Archive for the 'Costa Abajo Missions' Category
December 20th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | Comments Off
Rio Indio: Testing and Success The Disaster Relief efforts have met with modest yet meaningful success. We continue our appeal and inform you that we need a whole lot more even though we are receiving much needed relief supplies of clothing, food, and water. I record our gratitude to our Baptist sisters and brothers outside [...]
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December 20th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | 2 Comments »
Return to Rio Indio, Costa Abajo Panama These pictures were taken on my second visit to Rio Indio on November 30th,2006. After hours of editing and resizing, fighting with this template I now post a few. Damaged Buildings – Rio Indio Square Broken Bridge, Rio Indio Square School Flooded at Chilar, Rio Indio Homes were [...]
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November 28th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | Comments Off
Listen to our Radio Program This is an early invitation to join us this evening (Tuesday) on our Radio Program – “The Hour of Light”from 7-8pm. We will be discussing the situation in Rio Indio and inviting persons to make donations. Christian Internet Radio Wherever you are in the world, you can join us live [...]
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November 27th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | 2 Comments »
Donations are Trickling In The response has been steadily trickling in. I wondered why so slow. A conversation with a leader (not a member of our congregation) clued me in on a possible explanation, but I’m uncertain as to how widespread this kind of thinking is. He felt that the government should make the initial [...]
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November 25th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | Comments Off
“Pastora, please come with us. We need you to see.” Those words, coming from one of the pastors in charge of one of the missions propelled me into a boat, I was eying with grave misgivings. In yesterday’s post, I did say there was no way I was getting into a boat with the river [...]
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November 24th, 2006 | Posted in: Costa Abajo Missions | Comments Off
Some Assistance in Relief Aid Coming In Today we received more assistance for Rio Indio as word spread that I would be attempting to visit the area on Saturday 25th November. Up to Thursday, they were not allowing anyone into the area except Red Cross workers. Moreover, we could not find any driver who was [...]
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