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.

 
It is ironic that the cults seem to have sufficient money for their deceit. The mormons bought half of a city block, and within a couple of months, they built a beautiful church, complete with grass and trees, and a white steeple. There are always lots of missionaries walking on the streets in their distinctive white shirts complete with big black name tag badges, witnessing and inviting people to church. So much devotion, and to a lie- young kids expected to give at least two years on the mission field serving a false religion.

Where is the passion, the devotion to truth, to God, that will cause His people to give up or postpone their own plans to dedicate time to the mission field to tell people about the real Jesus? Lord, raise up workers for the harvest!

There is another cult here, the army of redemption, and they have been buying buildings and properties to continue teaching reincarnation and complete subservience to their general, some old dude with a funky uniform that everyone must salute and grovel before. The list goes on, the teachers of voodoo and spiritism have buildings and trainings, and speakers coming in to do conferences.

It is sometimes hard to understand why false prophets prosper, why do they seem to have unlimited funds, when God’s people often have to eek by, praying and fasting, and sharing the vision, and praying some more, and waiting and praying. I know that I am not the first to wonder about this, the Bible is full of the question of why the wicked prosper.

It is not only financial support though. I mean, where are the young men and women of God that are willing to come as short term or long term missionaries, and reach out to the street kids, to the drug addicts and prostitutes, to teach english to young kids, to evangelize and pray and help bring God’s kingdom here to Macapa? Lord, raise men and women, fully Yours, humble servants to come and join us in the work here in Macapa, so that we can plant healthy reproducing churches, and that Your Name would be glorified here on the earth.
posted by Eduardo Buck at Saturday, September 16, 2006