, and the little mermaid graced the top.

Luciene made a wonderful cake for Hannah's birthday.



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Hannah's party was at her school. The Staub's brought Rachel to share the time with her.


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Patsy Staub helped paint faces for Hannah's birthday party.



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Eduardo Buck painting Raquel's face.



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Josiah Schmidt, jamming on the guitar.



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Josiah likes to keep his sandals clean.



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In a real answer to prayer, we were able to get a sign painted. A local Christian man did it for us at cost. Here they are transporting it down Rua Equatorial, the street that runs directly on the Equator, where the church is located.



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Here are a few of the main people after a recent meeting, in front of the Igreja da Vinha (Vineyard Church).



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A recent meeting at the Novo Horizonte small group.



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posted by Eduardo Buck at Monday, June 07, 2004