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Progress continues on the playground for Shipibo village church in the Amazon region of Peru on Sept. 10. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle

Progress continues on the playground for Shipibo village church in the Amazon region of Peru on Sept. 10. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle

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  • Progress continues on the playground for Shipibo village church in the Amazon region of Peru on Sept. 10. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Marco Presbyterian Church volunteers Kaydee Nantz, left, Pam Holloway, Karen Kruithof, Joe Holloway, MaryBeth Nantz, Bonnie Seigfried, Karlee Nantz and Mike Seigfried pose for a picture at the end of a busy day in at the Mil Palmeras Church in Pucallpa, Peru on Sept. 11. Not pictured are team members Kirk Nantz, Blaine Fluth, Mitch Raab and Harvey Kruithof. The team gave a puppet workshop for 96 Christian education workers. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Bonnie Seigfried, standing left, shows Peruvian Christian education workers how to make puppets as missionary bush pilot Craig Gahagen looks on at the Mil Palmeras Church in Pucallpa, Peru on Sept. 11. In addition to building a playground in a remote village the team from Marco Presbyterian taught the art of puppetry. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Blaine Fluth, left, stands next to the canoe that is used to ferry Marco Presbyterian Church volunteers to the Shipibo village to build a playground on Sept. 12. The river is an Amazon tributary. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Two Shipibo boys happily unwrap the poles that will be part of their new playground as volunteers from Marco Presbyterian Church prepare the ground on Sept. 10. Twelve church members traveled to Peru to share God's love with the people in the Amazon region of Peru. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Chris Marshall, Kids Around the World regional vice president, looks on as children from the Shipibo village in the Amazon region of Peru unwrap the poles that will be used to build a playground on Sept. 10. Kids Around the World, Inc. (KIDS) is a faith-based non-profit organization that builds playgrounds, provides training for Christian education workers and nutritious meals for children. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle
  • Marco Presbyterian Church volunteers in Peru begin the day with worship at the Mil Palmeras Church in Pucallpa, Peru on Sept. 11. The church began as an outreach to motorcross enthusiasts. /Kathleen Tuttle Special to the Eagle

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