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Q&A: Life of a Beat Writer at Spring Training
Spring Training games may not count toward the standings, but it doesn't mean there aren't stories for reporters to cover. Many members of the media are at Spring Training for most, if not all, of camp. While it's tough to be away from home for that long, there are also some benefits to covering Spring Training, compared to regular season action. To get more insight on the matter, I caught up with Stefan Stevenson last week in Surprise. He covers the Rangers for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Nathan: Can you tell me a little bit about what it's like as a writer to be out here for spring training?
Stefan: The first time I covered a Spring Training, it was in February of 2014. Jeff Wilson, the lead beat writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, had a serious back issue, and I had to cover for him. That first couple weeks, it's intimidating because you don't know – I was covering TCU at the time, so I wasn't paying that much attention the Rangers. So you do have to do a crash course in who everybody is. I mean, the simplest little things—because you don't know anything. So that was tough for a couple weeks. But quickly, you start getting engrossed and know everybody's name. I'm not just talking about players, but personnel and staff. So once I got my bearings, I really started to enjoy it. Baseball has always been my favorite sport, going back to being a kid. So to actually be able to come out and cover a Spring Training was awesome. And even though it was intimidating, I loved it. And the next year, when I was on the beat, it was so much easier because I knew everybody and had already been on the beat for half of '14 and loved it. Now, coming out here, I can't wait to get out here. Not only the weather, the sun, but it's almost a relaxing atmosphere. And even though you're doing a job – and it can be stressful sometimes – just the whole ambiance of spring training and the players are relaxed, I love it. By the time March is winding down, everybody's ready to get home, and I am too, but for that first month, first three or four weeks, it's my favorite part of the job, actually.
N: What are some of the dos and don'ts on the media side that fans wouldn't know?
S: Well, I knew this, but it is a big don't. When you're in the clubhouse and you're waiting to talk to a player, when they first get to their locker, it's always good to give them a chance to get settled instead of bum rushing them. Especially if they're not dressed yet or if they have their street clothes on, you want to give them a chance …to put their uniform on or if they're going to take a shower, get out of their uniform and into their clothes…The other don't that I needed to be reminded of – I knew it – but you've got to know who's pitching that day. Not as much in spring training, but in the regular season, if a pitcher's throwing that night, a starter, you don't talk to him.
N: What is different about covering spring training vs. the regular season?
S: The daily beat is about finding out the updates on injuries, any kind of change in the lineup or rotation, asking guys about what happened. Here's one difference: in spring training, we get reaction and find out stuff that happened in a game or earlier that day. A lot of times during the regular season, with deadlines and time crunches, we have to follow up the next day on something that happened, like an injury or what happened with a pitcher in a certain inning the night before. There's not a lot of time a lot of times during the regular season with the night games to get all that information. Sometimes, the player's not available …or you just don't have enough time and you've gotta wait until the next day. So that's a difference.
N: So that's just a product of the games being earlier out here?
S: Yeah, yeah. Basically. And the access is a little different. Like when a pitcher is done out here, like a starter, he'll go four innings and then eventually – this is probably something fans probably don't realize – in spring training, when a starting pitcher is done with his game and he leaves the field, he'll go in and take a shower and the PR people for the Rangers will let us know, 'hey, Colby Lewis is now available in the clubhouse.' Before the game's even over – the game's still in the fifth inning – whoever wants to talk to Colby Lewis can go in there and get his reaction to how he pitched and have that done before the game's even over. And same with position players. If a starter, like Shin Soo Choo, comes out in the fifth inning and he's in there, we can talk to him and ask him about his first several at-bats, and get it over with, which is nice. Because… you just want to get quick hit notes and get people's reaction.
N: So it's a lot like when you come out to Frisco and cover a rehabber?
S: Yeah, exactly. When a major leaguer is in Frisco, they usually let us talk to them as soon as they've gotten situated in the clubhouse and have had a shower… deadlines don't go away. And even though the internet's out there and you can always post something, we're a newspaper, so we're trying to get it in the next day's newspaper.
N: How about the schedule? Players and coaches talk about it. It's a lot different out here. I know it's tough for the media as well. You guys are used to coming in at two o'clock in the afternoon and suddenly, you're here at 6 or 7 in the morning.
S: Man, I'm the poster child for that not being a good thing, because I'm a night owl. I don't go to bed typically til two o'clock in the morning. And out here, the clubhouse a bunch of times has been open at 7:00 am or 7:15 am for 45 minutes…I, thankfully, have a condo two minutes from the complex here which makes it a lot easier…But still, getting up at 6:00 am – even as a little kid, I never got up early. I always slept in…I like the regular season schedule. Although, I'll say this. Having your nights free, having more of like a 9-5 type job – even though it's more like 7-5 out here – is nice, but it still makes for long days.
N: What's the earliest you've gone to bed out here?
S: Man, I've been in bed like at 8 o'clock with my iPad, watching Netflix and falling asleep by 8:30. That is ideal, man. If I could do that, that'd be awesome. The only time I would do that at home is if I was sick. I'll fall asleep sometimes on the couch, but get in bed that early? No way.
N: What's one or two of the biggest storylines you're following as spring training wraps up?
S: The fifth starter position is still totally up in the air. I'm leaning towards AJ Griffin winning it, but he's still coming off Tommy John [surgery], and is still a question mark. I mean, Jeremy Guthrie I know was a favorite of some, but he did not do well in his last outing. Personally, from the get-go, I thought Chi Chi Gonzalez had the upper hand, but he's kind of been up and down. Same with Nick Martinez. I mean, it's still wide open. That, and then the utility infielder/outfielder. There's guys with different attributes that have had awesome camps. I think Ryan Rua is a lock for the roster. I think Pedro Ciriaco, he's had an awesome camp. But those two guys have had the best camps of anybody. And then you've got guys like Justin Ruggiano, who's got a proven track record. Drew Stubbs, who's an awesome defensive player. Hanser Alberto is an A-plus fielder who can play anywhere in the infield and he's been doing it this spring at third, short, second, first. There's some tough decisions to be made, and I know that's how Jeff Bannister would prefer it. But I really don't know. There's like three of four positions on the bench, the fourth outfielder, that it could go either way.
N: What are you most looking forward to about getting back home?
S: Sleeping in my own bed, seeing my two cats, my wife, obviously. And just getting back to my nighttime routine. Fans probably don't know, but the beat writers typically get to the ballpark in Arlington around 2:30/3:00 every day for a 7:00 game. That's when our day starts. It's 2:30 til basically 11:30/midnight, and that's more of my style… It's fun when the games start counting, too. When everything's more serious and there's something specific to write about that means something, because a lot of what we're doing out here is conjecture and projections and predictions so that's cool when it all means something.
N: Thank you, sir.
S: No problem.
Baseball term of the day: gateway – Syn. of first base. It is so called because first base is the threshold to the other bases and the opportunity of scoring.
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels: Guilder Rodriguez
We spoke with Guilder Rodriguez about transitioning from player to coach. We will have more on RidersTV soon; here is a teaser of our interview with him from our Spring Training Travels Series. All installments from the series can be found here, including Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and our mid-trip update.
Although his time in the Major Leagues was short-lived, Guilder Rodriguez is one of the most well-known RoughRiders in team history. The middle infielder is the all-time leader in Riders in games played, hits, and stolen bases.
Coming soon to #RidersTV is an exclusive interview with Guilder about Spring Training as a coach and his upcoming role as a coach in the Dominican Summer League.
Here is a preview:
– Nathan
Baseball term of the day: zob – a weak person; a fool.
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels Day 6: Baseball Lifers on the Back Fields
This marks the sixth day of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In this installment, Steve Goldberg tells the story of a RoughRiders fan who has traveled with the Rangers to Spring Training for the past 27 years. All installments can be found here, including Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5.
Nathan, Ryan, and I have spent the majority of our week here at Spring Training out on the back fields in Surprise, covering former RoughRiders and other players that will soon be a part of the team.
When you watch a game on the back fields, it is an entirely different experience than taking in the action at the main stadium. There are small crowds of about 50 people made up of mostly players, coaches, a few writers, and a handful of Minor League baseball fans.
I was watching the Rangers squad play the Royals the other day and encountered a fan sitting next to me who was a Northwest Arkansas Naturals season ticket holder since their inaugural Texas League season in 2008. Every time a former Natural stepped up to bat, she screamed their name and said, "Come on! Hit a home run! It's your turn now!"
The second day we were here, Ryan and I had just finished talking to Ryan Strausborger when two RoughRiders fans approached us. They introduced themselves and recounted their memories of Strausborger playing at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
Sheree Bernstein and her mother Edie are loyal Riders fans and Rangers fans. Sheree, a founder of the Riders Booster Club, has followed the Rangers to Spring Training for the past 27 years and can frequently be seen on the back fields in Surprise watching the Minor League games.
Sheree and her mother Edie have countless Spring Training stories about their experiences with former RoughRiders and Rangers over the years. They are season ticket holders at Dr Pepper Ballpark. As much as they love attending RoughRiders home games, they also enjoy the feeling of watching past, present, and future Riders play on practice fields in front of very small crowds.
After meeting Sheree and Edie, I asked if they would share their Spring Training story with our readers here on the blog. They agreed. The following words are Sheree's.
I would consider us "baseball lifers". We might not have played or started life as fans. But somewhere along the way, the game and interest in those that play it, run it, and also love it grabbed a hold. We don't foresee a time it's not a big part of our lives.
It all began for me when I became an 'Astros Buddy' in the mid '70s. Going to Astros games in Houston was a way for me to spend quality time with my dad. My love for baseball evolved over time. Mom and I both have spent time as baseball employees. I was an usher, and Mom was a hostess at Dr Pepper Ballpark's JCPenney Club.
Spring Training has been a big part of our baseball lives for the last 27 years. We started back at the Rangers' camp in Port Charlotte, Fla., and continued on to the current complex in Surprise. We love the climate, the scenery, the people, and the immersion of baseball for a couple weeks each year.
Mom likes to remember seeing Elvis Andrus when he was young and shy. She has enjoyed seeing him grow into a team leader. Not to mention, he is also an All-Star caliber player.
We love Spring Training so much because it is an opportunity to meet up with friends and get to see the big league team come together up close. We also reacquaint with former players who have already come through Frisco and those that may soon be arriving. We love the relaxed atmosphere and the chance to see the players develop, grow, and mature from one year to the next.
As you can see, Sheree's passion for baseball is evident. The small handful of fans like Sheree and Edie who attend the Minor League games feel like they are a part of the action on the opposite side of the chain-link fence.
The back fields provide a much more intimate Spring Training setting than the main Surprise Stadium. The "baseball lifers" like Sheree, Edie, and that Northwest Arkansas Naturals fan know that even though the players on the field may not be superstars yet, their opportunity is just a few steps away.
And that, to me, is the most beautiful thing about baseball.
– Steve
Baseball term of the day: foozler – a lucky base hit
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels Day 5: Checking in with Non-Roster Invitees
This marks the fifth day of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In this installment, we check in with some former RoughRiders who were invited to major league camp as non-roster invitees. All installments can be found here, including Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4.
If you've been to a Spring Training game, you know the drill. The major leaguers play for the first five or six innings, before you find you find yourself asking "who?" every time an unfamiliar name is introduced as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement. These mystery players are often the non-roster invitees.
Non-roster invitees are players with minor-league contracts (i.e. not on the 40-man roster), but are participating on the major league side of camp instead of the minor league side. Often, they are younger players working their way to their first full-time MLB roster spot, while veteran big leaguers are occasionally brought in, too (a la Jeremy Guthrie this year). This spring, the Rangers had 18 non-roster invitees, including a handful of former RoughRiders. While many of the non-roster invitees won't make the big league roster right away, the opportunity to train alongside some of the game's best players provides a valuable experience.
"I'm not trying to put too much pressure on myself," said 2014-15 RoughRiders infielder Drew Robinson. "I'm just trying to learn as much as I can, absorb anything I can from these guys.
And that absorption of knowledge from established veterans can be just as important as refining on-field skills.
"Seeing how they go about their business day to day, I mean, it's huge because it's something you have to be able to learn how to do," said 2015 RoughRiders outfielder Ryan Cordell. "At this point in my career, learning how to become better off the field, how to prepare myself when I come to the field, that's the biggest part.
Though they're not a regular face in the Rangers clubhouse during the summer, they've been welcomed in as part of the family.
"It's a good vibe around here," said 2013 RoughRiders catcher/first baseman Brett Nicholas. "They treat us like we're part of the team. I've enjoyed talking to some of the veteran guys who have been around for a while and just them giving their two cents on what it's like to play at this level."
Monday, the Rangers sent nine players down to minor league camp – including Robinson, Cordell and Lewis Brinson. Though they won't be in Arlington for opening day, they're another step closer to becoming full-time major leaguers, whether later this season or later on down the road. And perhaps next year, they'll crack the 40-man roster and can serve as gracious hosts to the newest wave of non-roster invitees.
– Ryan
Baseball term of the day: add a foot – To gain physical maturity and thus increase the velocity of one's fastball
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels: Mid-trip Update (VIDEO)
The RoughRiders Media Relations Department is at Spring Training in and around Surprise, Arizona. Here is a video update of the trip so far. All installments in the Spring Training Travels series can be found here, including Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4.
Spring Training Travels Day 4: Rangers Return From San Antonio
This marks the fourth day, third full day, of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In our fourth installment, Steve Goldberg recaps the Rangers' weekend trip to San Antonio and the adjustment to getting back in a rhythm at camp. All installments can be found here, including Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3.
With two full days of Spring Training under our belt, we move on to our third day here at the Rangers' training complex. When we arrived in Surprise on Saturday, a group of players were noticeably missing. They were playing two games against the Kansas City Royals in San Antonio.
It was a very enjoyable weekend for the group who made the 850-mile trek back to Texas. The Rangers won both games against the Royals, scored a total of 20 runs, and played in front of 27,536 fans on Friday and 33,592 on Saturday. This was indeed a major change of pace from playing in smaller Cactus League ballparks.
The team experienced many thrills over the weekend, highlighted by former RoughRider Lewis Brinson's walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Friday's 7-5 victory.
Hanser Alberto, another former Rider, enjoyed the change of pace going from Surprise to San Antonio for the weekend. Alberto was a perfect 2-for-2 in the first game Friday.
"The San Antonio weekend was great," Alberto said. "It's a good city and it was great to be around the guys. We had a lot of fun there and played very well."
Alberto and the squad who made the trip to San Antonio were back at the Rangers' training complex Sunday. They had a quick turnaround, with a 1:05 p.m. big league game against the Angels looming. Despite the major contrast between playing at the Alamodome and Surprise Stadium, the team had a smooth transition back to the everyday routine of camp.
"It's the same game, nothing new," Alberto said. "You see the ball and hit the ball. You make the routine plays and play your hardest. We came back here and are continuing to work hard. We want to keep showing everyone that we're ready."
For Alberto, his first taste of Major League action last year has impacted his mindset at this year's Spring Training. He continues to receive valuable advice from the experienced players in the clubhouse that have helped him with adjust to playing in the big leagues.
"I have learned a lot from the veteran guys," Alberto said. "It's been a great experience. Now I have a better idea how to work and concentrate. The results are going to be different every day, but now I feel comfortable at every point in the game. I am more ready than ever."
There are many other former Riders in a similar position. Chi Chi Gonzalez, Keone Kela, and Ryan Strausborger all made their Major League debuts with the Rangers last season and bring that experience with them to this year's Spring Training.
As mentioned in our Day 2 post, this is my first time at Spring Training. One of the most noticeable and pleasantly surprising things has been observing the interaction between Major League veterans and the up-and-coming prospects throughout all levels of the organization.
Everyone here is striving to improve and advance to the highest level of the sport. The veterans have a visible presence at the camp giving their tips and offering advice to the younger players, who are learning as much as possible in their quest for success.
– Steve
Baseball term of the day: freight delivery – slow pitching
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels Day 3: A Sitdown with the Great Tepid Participation
This marks the third day, second full day, of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In our third installment, Nathan Barnett sits down with Tepid Participation, @TepidP on Twitter, to talk who he is looking for on the back fields, why he comes out to Spring Training, and the Choctaw Lazy River. This interview took place on Saturday, March 19. All installments can be found here, including Day 1 and Day 2.
Nathan: Welcome out to Surprize, Arizona and today we are joined by TepidP of Lone Star Ball. If you're a fan of the Rangers minor leagues, you know who he is. Michael: first, thanks for joining us
TepidP: No problem.
N: Like us, you're here on the first day of your Spring Training Trip. How long will you be out here this year?
T: I'll be out here about five days this year (Editor's note: same as us! Not planned)
N: Is this an every year trip for you?
T: Every year, man. It's a blast.
N: I know you have fun out here, but what specifically brings you out here?
T: Just looking at the new kids mostly. It's one of those opportunities–you see all of these kids who get drafted in June–this is one of my opportunities to see a lot of those kids. A lot of Dillon Tate, Mike Matuella–even if they are not pitching, like in Mike's case. You still get your first set of looks at some of the new guys and then see some of the progress that some of the guys may have made away from Frisco.
N: So, first thing you did, you got off the plane and came straight here. Who was the first guy you were looking for, the first person you wanted to see out here?
T: After you guys!?! I would have to say it was G-Rod (Guilder Rodriguez). I love seeing Guilder, and I am so happy for him to make that transition into the second part of his baseball career, which may or may not end up being even more fruitful than the first part of his career. He's going to start coaching; I had the chance to catch up with him the first few minutes that I was here, and he's really excited about the opportunity. I am happy for him. He had an amazing career, and all RoughRiders fans will remember him, and he's a legend.
N: Now we have to give you some credit here. As many who knew G-Rod as a player, you knew he would be a coach six or so years ago.
T: Everyone did! He's always been a coach. You know, he was a coach who every once in a while would fill in at shortstop. He's done that for the last, I don't know, half-decade of his career, and even he's known that. It's nice that he finally made the transition, and he just told me "no more pressure. No more pressure of going 0-for-4." I just laughed at him. He's really excited about the opportunity, so I am happy for him.
N: First games are about to start today. Who are you excited to watch today specifically?
T: Well today we are going to get to peek at the starters. Actually, a couple of guys probably bound for Frisco. We've got Jose Leclerc on one field, and we have Connor Sadzeck on the other. Those guys will probably go a couple of innings, and obviously those are guys who can dial it up, but also need to work on refining their command, and refining their mechanics, and perfecting their delivery, and they will have a chance to do that today. Hopefully, we will see them for a little while in Frisco.
RHP Connor Sadzeck starting a game on the back fields #ThroughTheFence #nofilter pic.twitter.com/bVfglilZnY
— RoughRiders Media (@FriscoRRMedia) March 19, 2016
N: Okay, I am going to put you on the spot: if you had to guess the starting nine position players in Frisco for Opening Day, who would you guess they will be.
T: Oh geez, that really is on the spot. I would say: "Condor" Guzman (Ronald Guzman) over at first. Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second. I'm going to say Luis Marte at short. Third base…uh…I'm not really sure honestly. Then I think Royce Bolinger will be in the outifeld, probably Preston Beck in right, and I'd probably go with Chris Garia (Christopher Garia) in center?
2015 RoughRiders 1B/OF Preston Beck in the cages #SpringTraining pic.twitter.com/u54ojHe2w5
— Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) March 19, 2016
N: And the designated hitter on Opening Day?
T: Me?
N: We will see what we can do! You tweeted last week about Matt Bush, who is a new guy with the organization who has, let's called it a "checkered past." You heard he was throwing upper 90s, with a good hard slider. How excited are you to delve into his story?
T: It's fascinating, you know. It's never not going to be fascinating to have a guy who was literally in prison the last three years who has been given an great opportunity by the Rangers. We will have to see if he can take full advantage of it. The skills seem to be there, so it will be up to him.
N: Now let's talk a little off the field stuff. You are a guy who covers baseball but you're also into the business of baseball. What was your first reaction when you heard about the Choctaw Lazy River going into Dr Pepper Ballpark this summer?
T: (laughs) My first reaction was "cannonballllll." I think it's great. I think its a great opportunity for you guys to get more people out to the park for some great family fun. It's not a big surprise that at the minor league level, you are marketing the experience even more so than the players. This is another opportunity to put another thing in front of people that will be a draw and get people to be excited about coming out to the park. I think it's absolutely the coolest thing going.
N: Now you are usually working when you are out at at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Do you have plans to bring the family out and enjoy the lazy river as a fan?
T: I am just going to do a cannonball in my clothes. I am just going to run out there on the first day and put my notepad to the side and just do a cannonball, and we will inaugurate it like that.
N: Well, we will warn the ushers about that. Last thing, what story lines are you watching coming out of spring.
T: Obviously Triple-A should be amazing. With all of the guys that have come through Frisco the last year or so, Triple-A should be great. You're going to have Jurickson Profar, and probably Joey Gallo, and Nomar Mazara, and Lewis Brinson, if he's not down with us in Frisco. You're going to have an amazing opportunity there to watch some really great potential future superstars. Then down at the A-ball level, you have guys in the next wave coming along. Guys like Dillon Tate, guys like Luis Ortiz. Eventually later this summer you will see Mike Matuella and guys like Eric Jenkins and Josh Morgan, kind of the next generation of guys who will become household names and future Rangers.
N: Well thanks for your time! Enjoy your time out here on the back fields!
T: Anytime!
You can follow TepidP on Twitter and in longer, equally eloquent form, over at Lone Star Ball.
– Nathan
Baseball term of the day: bite – the sharp downward break, late or fast, of a curveball or slider.
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels Day 2: The World Beyond Surprise Stadium
This marks the second day, first full day, of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. All installments can be found here, including Day 1.
We made it to Arizona! Each of us comes to Surprise with slightly different levels of Spring Training experience. Nathan is the most experienced of the three of us, already having been five times previously. For Steve, this is his first ever visit to Spring Training (and we hope it's not his last).
I'm somewhere in the middle. This week marks my fourth visit to Arizona for Spring Training. But those first three visits were spent exclusively in the major league parks, casually taking in America's pastime under the sun. Don't get me wrong; each of those visits was quite enjoyable. However, this year, I'm exploring the minor league side of the complex too, and it's taking my Spring Training experience to the next level.
On the back fields, you get a little bit of everything. Whether it's Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre sharing a morning laugh in major league camp, all the minor league pitchers gathering for some morning insight and advice, or just the constant crack of the bat coming from some of the organization's up-and-comers in one of the various batting practice setups, there's an interminable feel of baseball in the warm, Arizona air.
After taking in the morning workouts, we stayed in Surprise for the afternoon to take in some of the minor league games against Kansas City. It's a much different feel than a major league game out here. Not only are the crowds significantly smaller, but they're mainly composed of other players, coaches and scouts in the organization, as opposed to fans. Nonetheless, it's still fun to watch a hitter battle through a long at-bat or a pitcher find a way out of trouble. After all, baseball is baseball is baseball, whether it's played in Surprise Stadium or on Field 6 of the complex.
One of the big takeaways from my first day on the back fields was the intrigue of seeing the Rangers organization together as one, with seven practice fields separated by just a few hundred yards. In one moment, you may be looking at the current major leaguers, while the next moment may lead you to the rising stars that will don a minor league uniform this summer in Frisco or elsewhere in the farm system. And sometimes, the major and minor league worlds collide, in the case of non-roster invitees. I'll have more on them later in the week here on the blog.
Until then, I'm looking forward to spending more time on the back fields. If you're like me and have only ever seen Spring Training from the major league parks, I'd recommend venturing around the complex a bit more next time you come to really soak up what Spring Training is all about.
The fun is only beginning here in Surprise. Steve will have another update for you tomorrow.
Baseball term of the day: Agate – The baseball. The term may have derived from "marble," another name for the ball. Agates and aggies were popular forms of marbles.
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
Spring Training Travels Day 1: And We're Off!
This marks the first day of the RoughRiders Media Relations Department's travels at Spring Training in and around Phoenix, Arizona. All installments can be found here.
The offseason is a blur. It feels like just a few weeks ago that I had the amazing honor of calling a Carolina League Championship with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, and now, here I am, four months into a job of my dreams, getting ready to head back to Spring Training.
It's easy to get romantic about Spring Training–so I am going to indulge myself. The high skies, the dry mountain air, the popping of mitts, the cracking of bats, the buzzing of the diehard fans, and the crackling of cleats on the concrete walkways all coalesce to make for baseball heaven. Fans have the opportunity to experience the ballpark aromas, the pace of a baseball game, and the sounds of the public address announcer bouncing around the ballpark well before the season truly begins in April. It's like getting a sneak peek of a blockbuster movie: it's totally legal–you're even invited. Yet it feels like somehow, despite being a John Smith or a Jane Doe, that you get to pull the curtain back in a way that can make you feel like you have special insider access.
With-a-doubt, this was and still is true for me (now, I am just fortunate enough to have a little more access). Even before I ever went, Spring Training was stuff of legends. My baseball-loving grandfather got in the habit of taking grandchildren out to Rangers Spring Training (then in Port Charlotte), and I looked forward to the chance for years. My older cousins came back with stories of meeting our heroes, of watching them up close, and of spending time in a baseball lover's Mecca.
Then, grandpa got older, didn't feel up for making the trip, and my excursion to the Sunshine State never happened.
Ten years later, I made it (this time to Arizona), and it was magical. A buddy of mine and I drove from LA to Goodyear to watch the Rangers and Padres…and drove back all in the same day. That's how badly we wanted to go. That day, Josh Hamilton hit his first Rangers homer, a grand slam in a Rangers blowout.
I was hooked. I made it out to Spring Training each out of the next two years while in college.
Then I started working in baseball. Schedules made things tough, but I did make it back my first year in Myrtle Beach back in 2014. Lo and behold, one of the Rangers broadcasters was sick, and I was asked to fill in on the radio side with Matt Hicks. Cue terror and utmost excitement.
The point is not to show off that I had the chance to call a big league Spring Training game (don't worry I did plenty of that back then). The point, rather, is that Spring Training is Magic Kingdom for me: The Most Magical Place on Earth.
The point, is that today it begins. In a week there will be tons of great stories to tell, and we cannot wait to tell them to you. Over the next six days we will be posting here on the Riders Insider Blog and on Riders social media channels, including our BRAND NEW, "Riders Media" twitter account, which will be more focused on providing in-depth content on Riders players, statistics, and insights from me, Steve Goldberg, and Ryan Rouillard on a daily basis.
So, until tomorrow…when we will be out in baseball's favorite desert…so long!
– Nathan
Baseball term of the day: bleeder – a batted ball that, as the result of an erratic roll, pop, bad bounce, or overall slowness, becomes a base hit.
(term from The Baseball Thesaurus)
Spring in their step
Following a long 2014 season and an off-season light on major roster developments, spring training is well underway for the Rangers out in Surprise, Arizona. And, despite camp starting under the dark cloud of serious injuries (see Darvish, Yu and Profar, Jurickson) for the second straight year, the promise of a new season and better results on the horizon are enough to encourage any baseball fan back here in the Metroplex. The big league club has already played nearly two handfuls of Cactus League games and, as expected, Texas has used a plentiful number of players in those contests, including several players we can expect to see in Frisco this season.
It's never wise to put too much stock into spring training numbers, because it's difficult to decipher between what's reality and versus a desert mirage. That said it's hard not to get excited over things like Rougned Odor's torrid start (6 for 13 with two doubles) and good early reports on Elvis Andrus. Knowing that spring results should be taken with a heavy grain of salt, let's take a look at what some like 2015 RoughRiders have done while moonlighting in big league games through March 10. (The minor league games for the players in camp will begin on March 16, and that is when we'll begin to get a better idea of the roster makeup for each affiliate).
Joey Gallo
The Rangers' 2014 Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year will look to take another big step toward the big leagues and may not be a long term resident in Frisco this season (assuming he starts there). Gallo, a non-roster invitee to spring training, has played in five of Texas' eight games and is 3 for 10 with two walks, two strikeouts and a homer on March 8 against Cubs roster hopeful Eric Jokisch.
Jorge Alfaro
Gallo's fellow "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" (the collective nickname given to teen wonders – Gallo, Alfaro, Mazara, Williams, Guzman and Brinson – that populated the 2013 Hickory Crawdads) has gotten into seven games, going 2 for 9 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI. Look for Alfaro to get the lion's share of the time behind the plate for Frisco this season.
Nick Williams
The 21-year-old from Galveston has played in one spring training game, going 1 for 2. Williams did not have the smoothest entry into Double-A last season (.226/.250/.290), but he showed flashes of his powerful hit tool and figures to be one of the more scrutinized prospects on the RoughRiders this season.
Hanser Alberto
Alberto could be ticketed for a level higher in the farm system at the start of the season based on position need and there is no doubt he has an advanced defensive tool. The Dominican, who was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster in the off-season, won the Minor League Gold Glove Award for 2014. In six spring games with the big club, he is 4 for 12 with a double and a steal.
Trever Adams
The Nebraska native could be in line to begin 2015 in Frisco despite being named a Texas League Postseason All-Star last year. He has swung the bat well in limited spring action, going 2 for 3 over two games.
Some of the big names (Jake Thompson, Andrew Faulkner) that figure to come to Frisco haven't yet pitched in any big league games this spring, but several other hurlers have. Prospective Riders that have pitched scoreless baseball to date include Cody Kendall, Jose Leclerc and Kohsuke Tomita. Chad Bell, a Rider in 2012, may be with Frisco to begin 2015 as he continues his journey back from Tommy John surgery. He has allowed one run (on a solo homer) in his lone inning of action while Jesus Pirela (one run, 1.1 innings), Josh McElwee (two runs, 0.2 innings) and Efrain Nieves (two runs, 0.2 innings) have also been touched for runs.
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ShoWare Center draws big crowds, bigger enthusiasm
Kent resident Ed Orlosky was in his element Friday afternoon.
Sitting ringside at the ShoWare Center at Kent, munching on a hotdog, the Boeing retiree was happily awaiting the guests of honor at Kent's newest sports venue.
The Seattle Thunderbirds.
"I follow them in the paper," said Orlosky, of his favorite Western Hockey League team. "I was pretty excited when it was announced they were coming here."
Orlosky and more than 6,000 people, that is. The Thunderbirds play their first game on ShoWare Ice Saturday in front of a sell-out crowd at Kent's new, 6,100-seat arena on James Street. That game, against the Everett Silvertips, starts 7:05 p.m.
Orlosky, who played some pond hockey as a kid growing up in New Jersey, said he followed the T-Birds because he likes the kind of person that such a physical sport demands.
"They're young kids and you're looking for potential," he said of players in the Western Hockey League, which serves as a proving ground for the NHL teams.
"They're extremely hard-working and dedicated, and that's what you look for in a person. And when they get on the ice, they're all business."
Orlosky got his wish shortly afterward, when the Thunderbird team, all of them helmetless and therefore identifiable, went gliding onto the ice, to the cheers of several hundred who showed up for the opening ceremony.
Their entrance onto the ice followed an ecstatic introduction by Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke.
"For the residents of Kent – this is your ShoWare Center!" Cooke shouted out to the crowd, which responded with cheers.
Orlosky heard the call. And in a way, he's living up to it. Come Saturday, he'll be back ringside with nine members of his family to see the T-Birds take on the Everett Silvertips.
"We're bringing the whole family tomorrow," Orlosky said, noting that right now he's the only one with real hockey fever.
"They'll probably follow it after this game," he intoned, as his wife Karen, sitting next to him, nodded gamely.
While Saturday's game is about the Thunderbirds, Friday's grand-opening event was all about the ShoWare Center.
Several thousand people thronged the new arena to get a first-ever look at the center. They sat in the stands - no seat of which appeared to afford a bad look at the ice – they toured locker rooms, they tried the concessions, and they imbibed in free appetizers and plenty of conversation with players, Kent City Council members (decked out in T-Birds jerseys), and team managers. They also crowded the souvenir shop to check out jerseys and other paraphernalia.
The excitement of the afternoon was especially palpable for the Brown family of Kent. They're a billet family for T-Bird player Brenden Silvester.
Sitting in the stands before the opening ceremony, dad Roger Brown said the experience has been a great one for his family, including son Blake, 13, and wife Sharon.
Silvester is a part of their family, Roger said.
"He's awesome and I feel like he's one of mine," Roger explained.
And it's very cool that his son now gets a ride to school from Silvester, who goes to school himself at Kent-Meridian High School.
"He's very respectful," Sharon added.
The family also has another member, thanks to Silvester.
His girlfriend Sarah Patterson, 17, who comes to visit from Vancouver, where she and Silvester are from.
She was seated with the family Friday to watch Silvester take the ice.
"I'm here for another three days, " Patterson said, so that she can see Sylvester compete.
They've been together two years, and Patterson's made the adjustment of a long-distance relationship, but it's not easy, living in different cities, let alone countries.
"It's hard, but it's worth it," she said.
And is she really a major hockey fan, considering it's a Canadian birthright?
"Everyone likes hockey," Patterson said with a grin about her countrymen. "But after dating a hockey player, I kind of got into it."
While many people were just enjoying the general atmosphere of the ShoWare Center, there were some visitors for whom the event was especially poignant.
Kent City Councilwoman Deborah Ranniger was positively beaming, as she walked through the throngs of visitors.
For her, as well as the rest of the Council, the new arena was the coda to a somewhat risk-filled couple of years bringing the concept to fruition. It was a journey that involved the state Legislature, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office, and, ultimately, the Council's trust that the project would come in on time and within budget.
And it did.
"This is going to be a lifesaver for us," Ranniger said, watching the crowds walking by, in shirts emblazoned with T-Bird logos. Considering the sold-out crowd for the first game, and future activities the center is projected to attract, Kent should be getting a major economic boost from the facility, she said.
"I think this center is going pull us through some tough times," Ranniger said.
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While the T-Birds and the Kent Council were part of the opening ceremony, the ShoWare Center drew some top-tier local entertainment throughout the night.
Kent saxophonist Darren Motamedy, as well as dance teams and drama students from Kent-area high schools provided entertainment throughout the.
Kentridge and Kent-Meridian high school students performed scenes from their joint production of "Fame." Kentlake High students acted out scenes from their production of "Annie Get Your Gun."
A member of the Harlem Globetrotters promotion team also conducted a basketball clinic on another section of the floor. The Globetrotters perform Feb. 18 at the arena.
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Bringing Hope to a Hidden World
Whats UP?
Well, I had a talk with a
dear brother
who's been a supporter of ours from the first days of JungleMaster, basically this was his point;
"Tom, You stink at communicating!" He said it in a much nicer way but I know he loves me and Janet and all he wants is the best for us and he was right, so here it is... maybe a new leaf? I'll try as best I can to get a monthly newsletter out, if I fail everyone has a right to say what's up right in my face !!
Thanks in Advance!
What's JungleMaster doing So far This
Janet and I are leading a
team from George Fox University
. The team leaves
June 26th
and will return The
12th of July
, Along with the well drill project I talked about in December, George Fox wants to have a Service Learning class that culminates with a trip to the jungle each summer. We already have the 2017 trip in the Fox budget it looks like!
The New church in Bolivar has been built and the Brothers of the Co-Frat are cutting boards for the church project in Mundial.
We continue to meet by skype with the Co-frat; the Confraternity of Churches is a unified group of 19 churches and pastors that we have encouraged and helped get licenced through the government. We meet to discuss missionary outreach, building projects and other needs and how we can work together.
At the last Seminary class at the
British Baptist Mission
in Nauta we had 7 leaders attend. JungleMaster scholarshiped these leaders with some assistance to bring them to seminary. We had some issues with them saying they would come then not showing up and we came to realise they didn't know the people there. Joel McGee took the teachers up river to meet the pastors before the session and introduced everyone and this seemed to be enough to get them to feel at ease and bring their families to seminary.
New Boat
is running! BUT the old motor does not quite have enough power to take a full load of passengers. We have made a deposit on a larger engine and are praying for the rest of the funds to come in.
Help, You Can!
Pray! Big trip with Fox University, lots of logistics.. safety, health and Gods lead in what we do as ministry
Pray! Funding for motor, we need about 6k to buy the motor.
Pray! Church rebuild in Mundial and team to go.
Pray! We have three boats on the Amazon and right now not any one is at 100%, We are close.......
Give! Yep, we always need ongoing monthly support.
Give! Help with the motor budget.
Go! Yes; we need teams or individuals to go. This is what encourages the missionaries and local leaders. BUT most of all it
changes the lives
of those that go!
Go! Want to
house sit in the Amazon
for a few months?
Help continue the work of JungleMaster ministry in the Amazon by praying, giving or even going! Thank you to all those that have been on this crazy ride with us for all these years!
Bolivar Church
The new church in Bolivar
Mundial Church
Praying as we have one church looking to partner with the church in Mundial to rebuild, looking for other US churches to partner with the Jungle Church to build up and encourage the leade
Our New Motor?
We've made a deposit and we need to get the motor on the boat before the team arrives from George Fox..
House Sit!
Yes, you can
house sit in Nauta Peru
, Joel and Amy may be going back to language school and while there the house in Nauta will be empty, Think of this, its the only house there possibly with hot and cold running water, maybe the only one there with running water?
The Pastors Attending Seminary!
Do you want to sponser a jungle pastor to attend seminary classes?
George Fox University
design team includes the granddaughter of a JungleMaster supporter!
An ongoing joke is somewhere in Peru there's a warehouse full of toilet seats because they're never in the bathrooms.. Joel sent me this photo! He found them!
New Drill..
This is a sketch of what the Fox/JungleMaster well drill will be riding on. Our goal is a small footprint self propelled well drill. This chassis is what the drill apparatus sits on.
Church Members in Progresso
on the Chambira River. They're standing in front of the church they've started to build!
Medical Team.
We need to put together a medical team to go to Peru to work in the extreme remote parts of the upper Amazon.
And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Romans
In Christ
It's hard to explain how much all those that have supported us for all these years mean to us, we love you all. To the couple of hundred that we've taken to the jungle, it's such a huge honor to be a part of your lives! love you guys!
Your Jungle Family....
Tom and Janet Clark
JungleMaster is refocused and moving forward
The Co-fraternity continues to grow and take advantage of seminary.
We are doing well! It may sound strange but the Clarks are OK! God is faithfull
Pastors and families coming to seminary now!
The jungle church is doing their own missionary trips to the remote indigenous areas now!
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Greetings from The Abyss!
Not really...
But this has been a challenging last 6 months, I have been through a funky depression and its been real hard to get back on this horse called "ministry". But after a self induced break I feel like God has been deeply involved in the process of helping me get through this. A missionary friend of mine just wrote, " I written you a thousand times, but never sent it". That's how I feel now. But hang on,
we know God is good!
Just read through what he has done and be amazed at His grace!
So Current News;
Joel, Amy and Carmen McGee,
our missionaries in Peru are doing well. In fact they have been developing relationships with the leaders up in some of the tribal areas. This photo is of some Urarinas visiting the McGees at the JungleMaster house in Nauta
The Church at Bolivar
is being build right now and the process is going well! This was the 2014 Children's fundraising project through Cornwall Church and due to water levels and other factors it took till now to get building. The roof is on now and Joel goes back up on the 25th to help with walls.
The "New"JungleMaster Boat..
We're in the process of buying a different boat for the jungle. Its wider, cooler (insulated) faster, safer and has a bathroom too! We will be using our old motor and keeping the other boat for now. But
this is a huge cash flow issue right now!
It will cost us about 6-7 k to get this going. This is a great opportunity to be financially involved in the core of JungleMasters Ministry in Peru, its all about boats in the jungle!
Oasis Youth Center.. From Bar to Youth Ministry!
We have rented this building across the street from our house in Nauta. It was a huge destructive force for the community as a bar; Imagine no restrictions on noise or closing times in a residential neighborhood and mix in as much alcohol as you can drink.. Not good.
We now have control of the old disco in Nauta Peru, and it will be called the Oasis Youth Center instead of the Oasis Disco Bar! This is an Amazing answer to prayer as I feel this ministry to the youth of Nauta will be right in Amy and Camens sweet spot. I'm so happy that God has opened these doors.
e have some unplanned expenses with the opportunity to get this boat and opening the Youth Center. Please prayerful consider how you can help with a gift to JungleMaster Ministries.
No More Mission festival!
Yes, after 6 years we have decided that it was just too expensive to continue. In fact, we can send an enthusiastic pastor to seminary for just 10 dollars a week and it cost us about 20k a year to put on the mission festival; that maths easy! Plus it was a complete black hole for resources and energy for JungleMaster, it basically stopped us from doing any ministry for the balance of the year. Already 3 men from Santa Rita have begun seminary in Nauta and 4 more are scheduled to start in January. I am also working with Billy Powell to put together a small team of teachers to go to two villages with teachers to work with the most passionate pastors in the spring of the year.
JungleMasters Short Term Mission trip schedules soon to be listed on STM.com. Come and See!
Thanks Again
Tom and Janet Clark
Lamentations 3:22-24,
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in hi
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March 2015
I was challenged to produce a video with just my iPhone; here it is!
This highlights the 2015 Mission festival.We had 380 attendees, 32 teachers and helpers. 60 friends from the Urarina Tribal area, 9 new believers, 18 baptized. What a huge blessing!
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It has always been my calling to develop leaders to plant churches to share Jesus in the Amazon. That's summed up by the JungleMaster tag line
"Bringing Hope to a Hidden World".
"how do you do that?"
you might ask.
Thanks for asking, let me explain. We often bring hope by bringing doctors to remote areas of the Amazon; those missions develop the relationships that allow us to ask if we can bring in our missionaries and have them start the work and sharing Gods word.
"Are these missionaries North Americans?"
You wonder
Many times our first contact will have North Americans in attendance but we always use National Doctors and National Missionaries. We often team up with the people that live and work in the jungle to begin the work but the work is always carried out by the National Missionaries in the jungle.
"Where do you find the National Missionary workers?"
Great question! We team up with the local churches and use their leaders as missionaries. In fact right now we have 40 plus churches on our team but the leaders in the jungle decided they needed a more pro-active group to work together. They have begun a group called the
"Co-Fraternity of Pastors of the Upper Maranon River."
(Amazon River) JungleMaster has helped them get their legal papers in order and they have become their own recognized organization. In fact in the last month JungleMaster has worked with them to put a new roof on the Church in Roche Fuerte and we are working together supporting missionaries in a distant Indigenous community.
"But how do you know what these missionaries are preaching, where have they gotten their training?"
Now you have gotten to the really big question, great work! Yes, we know what they are teaching because we are training them. This is the really beautiful thing, God in His awesome grace, has brought together a team of teachers and leaders and 2014 will mark the "5
Annual Amazon Mission Festival" that JungleMaster will host. The inter twinning of relationships through the years has assembled Guillermo Powell of Logos Software as the director of the mission festival and with his contacts this year we will have 17 world class teachers coming to the jungle to work through a Bible basics course.
Even greater than that, if it could be greater, is that these teachers are coming to teach the jungle Pastors and leaders to teach. We have shifted our focus from teaching only the Pastors to teaching leaders to lead and teaching teachers to teach, from Children's leaders to women ministries our team will be coming to equip a new group of teachers for all areas of ministry.
This is where we find our missionaries. We grow them! (God does the real work!)
We fully expect 800 Pastors, Leaders and Family members to come for 4 days of in depth teaching and building of relationships this February to the 5
Annual "Amazon Missions Festival".
Now is where you ask
"How Can I help!"
We need your support. We expect this year's festival to cost $13,000 and at this point we look to fall short. We need your help to provide the transportation, food, housing, materials and resources. You can go to ww.junglemaster.org and use the link to PayPal or send your gift directly to JungleMaster Ministries.
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December News Letter
Pastor Andy
God's moving in the Amazon Jungle of Peru and He's using JungleMaster to forward His purpose. As I recently spent a few hours walking beside a young Pastor named Andy in the village of Roca Fuerte, this truth was cemented in my mind.
When we arrived in Roca Fuerte the greeting was similar to other villages; crowds on the bank, kids and adults rushing to greet us and carry our bags. Yet we immediately felt something different here—a heaviness that oppressed us. We had come to serve and encourage Pastor Andy, but we had no idea how much it would demand of us.
Pastor Andy's request seemed simple—join him in praying for his parishioners. Three-year-old Rosa who was ill and out of medication. Walter, a young worship leader tormented by deep despair that confined him to his bed. Lamar, a man who had spent 10 months lying on a wooden floor suffering from a heart condition and ulcers. Magalina, Chandler, and countless more.
As I stood with Pastor Andy, lifting the needs of his people up to God, I was overwhelmed by the difficulty of bearing the burden of these people, something Andy and the pastors of this region do daily.
Our calling is to stand beside pastors like Andy and lift their arms as they fight on the front lines of the battle being waged for the souls of this region. These pastors feel a strong calling and deep burden to bring the hope of the Gospel to every person in the Amazon, and they are the right ones to do it. As they seek to meet physical and spiritual needs of their people, our role is to empower, encourage and equip them.
Lost Boys
You have heard it said the local church is the hope of the world. I know this is true in the jungle and I'm convinced that pastors like Andy are the catalysts for change. Standing beside them is our privilege and together, with your help, it's the best way to reach the peoples of the jungle for Christ!
Your partnership in prayer and financial support will help forward this mission of taking the Gospel to the least reached and the un-contacted people living deep in the jungles of the Amazon.
Here are a few ways your year-end gift will impact lives in the jungle. $5,000 builds a church in Bolivar. $100 will help us empower and equip two pastors at our upcoming 5th annual Amazon Missions Festival, $200 provides food and fuel for national missionaries reaching far up distant tributaries to serve the forgotten. $600 helps bring a guest teacher from South America to the jungle mission festival.
Don't miss this opportunity to join in the work God is doing in this region of the world to bring the Hope of Jesus to those lost and desperate for His touch.
Thank you so much for your partnership in Christ
Tom Clark
JungleMaster USA
Deeper into the jungle still
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A little update..
I'm working on getting a newsletter out and thought that maybe taking a moment to write my thoughts down in a semi organized fashion may help. Forgive me if my ideas and direction wander here but I have a lot to contemplate.
Javier and Nanita
Lets add up the year so far.
We did a medical mission into a tiny village called Dos de Mayo. The river was low so it stopped us from getting all the way to our destination. The team was amazing, the North Americans had time issues so we sent our Peruvian team members further up river as we headed back to the airport. It took the Peruvians 10 days to make the last 80 miles and return.
We celebrated with 680 pastors, leaders and their families at the 4th annual Amazon Missions Festival. We are using licenced curriculum from Ceteca Seminary in Guatemala. We have educators from Argentina, Mexico, Peru and the USA; this is truly an international effort, and we are doing it 200 miles up river from the nearest road or airport. Our goal is to train national leaders to better equip them for ministry and to send them into further into the jungle.
We finished another medical mission into a new area, working in indigenous villages with national leaders. As a result we are now building a mission base much deeper in the jungle , using national missionaries.
This will be a stepping stone to taking the gospel
to the deepest parts of the jungle.
There has been an on going battle with JungleMaster Peru's Director of Ministry Javier Sinarahua's health. As I write he is in Lima getting his 5th Chemo treatment. Even though we have signs of some victory in this battle we still need lots and lots of prayer for Javier.
And my greatest sadness... We lost my dearest friend and helper Wilder Rios in an accident last June. If you could pick one man to help you in the jungle, to have your back and protect your interests, it would be Wilder.. You may remember Leandro and his medical issues, Wilder is Leandros father.
Whats next?
I'm taking a group in late this September and we will be hosting a meeting of JungleMasters partner churches to discuss our future and leadership in case Javiers medical treatment fails.
We are also planning the 5th Amazon Missions Festival to be held this next February.
What you can do..
; we so much need your prayers to get us through these difficult paths we are on. I rejoice in being given the opportunity to serve God in this ministry and take it as an honor that the enemy would find this so offensive that he is will to throw his best (worse?) at us.
; opps, sorry. Yes this ministry is cash driven to a large extent and these are difficult times as Javiers medical treatment is costing us an extra $2500 per month.
Last thought;
I receive a newsletter from "Survival International", they are a group that works to "protect" un-contacted indigenous groups from outside influences. Much of what they do is great work but they are very anti Christian Missions. In this last newsletter they mentioned un-contacted groups in Peru and how other native groups in the area are aware of their existence and they know that these un-contacted run from white people when they are seen. That again brought together JungleMasters using national missionaries to train indigenous missionaries to push deep into the jungle to reach those that are un-contacted. These missionaries know the jungle, they know the culture and they are not white.
Makes sense huh???
Rev:9-10 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar,
"Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the lamb!"
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Update on the flood relief
As you may know there have been multiple efforts to raise funds for the flood relief on the Amazon. The really amazing thing is to see what happens when we "release" God to do as He wills... That may sound odd but I heard the same thing from the brothers at two churches in Bellingham. it went something like this, "The board discussed giving JungleMaster an offering but we decided to open it up to the congregation and see what God will do through His people".
I can now report that God has provided over $13,000 through just those two offerings.. plus there have been individual gifts and other churches help that will bring the total to over $16,000 to provide food for the flood victims in the jungle.
Today our team in Peru are moving over 8,000 lbs of food up river to help. This is the second wave of food that we have transferred into our ministry area, 200 miles above Iquitos Peru on the Amazon. We are purchasing rice, beans, farina, cooking oil and soap in Iquitos and moving it up river on the ferry. The food will then be distributed through our network of 27 partner churches into more than 40 villages. Our relationships with the leadership in these communities makes the perfect distribution network and as we get the help out to theses communities we will be taking photos and video to report back to those that have so generously helped. Next week we will send the third load of food up river adding another 10,000 ponds of food to the communities on the river.
So.. you may be asking why us, why JungleMaster? Its because we are the only help they have on this part of the river, there are some organizations working closer to Iquitos but we are the only group working this far up river. The staff in Peru reported that one Peruvian national group from Iquitos went as far as hiring a boat and loading a few dignitaries up, they ran up river with a few bags of rice and made some promises, but nothing more has come of it. So there really won't be much help from the government.
I will be getting out reports as we get the food up river and we get the next couple of shipments going...
Thanks from the people of Peru and God Bless you all
Tom and Janet Clark
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Amazon Mission Festival
As you may know JungleMaster is about 6 weeks from the third annual "Amazon Mission Festival". This three day conference is your premier JungleMaster event each year. This year we expect over 300 jungle pastors and leaders to attend three days of intensive instruction on the basics of our Christian faith, sermon preparation and evangelism. Made possible only by God working through
by your prayers and support…..
This year we have an amazing staff of world renowned Spanish language teachers coming to the JungleMaster Missions Center deep in the amazon including:
Jaime Mirón, VP of Luis Palau association – evangelist.
Abel Hofkamp, pastor from
Rafa Quinteros, youth leader from
Tim Marlier,
Sam Powell, Colorado Springs, Co
Mark Bofill, Calvary Worship Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Jorge Arévalo, pastor in
Guillermo Powell - Logos Software.
Jim Bates – Pastor Columbus NE ……..
…and more!
Guillermo Powell again will build content for the conference this year, his experience last year in the jungle has lead him to reach out to an amazing group of friends, to ask them join our team. Guillermo has seen the value and impact that this conference is making, deep in the Amazon. Immanuel Bible Church has assembled a team of support people to bring together all of the odds and ends required to support a three day conference.
We also are working on purchasing 200 MegaVoices, these small devices are much like a I-pod with an external speaker, they are solar powered and hold the entire Bible, 220- 30 minute devotionals and the entire Jesus film audio version
. Imagine……
a tiny community in a dark remote jungle village, gathered each evening with the only entertainment they have
; an audio Bible! These devices are available to us for under $40 dollars.
We hope to give one to each pastor and leader that attend the conference this year.
What better investment can you have in the lives of others; life to the full through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Put that together with the work God has done in the last three years;….
the only missions training center for 200 miles, the only bible study resource library with 100+ written resources, a jungle based missions sending church and a yearly bible conference that is the equal in quality and attendance to any anywhere!
And What Do You Have?
Your opportunity to be involved in an amazing work of God
That said; this is
and I need your help. Our budget this year is $14,000.00 plus the cost of the MegaVoices and we have raised about $9,000.00 to date. All of our supporting churches are invested and now I'm reaching out to you to help and make this possible once more
. Prayerfully consider an investment in this project………. Thanks Once again……………..
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As I settled down from a busy week in the jungle it was great to be back in the city and able to relax in a air conditioned room, my mind settled on the fact that the problems with logistics and safety were over. I opened my computer thinking that I would write on the blog but decided that I would check E-Mail first.
The first E-mail read: Flight Cancelled - Contact Your Local Office. The elections in Peru mandated that airlines cancel all flights on Saturday. I'm not too sure how a presidential election would require that everything in a country stop, but that's what happened. The stores were closed, the airlines canceled flights and the entire country focused on the election. I can't figure out why this was a surprise to the airlines but they sold us the tickets during the work stoppage.
We were now rushed and the time to relax had to be delayed. I phoned the airline and managed to secure 12 seats but that left me with ticket and no way out... but a friend in the airport that managed to get me the 2nd to last seat on another airline. All that to say I had been delayed at getting out information on the Missions Conference.
So...Stats, 788 miles on the Amazon transferring people and equipment. 6 round trips from Nauta to Santa Rita. 27 Churches represented, 25 communities, 2400 meals served, 276 pastors, leaders and families. Our attendance was lower than expected due to the compulsory voting laws in Peru. (One lesson learned) But God knew and our food equaled the number of people perfectly. To the last detail everything went perfectly, that's not to say there weren't changes and a couple of glitches but each and everyone on the team took up the challenges of the tasks without a single issue.
We had moved the teams up river prior to the conference for 3 days, I set some to be leaders and left tasks to do and each time I returned up river I was completely blown away at the amount of work completed and way each one had become connected to the others. Never have I seen so much done by a team in such a short time. I would have never imagined that bringing 25 people together and with 1/3 of them not knowing the others would they have all meshed so perfectly. It really was a God thing……
The first group were building bunk beds and painting, the second; painting and cleaning, all of the tasks were done and the mission center was 100% ready when our guests arrived.
The voting in Peru is madatory, so all residents must return to their place of registry to vote or be fined 100 dollars. That made attendence to the seminar lower that anticipated. None the less, God had His chosen 276 people attend. Billy Powell, Carlos Arstoga, Jim Bates, Larry Reynolds and Jorge Arevalo all did amazing jobs at teaching. They all flexed with the changes and managed to work together evey step of the way.
Praying with the Pastors
We learned so much, developed deep relationships with the brothers in the jungle and the other team members. If I could have asked God for a particular outcome it wouldn't have been this great. Thats not to say there wasn't logistical issues, there was. Like running at night on the Amazon. Nothing quite matches the darkness in the jungle or the amount of trash in the river. If you have a spot light on to see the trash you can't tell where your going, you can't see the river bank. If you turn out the lights then you can just make out a slight difference between the trees and the sky, giving you a rough idea of where the river is going. Can't win...
Anyway lots to do and will get more details soon. Keep praying, God has done a mighty work, mostly due to your deep and ferverent prayers.
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We are more than ready for Christmas. Adelyn was/is spoiled beyond but we wanted that this year
I'm officially off of mat leave and now a permanent SAHM and am loving it. After a year off with the small one there was no way I was going back. Next small one will be in the works soon I hope. Plus building a new house. Next 2ish years are going to be CRAZY!
Just waiting for tomorrow now! I'm so excited for Ad's 1st Christmas!!!


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