We left the air base at 3:30 pm, Friday Dec. 10th, for Amaquiría, this time by a different means of transportation. After almost a month and a half of not being able to fly our airplanes because of paperwork issues, the “Israel Alomía” (Cessna 182) warmed her motors. We had a little turbulence but praise God we arrived without a problem.
Brother Eli Dávila was waiting for me. We said goodbye to our airplane after unloading our cargo because our pilot had to return to Pucallpa to finish an inspection on the Lake Renegade airplane.
Once the airplane left we went to leave our things and began our scheduled visitation. It was sad to see the reality that some of our brethren have fallen away. In this area the draw of liquor is overwhelming various brothers and inappropriate romances are a problem among the youth.
In the evening we met to coordinate the following day’s Lord’s Supper and then continued with the visitation, all night long until breakfast.
Sabbath morning we had Sabbath school and then church service. Many of the brethren were going to participate for the first time so we explained the significance of these rites beforehand. After the services we had the foot washing rite.
Many brethren watched somberly because they wanted to learn how to repeat it. Then, asking the blessing, we reverently took the symbols of Christ’s flesh and blood, and ate and drank of it.
Sunday morning we visited more brethren who have been separated from the church for a number of years and we invited them to return. Then I had to board the M/V Cesar II which brought me back to Pucallpa with God’s protection.
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