Preparing to Go!

Hello everyone, just checking in to share a bit about my upcoming trip.  I've bought my airline tickets, so now it's time to prepare as I wait for November 7th to roll around.

As the trip is getting closer I'm looking more into where I will be going in Ponta Grossa, Brazil. The weather looks to be fairly comfortable with an average high of 78 degrees F and 81% humidity. Sounds like pleasant weather to climb trees!

I found some pictures of the base where we will build.  It looks like a wonderful place and I'm excited to check out the trees and meet the wonderful people who are serving the Lord there!

Photos of JOCUM(YWAM) Ponta Grossa


This trip is a double blessing for me because I'm also going to Mendoza, Argentina!  The weather in Mendoza will be a bit warmer with an average of 87 degrees F and a humidity around 27%.  I really hope there will be some shade around while we build in the sun!

In Mendoza I will stay a little longer than I originally planned.  I've been asked to work with a camp of around 200 Native people. This camp will be using the brand new ropes course that I'm helping to build so they need experienced people to run things safely. I look forward to seeing people touched by God through the ropes course as they face fears, discover their gifts, and choose to trust.  May God work in a mighty way through this camp!

Photos of YWAM Mendoza

Heading South...

In just two months I will be flying down to South America again to do some ropes course planting.  This time around I will be going to Ponta Grossa, Brazil to build a whole new ropes course that will give the YWAM base some extra tools to reach out to their local community.  I'm really excited for this trip to practice more of my Portuguese and to put my building skills to use.  Ponta Grossa is very near Curitiba, where I went for part of my last trip so I should be able to visit some of the friends I made there. 

I will also go to Mendoza, Argentina to add some more high elements to the course that was started there a couple of years ago.  At this point they have many low elements and one high element, the Flying Squirrel.  On this trip we are building many high elements to complete their ropes course.  I'm very excited about going to Mendoza!  Over the last 2 years I've met a couple of gals who work on the Mendoza YWAM base and have a passion for the ropes course ministry.  Building this course will be so much fun and I'm excited to be a part of their dream of bringing a ropes course to Mendoza!

Alicia and Trudy (both on the left) who work in Argentina and Angelika who works in Latvia

God is doing some amazing things all around the world with the ropes course ministry!  We have YWAM ropes courses in the USA, Brazil, Germany, Russia, Latvia, and Argentina.  Through this ministry thousands and thousands of people are hearing about the love of God and learning to live in a way that honors others and the Lord.  It excites me that what I do here in Salem, Oregon is also being done all around the world!  God is so good and I love how he is using this fun and dynamic ministry to bring people into His Kingdom!

Please pray with me as I raise the funds to go on this trip to South America.  I have some of the funds saved up, but I'm estimating the cost to be around $2,200.  If you are able to help financially in any way - large or small you can click here.  Thank you so much for your prayers and support!!