ARCHIVE 2006: Friday @ 10pm

Hello Prayer Warriors,

Just got a voice mail from Tim. He said the entire team is feeling better, no more stomach issues, praise God! They were able to minister all day in a village with all their ministries (Medical, Women's, Children's, Sport's). They had another great evening church service where 6 people came forward to profess faith in Christ!

They will travel through the night back to Manaus. Then Saturday they will spend the morning getting to do a little shopping and tourist-y things. They start their flight home at 2pm, but do not arrive in Dallas until 10am Sunday.

Pray for the follow-up of these new believers and seekers by the Brazilian church that the team has been partnered with this entire week. Please continue to pray for safety and health of the team. A lot of times I get ill when I return because my body lets its defenses down (and I am in an airplane for many hours breathing recirculated air). Please pray against this knowing that many of those on the trip will need to be back at work on Monday.

The next update will probably be from Tim. I have enjoyed the privilege of keeping you updated on the team. Thanks so much for being faithful to lift up this team in prayer!

Agape,
Chris Truax

ARCHIVE 2006: Thursday @ 9:30am

Hey Prayer Team,

I got an update from Tim filling me in on the last few days and what is in store for the next few. One praise is that team unity is still thriving. One prayer request is they still have some with stomach issues.

On Tuesday they spent the day in the village of Santa Anna doing medical and their other ministries. What is extra cool about this is 5 yrs ago the villagers of Santa Anna rejected having a team come because they were evangelicals. The Lord opened up the door for the team because of the medical team. The president of Santa Anna's wife became sick and he knows that medical assistance out in the villages is rare so he invited the team to come.

On Wednesday they visited two villages. I learned from Tim that the region they are in is experiencing flooding which is effecting many villages and also hindering some of their work. They still were able to get to the village of Santa Grasso in the morning to minister to the people and then in the afternoon they went to the village of Santa Elizia. That night they had a church service in Santa Elizia. Only a few showed up but the Lord moved mightily and 8 to 10 people professed faith in Christ!

Thursday has turned out to be a rest day for the team. They are traveling back towards Manaus all day but will stop in a village called Novo Rem Maso on the way. Friday was supposed to be their rest/travel day but since they are doing that today they will be able to minister to villages off of the Rio Negro as they travel back to Manaus.

Keep praying that the Lord will move mightily through the team and that He would guide their travels. This blog is more overview of the events of the team but start preparing yourself for what I know will be awesome stories that God is allowing each of the team members to be a part of. Hopefully we will get to post some of those stories here.

Agape,
Chris Truax

ARCHIVE 2006: Monday at 5:00pm

The team is doing great and wishes to convey a belated Happy Mother's Day to all of their mothers. I know you are proud of your sons and daughters and Proverbs 23:25 probably rings true with you, "May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!".

Today they ministered in the village of Sao Benedito. They setup a medical clinic with their team consisting of 3 Doctors, 2 Dentists, and 4 Nurses. They also started their ministry to women, teaching them health advice for them and their families. They even got to pull aside some teenage girls and talk to them about health issues.

The sports ministry started, targeting the young men. They play Frisbee or soccer with them for a little while and then sit down with them and share the gospel. The children's ministry also started and I am sure they had many kids to entertain and train up with bible stories.

Their normal day looks like this:
7:00am -- Breakfast
8:00am -- Devotional
9:00am -- Ministry in the village
12:00pm -- Lunch
1:00pm -- Mandatory Siesta
2:00pm -- Ministry in the village
6:00pm -- Dinner
7:00pm -- Church Service in the village
9ish -- back on the boat and head to a new village over night

Prayer Requests:

1. the weather - it is very hot and humid and it is taxing on everyone
2. upset stomach - there are 2 individuals with minor upset stomachs
3. continued safety and strength.

Agape,

Chris

ARCHIVE 2006: Sunday at 7:30pm

Hello Prayer Team,

I got a voice message from Tim at 7:30pm giving me an update to pass on to all of you. He said everything is going well. They traveled in the boat all night last night and some of today with no troubles. This afternoon they were able to start ministering to the Brazilians in the Amazon village called Itapeacu. This evening they will have a church service in the village and probably get to show off their great singing talents (because for some reason the villagers like to hear songs sung in a language they cannot understand or maybe they are just being polite), but more importantly the Gospel will be shared probably through the Jesus film.

After the service they will get back on the boat and travel during the night to a new village were they will minister Monday. On Monday they will get to set up a medical clinic, and also start the other ministries such as children's and women's that they have prepared to do.

Tim did say one of the ladies on the team has an upset stomach, so please pray for her health.

Agape,
Chris Truax