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Field Journal

Glimpses from the work in Peru.

Photos and short notes from time spent with leaders, churches, and families. The mission lives in moments like these — shared meals, river travel, seminary classrooms, and ordinary days alongside the people we serve.

Group of new believers in the river after baptism — Baptism
After baptism — new believers celebrate together in the river outside their community.

A pastor baptizing a woman in a river — Baptism
One by one — every baptism is a personal confession and a community celebration.

Packed open-air sanctuary at a pastors conference — Pastors conference
Pastors conference — leaders from across the region gathered to study, pray, and sharpen one another.

Group photo with seminary students inside a wooden chapel — Seminary
Seminario La Siembra y Cosecha — pastors and students who carry the teaching home to their churches.

Team laying hands and praying over a kneeling local pastor — Praying over a pastor
Laying hands on a local pastor — commissioning, encouragement, and shared burden for the work ahead.

Group laying hands and praying for an older man in a church meeting room — Praying for an elder
Surrounding an elder in prayer — younger hands and older hands lifted together for the same family.

Believers laying hands and praying for a woman with a pink bow in her hair — Praying for a sister
Praying for a sister — the local church carrying one another's burdens long after the visit ends.

A young girl with eyes closed in prayer during a service — Quiet faith
Quiet faith — the next generation already learning to come before the Father on their own.

Families seated together in a concrete-walled meeting room — Church gathering
A church gathering in a riverside community — families coming together to learn and pray.

Group photo with a local riverside congregation inside their new building — Local congregation
A local congregation gathered under their own roof — every face is a story God is writing.

Leaders standing and talking inside a wooden riverside building during a planning meeting — Working together
Planning the next step alongside local leaders — the work belongs to them, we just walk with them.

Crowd of mothers and children waiting at a community health clinic — Health clinic
Mobile health clinic — care offered alongside the gospel in villages that rarely see a doctor.

Long line of villagers waiting outside tents at a health clinic — Health clinic
Lines that stretch down the road — every name written down is a person, a family, a story.

Wide view of a village street lined with families waiting for the clinic — Health clinic
A whole village turns out — the clinic becomes a doorway into deeper relationship with each community.

Group praying together over a clearing of land in the jungle — Future church land
Praying over future church land — asking God to plant something that will outlast all of us.

Riverside village of wooden houses on stilts above the Marañón — Village on the water
Homes built on stilts above the river — a way of life shaped by water.

Yellow thatched-roof riverboat arriving at a village shore — By river
A boat arriving at the village — for many communities, the river is the only road in.

Villagers loading baskets and supplies onto a riverboat — Loading supplies
Loading supplies for the next community — neighbors carrying for neighbors.

Men helping unload a suitcase from a small boat onto a log dock — Coming ashore
Coming ashore — every arrival is a handoff of bags, of news, and of welcome.

Two men sharing a meal aboard a riverboat on the Marañón — On the boat
Lunch on the Marañón — long boat days are the rhythm of reaching these communities.

Two men in rain jackets waving from a small motor boat with a local guide — Heading downriver
Heading downriver in the rain — joy that doesn't depend on dry weather.

Three men on a vehicle crossing a long bridge under blue sky — Travel
Crossing the bridge into the next town — every visit takes a stretch of road, river, or both.

Team walking across the tarmac after getting off the plane — Arriving
Boots on the ground — every trip begins with a long walk into a familiar place.

Two men working together with a chainsaw outside a wooden home — Practical help
Practical work alongside neighbors — repairs and projects that strengthen households.

Team inspecting a freshly drilled water well with a new tank above it — Clean water
A new well in the ground — clean water that changes daily life for an entire community.

Backyard chicken coop and moringa garden behind a wooden home — Family farms
Chickens and moringa — small, sustainable systems that feed families and fund ministry.

Trike-cart with a large water tank selling purified water in the village — Clean water
Purified water for 25 céntimos — practical love that opens doors for the gospel.

Young man with an ice-cream trike-cart in the neighborhood — Small business
A neighborhood ice-cream business — entrepreneurship that supports a family and a calling.

Vivi's Helados ice-cream poster with flavors and prices in Spanish — Vivi's Helados
Vivi's Helados — a small family business launched through entrepreneurship training. Vainilla, chocolate, fresa, maracuyá.

A boy giving a thumbs up next to a small calf in the jungle — Family livestock
Family livestock — small investments that build self-sustainability over time.

A plate of fish, yuca, and grilled chicken on a colorful table — Shared table
Fish, yuca, and grilled chicken — the table is one of the best places to know a community.

Group photo of the Equip to Fish team and community members in Peru — Team
The team and friends in Peru — local leaders, families, and visitors standing together at the end of a long, good day.

Four men standing arm in arm on a wet concrete platform beside the river — Brothers
Brothers across borders — a friendship that started with the gospel and keeps growing.

Portrait of Keny, a local ministry partner, giving a thumbs up — Keny
Keny — one of the local partners carrying this work forward every day, long after our team flies home.

Man with a backpack walking through a shallow river surrounded by jungle — Trekking in
Wading in — sometimes the path to a village is the river itself.

Group walking single-file up a jungle path with walking sticks — Walking to the village
Walking sticks and steady steps — every visit is earned on foot.

Young people playing pickleball on a new red and blue community court — Community court
A new pickleball court in town — a small gathering space that brings neighbors together.

Team standing on a jungle trail after an anaconda hunt — Life in the jungle
Life in the jungle — sharing in everyday risks and adventures alongside the men we serve with.

A small howler monkey held close, peeking out with bright eyes — Neighbors in the jungle
Neighbors in the jungle — a reminder that we are guests in someone else's home.

Satellite map showing a river community near Chambira on the Marañón — On the map
Communities along the Marañón — names you may not know that we are learning to love.

Wider satellite map showing a network of river communities — Reach
The wider network of villages — each pin is people, leaders, and long-term relationships.

David at a laptop setting up audio and video gear inside a tiled sanctuary — Setup
Setting up before the service — sound, slides, and a quiet moment to pray over the room.

Two men in a dugout canoe approaching a riverside village — By canoe
Last mile by canoe — the final stretch into a village is often the most beautiful.

Team boarding a small commercial plane on the tarmac with luggage — Travel day
Boarding the next leg — most trips into the jungle start with a plane, then a boat, then feet.

Three men giving thumbs up in a hardware store aisle with supplies — Supply run
Supply runs in the city — sourcing what each community project needs before heading upriver.

Plate of golden fried fish with a wedge of lime on a colorful table — Shared table
Fresh fish from the river — generous tables in homes that have very little to spare.

David smiling and holding a shotgun on a sunny day in a grassy clearing — Protection
Out in the bush — practical preparation for life and travel in the jungle.

Jordan holding a shotgun upright with the team on a jungle path — Protection
Walking the trails together — the men we serve with carry both faith and responsibility.

A yellow and black jungle snake on a wet stone slab by the water — Wildlife
Bright yellow on wet stone — a reminder to watch every step in the jungle.

Bible verse Psalm 143:10 over a dark marbled background — Scripture
Psalm 143:10 — 'Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God.' The verse that frames the work.

Bible verse James 1:22 over a soft pink background — Scripture
James 1:22 — 'But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only.' The call behind every trip.

Three men sitting together inside a covered wooden riverboat — On the river
On the boat with local pastors — long rides are where the real conversations happen.

Women gathered around a long wooden table for a Bible study led by a local pastor — Bible study
Women's Bible study — a local pastor teaching neighbors gathered around a single table.