The Tuttle Tribe

A few busy weeks

2012-02-01T07:06:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, The last few weeks have been pretty busy for us here in Trujillo with “Capacitacion Biblica”, Child Evangelism Fellowship and the Bible institute all in full swing. In the midst of all the action we have had a very welcome visit from fellow missionary and friend, Chris Mattix from Bolivia. Our

donkey meat and smoke bombs

2012-01-26T16:35:00.002-05:00

Friends and Family, Last week I packed 12 brothers into our big and awesome van and went up the pan-american highway dropping off small missions teams in different villages along the way. Each team did lots of evangelism, visitation, and bible teaching. My team went furthest north to a little town called “Pacanga”. For

Bert Elliot

2012-01-20T16:44:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, Bert Elliot's life on earth is coming to an end. Some might see that as "bad news" but with him, I see it differently. He's someone that has run well … I mean REALLY well! ….. This life was not normal! Bert didn't waste any of it! And now, after 87 years of perseverance for God's glory,..

Open air meeting

2012-01-17T19:06:00.001-05:00

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last night a group of us from “Capacitacion Biblica” went out to preach in the main square of Trujillo. At first the police tried to kick us out but when I presented the official paper work and permission that I got from the municipality they let us proceed. It worked out great to have

Eleven years

2012-01-11T07:14:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, It is January 11th! Eleven years ago yesterday we arrived in Peru! Amy and I were 23 and 24 years old, we had 2 little kids, we knew very little Spanish and knew nothing about missions. Now we are slightly older, we have a few more kids, we've picked up a bit of Spanish and we have learned a tad

Christmas evangelism

2011-12-23T16:53:00.000-05:00

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The other day a brother and I decided we would celebrate the Christmas season by giving away some 2012 calender-tracts in the main square. After giving away about fifty or so calenders I stopped and shared some Christmas verses with a couple that was seated on one of the benches. Soon the people from the next bench over came to see what was going on and then,

Great opportunity in Tarapoto!

2011-12-17T11:45:00.001-05:00

Dear Praying Friends! I know that you all will be excited and encouraged by what we're about to share with you! Can we just stop for a second and give thanks to our good God before anything else?! He is so good, far beyond all of our imaginings! When we were in the States just a couple of months ago, we were so glad to share

Jungle Journals: Trip Details

2011-11-28T16:46:00.000-05:00

The weekend before last, I was able to visit with and encourage the brethren in Tarapoto. Praise the Lord, the church is doing well! We had meetings to talk about the transitioning leadership (the brother the Lord sent to take our place last year will return to his hometown and our young men will be taking over), we discussed logistics of the youth meeting, and we broke bread together on Sunday.

Jungle Journals: Nov 23rd

2011-11-23T12:50:00.004-05:00

Dear friends and family: We were up and on the boat at 5 a.m. It was an awesome display of God´s workmanship as the sky began to light up with mist rising off the river´s surface and lingering around the lush vegetation that carpets these majestic mountains. Praise God who made it all! When we arrived in Yarina, we were warned that the day before 9 trucks were assaulted along the dirt road

Bible Institute Retreat

2011-11-15T00:53:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, A few weeks ago our Bible institute here in Trujillo had a retreat with about 50 of our students. It was a great time of fellowship, fun and encouragement. Guest speaker, Mark Davies, from Scotland came and gave us some excellent ministry from God's word. Everyone was challenged and blessed by our time together. Most of these 50 students are key people in their

Mountain Ministry

2011-11-09T23:51:00.001-05:00

We just got back from a quick ministry trip up in the majestic Andes mountains. On the drive we continually thanked God for our new car which performed amazingly as it hauled not only our family but also our friends and fellow-missionaries Whily and Niki and baby Mateo Hanson/Cacho. We climbed up over the 12,000 ft summit and then descended down into the historic city of Cajamarca where the

New Car!

2011-11-02T16:29:00.001-05:00

Dear friends and family, STOP GIVING! WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE CAR! "Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work." (Ex 36:6-7) While in the States a few brothers and

family

2011-10-26T17:11:00.001-05:00

Everywhere we go people gawk at our family. Yes, we stick out like sore thumbs because we are white and blond (sort of) but it's mostly because there are so many of us. People just can't believe that we have FIVE kids, and that we actually go places together... all of us! Last week I was preaching in a church and mentioned that "we need preachers and evangelists and pastors to minister in

princess evangelism

2011-10-12T22:28:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, Bria, Mya and I just got back from doing a little street evangelism. The girls had a great time passing out tracts and N.T's in the main square. At one point I tried to give a tract to an angry looking young man who said he didn't want it but then when Bria came up behind me holding out her tract a big smile broke out on his face and he gladly accepted it... It sure

Good fishing

2011-09-27T18:47:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, The fishing is real good here! Now that we are getting settled in a bit I have been looking for opportunities to fish for men and I’ve had some great conversations. After sharing the gospel with a taxi driver last night he said: “I’ve never heard the Bible explained like that before, I’m going to start reading it for myself to see if I can find the same meaning and

We have arrived! :)

2011-09-21T11:46:00.000-05:00

[this was written a week ago now!! we have yet to arrange for internet!] We made it! A big thank you to everyone who was praying for us on our trek back to Peru! Happily, we arrived in Lima without a single glitch. We are all pretty glad to be back. Thursday we'll take an overnight bus to Trujillo where we'll be excited to see everyone here on the coast and to get in on the (IBEM) Bible

2011-07-05T12:35:00.000-05:00

This is the view at the Grand Canyon last month as the sun was setting.

The work continues!

2011-06-20T17:11:00.000-05:00

Dear friends and family, We continue to enjoy our time here in the States seeing friends and family and sharing about what the Lord is doing in Peru. I have been in contact with the brothers in Tarapoto and we were excited to hear that the church is doing well. There are several new believers that have joined the body since we left (Praise the Lord!). They also tell me that we no longer have

Tuttle Travels

2011-06-03T15:48:00.001-05:00

Dear friends and family, The last few months have been a whirlwind of traveling, preaching, seeing old friends and having lots fun. We have been in seventeen states in the last two months and it has been a great time of encouragement to see what the Lord is doing in the USA as we share what the Lord is doing in Peru. Upon arrival in Portland Oregon we had a wonderful time at the beach with

we´re all good!

2011-03-16T21:16:00.000-05:00

All passports are found and ready to be picked up. Micah´s Peruvian travel document rests safely in his wallet...He is the one you praise; He is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.Deut. 10:21 Praise Him with us?! Lord willing, we will be traveling tomorrow night as planned, as a family!! Praises!

lost passports...

2011-03-16T10:25:00.000-05:00

Just to keep you all posted on the excitement that is our life in Peru... We talked with the embassy yesterday only to be informed that our passports have reportedly arrived in Lima, but were confiscated by Peruvian Customs and subsequently lost. Oh. my. We still have 2 WHOLE DAYS for them to find them. Praying.

still praying for passports

2011-03-14T18:21:00.001-05:00

We know that many of you have been praying! We're excited to see the Lord work everything out and look forward to telling you all how when we see you next. We are hopeful the passports will be ready when we get to Lima tomorrow morning, but CONFIDENT that regardless, the Lord knows what He's doing. Prayer requests:Lord willing, tonight we travel by bus to Lima (8hrs). Tomorrow we'll go to the

passport trouble

2011-03-03T11:04:00.002-05:00

Will you pray with us?! When we were in Lima earlier this week, we ran into a couple unforeseen problems with our travel documents. While these problems should be rather easily resolved, they may not necessarily be quickly resolved. Of course, the Lord can make it happen! We are asking that He would speed things along and that there would be no loss or expensive change of flights.

getting that jungle fix :)

2011-02-12T01:24:00.001-05:00

Tomorrow marks one week since Micah left to teach in a Bible capacitation program in the jungle (Yurimaguas). We talked briefly on the phone tonight as he's got quite a pile of papers and tests to grade, but he's happy to be finished with the teaching part. He's had a grueling week teaching 6-8 hours each day, and then sleeping in a tent in the same room as the students, who stayed up 'til the

We're still here... :)

2011-01-24T18:27:00.001-05:00

Wow. So much has happened since we last wrote... where to begin...? We kept on thinking of writing an update, but alas thinking about writing is not the same as writing and even though you were all constantly in our thoughts, and though perhaps it is mostly true that it's the thought that counts, sitting down to write is actually quite helpful in the process and that's where we kept getting

convention, baptism and boxes

2010-12-26T22:53:00.000-05:00

Last week I (Micah) spent five days in the village of Huimbayoc [wim-bye-YOKE] where we had the bi-anual convention. About 300 believers came from the surrounding villages to worship the Lord and study His word together. This is always an exciting, yet exausting time for me as I try to maximize my time with the brothers. I taught from the scriptures for 5 hours each day, had many personal

Javen and Cullen's big trip

2010-11-19T09:55:00.001-05:00

The JourneyLast Monday morning Javen (12 years old), Cullen (11 years old), Alec (a visitor from Canada) and three Peruvian brothers embarked on 7 day missions trip with me to 6 different villages. In all we spent 10 hours in the back of a truck, 20 hours in a boat, and 15 hours walking through the jungle. The FoodWe ate deer meat, armadillo, majaz, plantains, coa coa, fariña (toasted yucca

The Dark Side of the Jungle #5

2010-11-05T14:57:00.001-05:00

You might have thought that mermaids were mythological creatures... but in these parts of the jungle they are considered very real and very dangerous. There is the common belief that whole cities and even huge empires of mermaids live in the deepest parts of the rivers. These half human / half fish creatures have supposedly been seen by many people. I have a good friend who is totally

The dark side of the jungle #4

2010-11-04T09:00:00.000-05:00

Fresh water river dolphins called “bujeos” live in the Huallaga and all along the Amazon river basin. There is a species of this dolphin that is pink, known as the “bujeo colorado” (these really do exist. You can look it up if you'd like). We come into the dark side of the jungle with the common belief that these “bujeos colorados” are demon possessed and can actually transform into gringos

The Dark Side of the Jungle #3

2010-11-02T10:31:00.000-05:00

“El Churichaqui” is a demon that can appear to you as you walk along a trail in the jungle. Many people claim to have seen him and he always appears in the form of a friend, loved one or a family member. He will tell you to follow him and if you obey, thinking it really is someone that you know, he will lead you to certain death. The only way to realize that he is not the person that he

The Dark Side of the Jungle #2

2010-11-01T12:48:00.001-05:00

Almost everyone here in the jungle believes that something called "El Tunchi” exists and is very real. The people that live in the small villages and out in the countryside have all had their run-ins with the “Tunchi” and he is greatly feared by all. The “Tunchi” is the wandering spirit of a person who has died and goes about the countryside haunting whoever it can. This “Tunchi” makes a

The Dark Side of the Jungle #1

2010-10-29T16:16:00.000-05:00

“Yacumama” is quetchua for “mother of the water”. This is the term that the jungle people give to a supposed 150 foot long anaconda with bristly hair, big ears and lion-like eyes that have the power to pull you in like a giant magnet. The legend of this “monster” has it's many variations, all of which are quite far-fetched, yet almost everyone that lives here believes it. On my last trip

missions.

2010-10-19T14:07:00.001-05:00

Missions involves a lot of different things: it's preaching the gospel, it's making disciples, it's planting churches, it's strengthening the churches, it's helping the needy, and it's, above all things: MAKING GOD'S NAME GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS. Missions last week, was leaving home at 3:00 a.m. It was preaching on the radio, it was visiting several remote villages , it was discipling three

And he's off!

2010-10-12T21:27:00.000-05:00

At 3:30 am this morning, Micah met up with the guys who were to accompany him on this current river trip starting today (10/12) until Saturday (10/16). They had to wait while the car filled up with other passengers who will also go to the town near the river (Chazuta), where they will take a motorboat (way faster!) to the first village. The plan is to visit another 4 villages before returning

the River Trip diaries {part five}

2010-10-02T11:24:00.001-05:00

preaching in Pucalpillo Friday Sept 25, 2010 A big, bright, beautiful moon this morning at 4:45 a.m. Read Acts 1-7 until the sun fully came up. People started to come to the hut at about 6:30 so we started singing and then I preached on Joshua 1. Three people that had been convicted by the message last night made professions of faith this morning and we all rejoiced with them. We must pray

the River Trip diaries {part four}

2010-10-01T11:16:00.002-05:00

this is how they smoke zahino meat Thursday Sept 23, 2010 After praying with the brothers in Ricardo Palma we headed further down river this morning. We were able to catch a motor boat (11 year old driver) and we quickly made it to Achinamisa where about twenty brothers were eagerly awaiting our arrival. They had asked me to bring a keyboard, 35 hymnals and 10 Bibles. I was glad to finally

the River Trip diaries {part three}

2010-09-30T15:53:00.001-05:00

Thursday, September 23 Since the moment we arrived here in Ricardo Palma we've been harrassed by a very annoying drunk that follows us around everywhere. He went door to door with us, ate with us, and continually interrupted our times of singing and bible reading. I tried to be patient with him but it was very clear that he wasn't going to sober up and had no intention to sincerely turn to

the River Trip diaries {part two}

2010-09-29T16:24:00.000-05:00

Wednesday September 22 This morning I baptized the four people that placed their faith in Christ yesterday. Most of the village gathered around to watch and listen as I preached in the river. It was another good opportunity to preach the gospel. After the baptism we went back to the hut where we were staying and I preached from 1 John on four proofs of genuine Christianity. The believers

the River Trip diaries {part one}

2010-09-28T21:32:00.000-05:00

"Wild boar brains, eyeballs, toucan meat, and yucca spit juice were just a few of the delicacies on the menu as brother Eber and I visited several villages last week." - Micah Tuttle Um, yeah. So how's that for an intro? Does it whet your appetite to read more?! Awesome! Well, we have another series of posts coming up this week from Micah's journal over the last week while he was out on

September.

2010-09-22T17:48:00.000-05:00

Photo taken of the youth retreat we hosted here in Tarapoto last month. What's new: Here and there and everywhere... pastoral visits are like a sprinkling of sweet water in a parched place. After a busy July and August, Micah has concentrated his energies on visiting church members and leaders to help carry the weight of their burdens and give them some life-giving Scripture to soak in.

missionary princess LIVE...

2010-09-20T16:45:00.005-05:00

This is some video taken on the last trip. [see previous post] Micah took Bria for 5 days as he visited four of the villages on the Huallaga River.

a little missionary princess

2010-08-28T11:07:00.001-05:00

On Monday morning Bria embarked on a four day trip with me down the Huallaga river to visit four different villages. It was her first time going on a trip like this and so she was extremely excited even while Amy and I were a bit nervous. Two Peruvian brothers accompanied us and were very careful to help me watch over Bria's every move. She had lots of fun being the jungle princess with her

July and August

2010-08-24T00:07:00.000-05:00

How is it possible that these months have already happened? Oh my. Well, we are alive (albeit barely) after two VERY amazingly busy months. Thank you to those of you who have reminded us that we are completely out of touch by not posting for two whole months! Perhaps you all will understand when I get finished with this update :) July. Basically we were in Trujillo for the entire month.

Convention - June 2010

2010-07-01T11:53:00.001-05:00

After 5 hours in the back of a 4x4 truck eating dust and getting burnt in the hot sun we finally arrived in Yarina where I promptly found tremendous relief by jumping into the river. Without delay our team of six believers headed down river in a canoe (two more hours) until we came to the village of Huimbayoc where our bi-anual convencion of river churches would take place for the next 4 days.

back from one trip, to begin another

2010-06-29T12:00:00.001-05:00

Micah returned Monday afternoon from June's river convention dirty and tired as is normal. He got back early while the kids and I were out on one of our very rare outings, so he broke into our house and was able to get all cleaned and unpacked before we got back. Surprise! I've put a slideshow up in the sidebar with a lot of pictures, but I thought I'd give you a link here to the pictures

on the river again... and Father's day pix

2010-06-26T22:10:00.000-05:00

Micah is in Huimbayoc for the bi-annual convention of the river churches. He called me this evening to let me know that he was relieved to be finished with all six of his talks and that he felt that they all went well. He'll be excited to tell you all when he gets back of having spent time with a young man who trusted Christ at an open air meeting on one of his latest river trips. We know that

River Trip... {part three}

2010-06-10T16:20:00.002-05:00

Journal entry for 6-4-2010 Early this morning, I read Psalms 1-30 with the guys. We walked 2 miles to Pelejo, talking. Once in Pelejo, visited the main church leader, who gave us breakfast of plantains with HOT chile sauce. During the day we visited many houses, sharing the gospel and inviting them to the meeting in the night. In the evening, the verdant greens faded, the sun set, the stars

River Trip... {part two}

2010-06-09T14:18:00.001-05:00

Journal entry for 6-3-2010 Up at 5 a.m to pray and read with the guys. We read from Psalms 119 thru 150. Awesome God! After breakfast we went to pray for sister Patricia, she was in a lot of pain (everyone thinks it is appendicitis). I could only urge the family to get her to the hospital in Tarapoto as soon as possible. At about 10 a.m we headed up river in a peke peke (boat with a motor,

River Trip... {part one}

2010-06-08T11:32:00.001-05:00

This is a series of posts from Micah's journal that he kept on last weeks' river trip. The dates of the trip were June 2nd - 5th. He plans to make at least one week long trip each month. Here's part one: 6-2-10 Today I left Tarapoto at about 5:30 a.m with Edinson, Ever and Jerlin. As we headed over the 'seja de selva' [mountain sloping down into jungle plain] in a rented 4X4, we read 1 & 2

a successful trip

2010-06-07T15:25:00.001-05:00

Micah got back on Saturday night, happy, tired and dirty. The trip was profitable... but I'll let him tell you all about it. I'll post a few pictures later tonight if I can... tonight IS date night though, so don't get your hopes up too high ;) I did post a couple of pictures on my blog: HERE amy for all

River Trip...

2010-06-02T17:14:00.001-05:00

Micah left this morning for the river with 3 of the guys... you can pray for us. As always ;)He'll be gone 'til Saturday. He'll be visiting churches, encouraging believers, meeting with elders, and preaching open air.Thanks for praying.Amy for all.

Building Walls

2010-06-02T16:47:00.000-05:00

In the past few weeks we have been able to put up walls and a roof for the bathrooms, kitchen, and Sunday school area. There is still much to do on the actual construction site and even more to do as for spiritual construction! We want to thank you all for your prayers and financial support, all helpful in establishing this church.Muchas gracias!See our latest video here(It's only 40 seconds so

Mad bull

2010-05-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Here's the video I got from across the street of the crazy bull.I found a spot across the street and on the far side of a ditch where I hoped I'd be safe... :)We hope you have enjoyed this series of posts :) Please keep us in your prayers!Micah(for the whole tribe)

On the Chipurana: Day #8

2010-05-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

Sinking boatMonday, April 26, 2010 Today we were up at 4:30 a.m to pray with the believers and say goodbye. They gave me a chicken, 2 kilos of peanuts, 2 kilos of cocoa beans (unshelled), and 50 soles ($17). Wow! They gave out of their poverty! I was astounded! We headed down river. Amazing sunrise. 10 foot long snake crossed the river just ahead of our boat - very impressive! We

On the Chipurana: Day #7

2010-05-04T07:00:00.000-05:00

Sunday, April 25, 2010 We hit the trail this morning at 4:30 a.m on our way back to San Jose. It is absolutely amazing to walk through the jungle as dawn breaks. We saw a few añuje cross the trail ahead of us. Very cool! After crossing the river twice (wary of stingrays, electric eels, alligators and boas) we came upon three houses (15 people or so) and gave out tracts and N.T's. The people

On the Chipurana: Day #6

2010-05-03T14:05:00.000-05:00

Saturday, April 24, 2010 All 60 members of the church here in Santa Rocio showed up at the 4 a.m meeting today. This church is by far the most mature and thriving. I taught on the gifts of the Spirit and miracles (there is much confusion over this topic everywhere). After a good question & answer time, I asked to have a meeting with the elders. I tried to encourage them in what they are doing.

On the Chipurana: Day #5

2010-05-01T20:00:00.000-05:00

Friday, April 23, 2010 Despite bad testimonies among the believers here, there are about 30 brothers and sisters that meet regularly and they, like the other villages, asked us to have the early morning meeting (4-8 a.m). I preached on Revelation 22 “Christ's last 3 calls”. Afterward, we met with the leaders and begged them to live lives worthy of the calling with which we have been called.

Worms?!

2010-04-30T17:53:00.000-05:00

I think I'll go eat worms... or not.Micah found these 'Awiwa' worms making their own way down the trail. Apparently, these ones were actually too small to eat anyway... too bad. :)Pardon the heavy breathing, I think my boy was winded?! :)

On the Chipurana: Day #4

2010-04-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

Thursday, April 22, 2010 This morning our meeting with the church went from 8 to 12. I preached Philippians 2:1-4 and afterward Edy preached Acts 2:42. Two sermons wasn't enough for them so I then went through a Bible overview. To finish it all up we had a great time of questions and answers. The brothers were begging us to come back soon. Santa Martha is a very nice village. After lunch,

On the Chipurana: Day #3

2010-04-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, April 21, 2010Up at 4:00 a.m again to meet with the church. Sang, prayed, read the Bible. Good time. The believers let me know that they were a bit upset that my sermons were only a hour long.... Met with the elders and found many internal problems. Tried to encourage them to work in unity, humility and love for one another. I'll have to deal with this further upon my return. Ate

On the Chipurana: Day #2

2010-04-28T19:17:00.000-05:00

Another of Micah's journal entries:Tuesday, April 20, 2010 We were up before dawn at 4:00 a.m for a meeting for the believers, I shared Hebrews 11 with them before they had to make the long walk back to their respective villages to work in their fields. We went hut to hut with tracts and the evangecube. The school director heartily allowed us into the colegio [school] and we shared the gospel

On the Chipurana with Micah Tuttle

2010-04-27T21:06:00.000-05:00

Micah has worked hard this last week and we'd like to share with you a video he made live from the river (literally)...Doesn't he sound exactly like Man vs. Wild?!We're thinking to post a journal entry a day for the next several days. We hope you enjoy them and can be inspired to do the work the Lord is calling you to do today in your own sphere of life.Here's the first page in his journal:Monday

Easter

2010-04-23T16:13:00.001-05:00

Our family Easter photo!@ starbucks... :)heheh.

Long overdue...

2010-04-23T00:47:00.000-05:00

April 22, 2010Praying Friends, Wow. SO much has happened in the last... well, the last 3 months really, that we have gotten all outta whack in regard to normal updates. We are WAY behind in updating! We are SO sorry about that.I don't think we have ever before been SO busy. I

Tarapoto to Trujillo

2010-03-17T16:11:00.000-05:00

Hey there everybody! So here we are in Trujillo! hah! Normally, we like to write before we travel to take advantage of all those extra prayers that keep us on the road and healthy during the LONG trip between Tarapoto and Trujillo. This time it was not to be, however, since our computer seems to be giving up on us. We're really not sure what the problem is, but we're hoping maybe someone here

February Fun!

2010-02-23T18:12:00.000-05:00

Tarapoto, February 2010We are very excited about what's been happening here in Tarapoto. Now that we have a building with four walls, a roof and a door, things have really been rearing up and ready to go! This week, was the first time the women and the youth group have met since last year. The two last Sunday night meetings had nearly 50 people! Everyone is really excited. With our own

Kids Campaign & Other Business

2010-02-03T17:31:00.000-05:00

Did you know that we are breaking in the new building this week?! woohoo! Though it doesn't have lights, a door, flooring, or bars on the windows, we are going ahead and taking advantage of the larger space for the KIDS campaign. We wanted to hold the meetings there in order to invite the neighborhood kids (it's on a new street) so they and their parents can start to feel comfortable coming to

River trip report

2010-01-22T11:34:00.001-05:00

Dear friends and family,Javen, Cullen and I got back the other day from our very exciting river trip. Our team of nine people visited five villages in five days as we tried to make the most of our time. In each one of those villages a doctor friend who went along with us set up his clinic and treated the sick form morning till evening. Each day’s ministry consisted of six hours of Bible

River trip... {video}

2010-01-16T22:15:00.000-05:00

It was awesome! Have a look/listen:

See us from space

2010-01-14T23:19:00.000-05:00

Okay, by request I have worked on getting a picture on Google Earth so that you can see not only our house from space, but also where Micah is currently on the river! If you zoom in far enough maybe you'll even see Micah in the boat... heheheh. Just kidding.Technology is SO cool :)Here are the still shots:(click maps to see enlarged images)The first photo is the zoomed out version where you can

5-Day River Trip

2010-01-11T23:38:00.000-05:00

Micah is off down river again.. or is it up river? I'm sorry that I do NOT know the exact terms. I've got to become more informed of these technicalities!Anyway, the team, consisting of my two eldest children {insert muffled sob}, 4 believers from Trujillo (including one fabulous doctor), 1 American boy (volunteer at the orphanage in Trujillo), a Tarapotino boy and Micah, left this morning by

We're Raising the Roof!!

2010-01-07T09:52:00.000-05:00

We're advancing! After several weeks break for the holidays, this week we've begun again to work on the church building. We've received several designated gifts [THANK YOU!!] for that purpose and we're now able to put those funds to use! We should be able to finish the roof, and we're EXCITED! Have a look at the video:Thanks for your prayers for this! We're hoping to have the roof on and

Camera problem solved!

2010-01-01T09:28:00.000-05:00

Oh my! We are overwhelmed! 3 people have written offering to buy us a new digital camera!This brings to mind 2 things:Our friends are SO nice!We now wonder that maybe it sounded like we were ASKING for a camera! hahahah. Well, the Lord knows we need one, even if we weren't necessarily asking you all to send us one! Micah's brother just happens to be coming in 3 weeks, so... woohoo! We will

Last post until next year!

2009-12-30T01:41:00.000-05:00

A few days before Christmas, Micah returned from the wild; that is, the bi-annual convention of the churches from along the upper Huallaga River. The conference was held in Yarina, a village of perhaps 1000 inhabitants. The aforementioned village being basically overrun for three days by more than 300 church goers from other villages around the area. Micah reports that his talks went really well

Year End Reflections

2009-12-12T11:55:00.000-05:00

If you are like us, you too may have just found yourself on the brink of another Christmas season asking just how this year could possibly have gone by so quickly. Last year at this time, we were living in Trujillo, having recently made a trip to the jungle; still only contemplating work in this part of the country. Now, here we are. Sitting around our easy-to-assemble Christmas tree adorned

Trip in pictures

2009-12-11T12:57:00.000-05:00

On the road again...

2009-11-19T08:34:00.000-05:00

Formula for FUN!2 days x 9 hours driving each day+ 2 adults+ 5 children in one red Isuzu Trooper+ uncertainty of road conditions because of recent rain- a working cd/tape player in the car= need for prayer and patience and lots of activities to do in the car!Today (not yesterday...) we are leaving to complete another long journey over to the coast. So, do please remember us in your prayers,

It's HOT!

2009-11-12T08:57:00.000-05:00

With temperatures in the mid to upper 90's all week, Micah decided to put the thermometer out in the car! With no air conditioning, most people here ride motorcycles or the famous moto-kar with the wind blowing them cool. But, we gringos go around in our red hot oven on wheels with just the windows down...

Oh yeah!

2009-10-31T01:11:00.000-05:00

I forgot to attach these to the most recent letter before sending it... enjoy :)

An Introduction to Tarapoto... {part two}

2009-10-30T23:30:00.000-05:00

First off, we want to thank you all sincerely for praying for us. We have never been more keenly aware of our desperate need of prayer than in these last weeks. Yet, all the time God has been, is and will be faithful. We are so thankful.So, let's see... Last we talked, we'd told you how we've moved to the jungle. We mentioned our building project (which is going well, by the way... still

An Introduction to Tarapoto... {part one}

2009-09-30T01:03:00.000-05:00

An Introduction of sorts to the Work in Tarapoto Senior missionaries, Bert and Colleen Elliot worked for nearly 40 years in the jungle town of Yurimaguas. During those years, they planted several assemblies in that town (a few of which are healthy and carrying on mission work among the river churches) and then nearly 40 more assemblies along the banks of the Huallaga river. I (Micah) have had

QUICK post... longer post follows

2009-09-29T22:10:00.000-05:00

We are writing from HOT Tarapoto in an internet cafe, because we don'thave access to internet in our house yet. We apologize for not sendingmore updates and pictures. Hopefully, the phone company tells thetruth, when they say that we will have internet October 15th! We aresaving up pictures and videos to share with you when that day comes :)Thank you for your prayers, we are in desperate need of

Travel, Moving and Loss of a friend

2009-09-02T01:21:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends,This is just a quick note to let you all know that Micah made it toTarapoto! He met the moving truck there and has been working hard toget the house in order. What a guy! While we were away, rainwater hadflooded the house multiple times, and the plants were all way overgrownas the young guys who were supposed to stay there while we were gonelost their keys at some point :S However,

couple months of craziness

2009-08-23T10:56:00.000-05:00

Dear Praying Friends,Happy Son-day* to you! Thank you all for praying for us over these last months in spite of a serious lack of updates. We trust that the Holy Spirit has brought us to mind for prayer just at the right moments.** We could do nothing apart from the never-failing grace of God, in this wild and crazy life we are honored to share.So, no one has heard from us over the last month+

tuttles in tarapoto form the tuttle tribe :)

2009-08-01T13:39:00.000-05:00

I've changed the address of our blog from tuttlesintarapoto.blogspot.com (which is no longer being updated) to this address (you are here now):http://thetuttletribe.blogspot.comI hope this didn't mess anyone up too much ;) thanks for your patience! All the previous posts from the other blog should be imported here and we should have no problem accessing them soon.Amy

Sneak peek...

2009-07-17T12:42:00.000-05:00

Here's a little peek at the presentation I gave at Centro Biblico wmn's mtg this week:

A Jungle Jaunt

2009-07-01T11:29:00.000-05:00

Six hours in an all-terrain vehicle, four hours in an overly loaded canoe and six more hours on foot got us to the remote jungle village of Santa Marta. The on-foot part involved lots of mud, extreme heat, suffocating humidity, torrential downpours, mosquitoes, spiders and lots of spectacular scenery. What a paradise! Each village we went through the Christians came out to greet us with fish,

I.B.E.M.

2009-06-27T15:31:00.000-05:00

IBEM has a new website with both English and Spanish versions!(Instituto Biblico de Entrenamiento Misionero = Bible Institute for Missionary Training, now you know why we call it IBEM! hahaha! It is part of Redes de Mision = Mission Nets, the name of the Peru version of GLO=Gospel Literature Outreach... hah! that certainly was a mouthful!) Take a look HERE for English.Spanish site is HERE.IBEM

Back to high school and other details

2009-06-24T01:38:00.000-05:00

I am officially a high school teacher! About two months ago a friend and I walked into the local public High School and asked the principal if I could teach a class on Christian values. At first they didn't know what to do with me and told me to come back the following week. When I came back on the appointed day the Principal - a catholic, and the Vice Principal - an atheist, told me they

Things settling down?

2009-06-10T21:05:00.000-05:00

Today at lunch, the restaurant had the news tuned into the session of Congress dealing with the volatile situation taking place in the Amazon regions of Peru. This news has grabbed everyone's attention because of the violent situation that developed last Friday because of the confrontation between the police and the natives (see my last post , here and here). We have heard the roads are clear

Violence in Bagua Grande

2009-06-05T22:55:00.000-05:00

Some photos of the conflict in Bagua Grande:My blog post on how this affects our family HERE.From what we've heard the numbers in the following article are based on the injured or killed that have arrived in the hospital. But, the news here is that the natives have been carrying off their killed comrades and burning their bodies... the report we've heard (we have no idea of the reliability of

on how the natives are REALLY getting restless...

2009-06-05T21:45:00.000-05:00

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We know that many of you have been praying a little extra for us in these days and we thank you for it. I (Micah) am back to 100% after fighting with "bone break" dengue, Amy is also completely healthy after her difficulties with vertigo and Mya is feeling much better after having struggled with diarrhea and vomiting for a few days. A couple of weeks ago, if we

A turnaround in plans

2009-05-16T21:06:00.000-05:00

Thank you all so much for praying for us!Here's what happened today...We worked all morning, and got the car all packed up. We wrote you all an e-mail as we headed out the door, got lunch and snacks for the road and were driving out of the city, when Micah decided that he really didn't feel good about going. I'm sure that the Lord was influencing this decision, even though it was a little bit

please pray

2009-05-16T10:56:00.000-05:00

The main strike has lifted, but there is one town on the way from Tarapoto to Trujillo, that still is blocked. AND there is another mototaxi strike planned for Monday... so, we've decided to go for it.Please pray that we could get through without any hang-ups.If we do get stuck somewhere along the way please pray that the Lord would provide for that (He ALWAYS does!).Pray for safety, extra

praises!

2009-05-13T20:58:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note, as we know that you all are busy people...Protests:The mototaxistas have let up on their strike giving the government a week or so to resolve the problem! The natives continue to be restless, but we've heard there's a meeting in Lima today hopefully with a resolution coming in the next days. Chicken prices are still through the roof! And we were SO glad to get out of the

various trials...

2009-05-11T21:00:00.000-05:00

"...though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith...may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." ~1Pet1:6-7Well, the title "various trials", pretty much sums up the last month and a half to a tee. We've had hundreds of little tests and some big ones, we have passed

Tuttles in Tarapoto

2009-04-18T21:03:00.000-05:00

We've received many inquiries on our status...And, by God's grace, we are alive! :)I'm just going to give a quick sum up here. Of course, we want toencourage you, that you are free to e-mail us, as always, at any time,with whatever else you want to know!We arrived in Tarapoto! after 4 days of travel (normally 2) - Car brokedown, and landslide problems.Once in Tarapoto, we stayed 3 nights in a

Update on Dorcas

2009-04-18T21:02:00.000-05:00

Praise the Lord with us! Dorcas is well. She and her dad, Mariano are staying with us here in Tarapoto this weekend on their way back home from Lima. All roads, rivers, airports are blocked to their town because of a strike. Please pray that the Lord would open the way for them to get back home, they've been 3 weeks away (remember that Mariano's wife stayed at home with their newborn son - 2 1/2

We're here!

2009-04-06T21:05:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note to let you all know that we are alive! We arrivedlast night at 5. We looked at a couple houses, and then went to themeeting last night. This morning, we have pretty much decided on one,we will talk with the landlord in a few minutes (not the furnished one -since they require a one year contract).Also, we know that many of you have prayed for Dorcas, ourfriends´daughter and are

A Three day journey so far...

2009-04-04T21:06:00.000-05:00

Praying Friends and Family, We set out for our trip to the jungle on Thursday! Thank you so much for your prayers, we are halfway there! Let me just list a couple of praises and then I´ll leave you to the rest of your busy day... but please do keep us in your prayers... ;) 2 1/2 hours from Trujillo, the timing belt on our car broke leaving us stranded on the PanAmerican highway... but only 30