26/08/2026
Every Saturday morning I (Jadison) walk around town and buy groceries for the week. I usually start by looking for meat and then make a menu based on what’s available. Because the airstrip has been closed (keeping us from getting usual supplies from Pucallpa) and the river is low (keeping big barges of supplies from coming in from Brazil) food, in particular meat and veggies have been scarce.
Our first Saturday here, I set out to buy groceries only to find there was no meat or vegetables available anywhere in town. I bought what I could find and figured that we would survive and go fish in the river if need be! Also, we bring in lots of refrigerated foods, dry good and shelf stable items from US (peanut butter, grits, etc…) and from Pucallpa (beans, Mac n Cheese, bacon and cheese). BUT, by the end of the day, I had a freezer full of meat and sufficient vegetables for our meals! The Lord provided!
This Saturday, I started hearing again, there was no beef, no chicken, no eggs, no potatoes, no tomatoes…. My mind immediately went to stressing about what we would do about food and for how long. Then I went searching and came back with this bountiful haul! How quick I was to forget His faithfulness! The Lord is good, and gracious and kind. He loves to remind me through the little things, like apples and potatoes!
If you made it to the end of this post, will you pray for our health and safety for the next several weeks. They are opening the air strip every 15 days to bring in supplies, but the float plane from SAMAir is currently not in operation because the water in their lake is too low. If we have an emergency and need to get out, we would have to travel a day (at least) upriver by boat and then wait until the next day for a plane to meet us. Then possibly another day to get to Lima, depending on the issue. Again, I have to believe that He sees us and will take care of us because He has been so faithful again and again!
“If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.”
2 Timothy 2:13