A partial view of the village from the mission house

Houses are built on stilts as protection from floods

Clothes hang out to dry at a widow's house

Don and Angel enjoy a bite to eat in Quito

Japheth looks on as a student displays his algebra skills

School children walk past the medical building on their way to school

Children listen attentively at the village's daycare facility

Students attend an open-air lecture

A woman displays her skills at weaving a basket from reeds

Women gather to sell their hand-made baskets

A man skillfully uses a chainsaw to mill boards from a tree he felled

The woodshop set up by LCM in Pichiyacu allows for craftsmen to pair their creativity with their natural resources

A woodshop student poses next to a piece of equipment he has learned how to use

The church now contains many pews built in the village's woodshop.

Three men from the Bible college receive a charge to begin work as pastors in the are

Villagers convene on the bank above the river to watch a baptism on a Sunday morning

Children gather around to view a puppet show put on by a short-term mission team from the US

Children in the village enjoy their fellowship with a teen on a short-term mission trip

A girl carries her brother to Vacation Bible School

A boy in the village reads the New Testament given to him by a missionary

Three good friends share a hug

Short-term mission trips provide plenty of time to make new friends

Two boys proudly display the art they made at Vacation Bible School

A girl celebrates her newly painted nails

Three boys peer into the mission house

A lighthearted moment as girls take part in making crafts

Preparing for life on the river