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 recently had the opportunity to take a trip to the interior. I went with Mike Trengrove, and Greg and John Staub. There was a lot of beautiful scenery, like this river scene.


Here are some canoes on the road from Calçoene to the ocean, a beautiful drive.


The road was full of mud and potholes, as you can see by the car. Suddenly it is no longer silver, it has become a brown car. It was totally covered in mud. Pictured are Greg Staub, Buck Schmidt, and Mike Trengrove.


Here is the mechanic, trying to find out what was making that loud screeching noise. It turned out to be a little rock wedged in the brake pad.


These are some kind of parts of fish, that are sent overseas for export, mainly to asian markets.


This was a really eerie church. There is a buzzard on top of the cross.




posted by Eduardo Buck at Monday, May 30, 2005