Applying for the Visa

I now have the tickets for everyone who paid early, though we are still working on a couple of late entries. I hope you all have your passports. I am going to overnight all tickets to you today so each group leader should have tickets in hand no later than Friday, May 4.
 Some of this [...]

The Hatcher Family

David and Pennie Hatcher
The main missionaries with whom we work on this trip are David and Pennie Hatcher. David serves as pastor of the Chapada Baptist Church in Manaus. Though he did not become pastor of the church until 1997, the church is one of 70 churches planted by David’s father, John Hatcher. John and [...]

Scenes from the Camp

If you would like to see what the camp currently looks like, you can click on the links below.
Walking in front of a Chalet
inside a chalet
another inside view
Bathroom
The Main Hall
Fellowship hut and the main hall
Steve Hart inside the main hall
The Swimming Pool with an island
The Lake

No telling what you find in the Amazon

Just to the southeast of Manaus, right where the rivers join, is a place they call the encontro das aguas, the marriage of the waters. For Seth’s 16th birthday, he and I and John Mark, my nephew, went right to the middle of the river and jumped in off the top of a three-story [...]

Find the Camp on Google Earth

If you have Google earth on your computer, you can go to the coordinates you see at the bottom of this image and find it on your computer. Pull back and see how close the camp is to Manaus. Notice the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon just southeast of Manaus. The [...]

What you need to go

The total cost of the trip includes nearly everything–all food in Brazil, transportation, lodging, and tips. $1000 of that is due immediately so I can make airfare arrangements. TAM airlines has a single flight direct into Manaus from Miami every day. It is the only direct flight to Manaus. The main alternate route is [...]

Countdown to Mission Manaus 2007

On or around June 22, 2007, members of the Buck Run Baptist Church and the Franklin Baptist Association of Frankfort, KY will join with members of the Sand Spring Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg, KY, the Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN, and President Jerry Johnson and students from Criswell College, Dallas, TX, and travel to Manaus, [...]

You have found it!

Welcome to Mission to Manaus, the information station for the 2007 trek to Manaus for the purpose of building Recanto da Chapada, the jungle retreat of the Chapada Baptist Church. Come back soon for more info, pictures, and an invitation for you to participate.