MEDICAL MINISTRYI N T E R N A T I O N A L

AMAZON

TheAmazon

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 �y 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 ani-

mals, jewelry shops, bakeries, �shing, supply shops, a great fresh mercado -

you name it - all there side by side... On Sunday, people love going to kilome-

tro ocho where you can swim and have lunch.

GettingAround

Ingreso a Yavary Tucano, walk in the jungle

with a guide, sport �shing, lunch, Canoeing in

kayak or native boat..

Includes: transportation, typical lunch, guide,

water and activities.

Includes all the above plus the room and

meals. $140 USD http://www.amazonasreservayavary.com/galeria.htm

WeekendOptions

Option 2: Weekend Yavary Tucano

• Day 1 (Saturday) Amazon River: Nazareth

(Col), Macedonia (Col), Puerto Nariño (Col),

Caballo de Cocha (Peru), Vista Alegría (Perú),

Puerto Alegría (Perú). 75 Us

• Day 2 (Sunday)Yavari River: Benjamin, (bra)

Atalaia Do Norte (Bra), Islandia (Peru). 75 Us

• Notice: These day trips will be organized by

Ywam and MMI with their speed boat wich

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.

Option 1: Visit to communities you are serving

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!

TalentShow

Donations

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.

MMI Colombia has decided to

put a big effort in mobilizing

people from the diferent villa-

ges 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

See you soon...

Please continue to pray for our project in January.