AMAZON
MEDICAL MINISTRY
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
The Amazon Project
Hello MMI Team, Very soon you will be arriving to Bogota, spending a night in the Athens of South America, and early Sunday morning you will fly to Leticia. You will then be in the middle of the Amazon basin in a region called Tres Fronteras due to the three countries that share frontiers in this region. You will see the Amazon River recently voted one of the seven wonders of nature by the http://world.n7w.com/ . We will take you to spots where you can enjoy the sunset on the Amazon River and take pictures.
Two weeks ago the MMI team of Colombia travelled up and down the Amazon and Yavari River visiting villages of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The expectation is growing each day and the need is very evident. So we are thankful that you are coming.
• Please pack in your carry on a change of clothes, because when you arrive at Bogotá, we will store all the suitcases in a truck ready to leave early next morning. • Occasionally some people in the Amazon region, mainly people from small villages believe that when someone takes them a picture of them, they steal part of their soul. To be respectful to them and their culture, ask people before taking pictures of them if you feel they might feel uncomfortable with that. • Bugspray and sunblock are a MUST! • Bring a flashlight, it may come in handy.
Tips
Leticia is small with attractive tree-lined streets and a decent sidewalk system. Despite the heat, it is a pleasant place to walk, and small enough such that the airport is about 25 minutes by foot from the city. Cars are a rarity in Leticia, with most people there opting for motorcycles. Leticia is a great place to wander around. The main part of the city is very nice and well kept, it is safe at night. The port is an attraction unto itself, almost like something out of "Indiana Jones". Locals, foreigners, stray animals, jewelry shops, bakeries, fishing, supply shops, a great fresh mercado you name it - all there side by side... On Sunday, people love going to kilometro ocho where you can swim and have lunch.
Getting Around
Option 1: Visit to communities you are serving
Option 2: Weekend Yavary Tucano
• Day 1 (Saturday) Amazon River: Nazareth
Ingreso a Yavary Tucano, walk in the jungle
(Col), Macedonia (Col), Puerto Nariño (Col),
with a guide, sport fishing, lunch, Canoeing in
Caballo de Cocha (Peru), Vista Alegría (Perú),
kayak or native boat..
Puerto Alegría (Perú). 75 Us
Includes: transportation, typical lunch, guide,
• Day 2 (Sunday)Yavari River: Benjamin, (bra)
water and activities.
Atalaia Do Norte (Bra), Islandia (Peru). 75 Us
Includes all the above plus the room and
• Notice: These day trips will be organized by
meals. $140 USD
Ywam and MMI with their speed boat wich
http://www.amazonasreservayavary.com/galeria.htm
has a capacity of 20. Includes lunch, water etc. The money that is left over after paying the gas, motor pilot etc will be used to support the social and medical outreach effort to the communities done by MMI – Ywam in the amazon region.
Weekend Options
This year we are planning on having a Talent Show where we hope to see many of your hidden talents. We are telling you beforehand so you can start preparing now and bring whatever you will need for the show. It doesn’t have to be anything complicated, it can be very simple. We hope you will participate!
Talent Show
MMI Colombia has decided to put a big effort in mobilizing people from the diferent villages of the Yavari river and Amazon river to come to the project, for this purpose we need funds to buy gas so that they can come in their peque peque. If you know of a friend that may be willing to help, please share with them this purpose.
This type of transportation is called peque peque
We need 450 galons of gas, each galon costs 7 us dollars. Your friend can contribute with •1(7US) •3 (21 US) •5(35 Us) galons.
Donations
Please continue to pray for our project in January.
See you soon...