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.

 
Dear Prayer Partners,

This week has been so hectic. I don't think that there is one family in our small church that is not going through some kind of very intense struggle.

Members Adamar and Soccorro have a son, Marcos Jean, that fell down about three years ago and hurt his leg. There is something wrong in his hip joint now, and he only walks with crutches. He slipped this past week and wrenched his leg again, and has been in constant pain. They took him to the hospital on Sunday, and he was admitted, but there was no space, so they put him in the corridor. They suspect that he has pneumonia and the doctor just told them that he has heart problems. Jean is 18. He was finally moved to a community room, but was screaming and whimpering in pain last when I visited him. They moved him to intensive care as his breathing is so labored, and his kidneys are failing. Please remember them in prayer. Health care here is so precarious. It is not uncommon for poor people to die outside the hospital while waiting for care.

Another member had a blood pressure emergency, one was falsely accused of assault, one had to hide from her former husband because he was hitting her and treating the kids bad, some don't have enough to eat and are just really struggling. Our car has broken down three times past week, has been down for 6 days this week. Tuesday, after it seemed that everything was fixed and working ok, the tire flew off as we were driving down the street. Thank God we were driving very slow, and that no one was hurt.

We would really appreciate continued prayer for new transportation, and that we will be able to start the construction project again. It has been stopped for months now. I will be giving a talk at YWAM on Thursday evening, and would appreciate your prayers for that also. The devil is furious, because he knows that his time is short. Please continue to remember us and our small church plant in prayer

posted by Eduardo Buck at Wednesday, August 25, 2004