diff --git a/examples/Pumps_gibbs.jl b/examples/Pumps_gibbs.jl
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+include("../src/explorer/JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler.jl")
+
+# Pumps example in 
+# https://github.com/TuringLang/JuliaBUGS.jl/blob/master/src/BUGSExamples/Volume_1/02_Pumps.jl
+model_def = @bugs begin
+    for i in 1:N
+        theta[i] ~ dgamma(alpha, beta)
+        lambda[i] = theta[i] * t[i]
+        x[i] ~ dpois(lambda[i])
+    end
+    alpha ~ dexp(1)
+    beta ~ dgamma(0.1, 1.0)
+end
+
+model_def_prior = @bugs begin
+    for i in 1:N
+        theta[i] ~ dgamma(alpha, beta)
+    end
+    alpha ~ dexp(1)
+    beta ~ dgamma(0.1, 1.0)
+end
+
+data = (
+    t = [94.3, 15.7, 62.9, 126, 5.24, 31.4, 1.05, 1.05, 2.1, 10.5],
+    x = [5, 1, 5, 14, 3, 19, 1, 1, 4, 22],
+    N = 10
+)
+
+data_prior = (
+    t = Float64[],
+    x = Int64[],
+    N = 10
+)
+
+
+
+target_model = compile(model_def, data)
+refer_model = compile(model_def_prior, data_prior)
+targets = extract_distributions(target_model)
+priors = extract_distributions(refer_model)
+
+target = JuliaBUGSPotential(target_model, targets, priors)
+reference = JuliaBUGSPotential(refer_model, priors, priors)
+Pigeons.initialization(::JuliaBUGSPotential, ::AbstractRNG, ::Int) = prior_sampling_helper(priors)
+
+
+pt = pigeons(
+    target = target,
+    reference = reference,
+    explorer = JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler()
+)
diff --git a/src/explorers/JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler.jl b/src/explorers/JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler.jl
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+using DynamicPPL
+using AbstractMCMC
+
+include("../target/JuliaBUGSLogPotential.jl")
+
+struct JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler
+end
+
+mutable struct JuliaBUGSState
+    gibbsState::JuliaBUGS.GibbsState
+    param_vals::Vector{Any}
+end
+
+function Pigeons.initialization(target::JuliaBUGSLogPotential, rng::AbstractRNG, _::Int64)
+    new_values, st = AbstractMCMC.step(
+        rng,
+        AbstractMCMC.LogDensityModel(target.model),
+        JuliaBUGS.Gibbs(target.model, JuliaBUGS.MHFromPrior()),)    
+    return JuliaBUGSState(st, new_values)
+end
+
+function Pigeons.step!(explorer::JuliaBUGSGibbsSampler, replica, shared, state::JuliaBUGSState)
+    new_values, st = AbstractMCMC.step(
+        replica.rng,
+        AbstractMCMC.LogDensityModel(target.model),
+        JuliaBUGS.Gibbs(target.model, JuliaBUGS.MHFromPrior()),
+        state.gibbsState,)
+    replica.state = JuliaBUGSState(st, new_values)
+end
+
+(log_potential::JuliaBUGSPotential)(x::JuliaBUGSState) = log_potential(x.param_vals)
+
+Pigeons.extract_sample(state::JuliaBUGSState, log_potential) = state.param_vals