Serving the medical and educational needs of the rural poor as ambassadors of Jesus
We are leaving Argentina. It is going to take major preparation and paperwork, but if all goes as planned we will be flying out of Buenos Aires on November 13th to Florida! We had sincerely hoped the land border with Chile would reopen, but that was not to be. After 230 days of lockdown in …
We hope this blog post finds you well. We wanted to let you know that we are making preparations to move back to Honduras this year (when Covid-19 permits) to renew our work as long-term missionaries. Sharon will be working as a Nurse Practitioner at the Jungle Hospital; this is the same place she helped …
Warm greetings from cold Argentina! The snows are finally melting and the temperature is rising…slowly. The novelty of the cold climate hasn’t worn off completely for us. Having lived in Florida, coastal California and Honduras, we have never experienced a traditional winter before! The cold weather also encourages us to stay inside in observance of …
107 days…we can hardly believe it! After traveling continuously for almost two years; staying in one place for so long definitely has been a major change for us. When you add the strict quarantine restrictions into the mix it has been challenging at times. Overall, we are doing absolutely great! We feel totally safe and …
This update covers through March 31st… While we were still camping at El Chalten we found out the Argentine government had decided to close all national parks due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This was the beginning of the end for our travel plans. Two days later, as we tried to decide what to do next, …
During our last few days at Estancia Rio Mitre we relaxed and went on walks through the dry summer grasses on the vast plains surrounding the ranch house. We saw lots of birds of prey out hunting; they seem to love fence posts (the tallest thing around in an area completely devoid of trees). The …
We set off from Punta Arenas for Torres del Paine National Park. The scenery was beautiful and we saw wildlife and some old friends. The friends were Tim and Sally (UK cyclists) whom we had met over a month ago on Carretera Austral. We also had a close encounter with a full-grown Rhea (think ostrich). …
We finally left Estancia Harberton and headed northwest towards Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego National Park. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side and we had rain, fog and cold temperatures for the next several days. We stopped for the obligatory photo at the End Of The World sign. The place was an absolute …
Three months ago we left the small town of Chile Chico and headed towards the Argentinean border, crossing it, and eventually arrived at the even smaller town of Gobernador Gregores. Curiously, this is the same town we are in right now during the mandated quarantine. Apparently we are time travelers too:)! The environmental change as …
From the lakeside town of Rio Tranquilo we continued south on the Carretera Austral heading towards Patagonia National Park. The distance to cover was not overly far, but because of the gravel road and the sheer number of beautiful views, it took us a long time to get there. An explanation might be helpful of …