The Players...

I gave an overview of Panama and what it was about, but I failed to mention the powers that be. That is a huge oversite. None of the experience could have come together without Travis Stewart or Dennis and Jeanne Cook. Travis is the minister at Meadowbrook Church (formerly OWFC) who planned the trip and Dennis and Jeanne Cook are the Missionaries to Panama.

Here's a shot of Travis in full gear.















As far as we are concerned, Travis is at his best, wherever he happens to be at the moment. By that I mean, the man is amazing. He's in charge of the outreach ministry at Meadowbrook Church called On The Go, and he is also the one responsible for the trip to Panama. Troy had already taken a working trip with Travis before this one so he knew how awesome they could be. Travis is "the man." We are grateful to know him.

Travis has a great sense of humor and loves to tease. I am going to spare you some of the pictures that Troy took of Travis in light of his teasing nature, but it would be prudent to warn him that we still have them. I will show you this one so you can get an idea of what working with them can be like. No matter where in the world they are.

This is a shot of Troy even though you can't see his face in the picture. They caught a ride on the back of a truck that is used to haul cows. The entire floor was covered in manure, and this is a shot of Troy scooping it up to throw at Travis. Gary Repko was a witness to this and probably suffered as well.


Dennis and Jeanne Cook are the Missionaries who graciously hosted this team in their Jungle. They have been on the mission field for almost twenty five years and they have probably seen it all or close to it.

Here is a shot of Dennis. Troy seemed to be popping into windows all over the place on this trip, and regrefully I do not have a good shot of Mr. and Mrs. Cook. I do however have a bunch of pictures of peoples faces as they sat in the truck so there you have it. All of these shots are before Troy got himself the Mother of all Cameras, so bare with me they will get better as we go on.


Here is another shot of Dennis. I wanted you to see how much fun they had. Work should be fun, and they had a blast. Even if the truck got stuck and they couldn't get supplies. Working for the Kingdom of God is as good as it can get. You can't sweat the small stuff.

Dennis Cook is not alone down there. His wife Jeanne and their son Chad were on hand with the rest of the group. I really wish I had some pictures that would help me fill you in, but I'll do the best I can. Here is a shot of Jeanne Cook. She is speaking to the group on a day that supplies were not to be had.

I know this is a lousy shot, but it is the only one I have because Troy actually videoed this. She is sharing an amazing testimony about a witch doctor that got saved on a medical team they did in the jungle. You should take a trip down there just to hear the things they have seen and done.

The Cooks are amazing people and we are working out the details about getting down there sometime early next year. We have stayed in touch with them through e-mails and they are truly a wonderful couple. They are full of wisdom and generous with it. I can't wait to meet them in person. Troy is never wrong when it comes to judging a person's character, and he thinks the world of them.

I know the whole team had a great time. Here is a shot of the whole crew. They are posing in front of the sign for the Vida Ministries radio station. The Cooks are pumping praise and worship and the Word of God into the jungle as far as Columbia.