Introduction
I made my first trip to Venezuela - to anywhere in Latin America as a matter of fact - in April 2004. The primary purpose of the trip was to participate in ongoing mission work of Global Partnership Ministries shared by the United Church of Christ and The Disciples of Christ, Rocky Mountain Chapters, with the Union Evangelico Pentecostal Venezolana (UEPV), based in Maracaibo, Venezuela. This particular trip was to focus on health and construction projects. The group, pictured above, included (top row, left to right:) Dorian Singh, Diane Singh, Carol Matheis-Kraft RN (group leader), Bob Kraft, Kim Canas RN, Barbara Harvey, (bottom row:) John Krotchko MD (myself), Merv Bangert, and Lesli Bangert. We left from Denver International Airport on April 18, 2004 for the one week mission. After this, I traveled to Merida, Venezuela, located in Venezuela's Andes mountains in the state of Merida. These are some images from my travels. Please visit my weblog where I have included stories and detailed descriptions to accompany many of these images.
