Tag: Yuqui
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For The Wrong Reason
The persuasion for me to go to the mission field was neither spiritual nor spectacular like the Apostle Paul’s. He knew Jesus had personally called him and there was no turning back. In my years as a jungle missionary, I faltered in the pursuit of my calling and wanted to quit, time and again! However,…
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Just Dropping In!
Sept 6, 1978 A mission organization from Switzerland, called Helimission, arrived in Bolivia a few months before. Its purpose was to use their helicopter to do mission and humanitarian work. It was a perfect fit in our quest to find the illusive jungle nomads called the Yuqui. No airstrips were needed. We could be let…
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If A Tree Falls In The Jungle, And . . .
Sometime in the night, I was still reading by flashlight when I was startled by the mighty rushing sound of a large tree falling close by, maybe on top of us! It was dark and I couldn’t see anything in the blackness outside. I felt trapped by my mosquito net and helpless to run. It…
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Its A Wonderful Life???
About two kilometers from the buggy, we were surprised by meeting two Bolivians coming from the other direction. They carried machetes and one of them carried a 16 gauge shotgun that had seen better days. If fired one more time, it looked like the barrel would split wide open, exploding, and maybe killing, or maiming…
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Sunday Mornin’ Rain Comin’ Down
The rain kept us under the thatched roof most of the day. There wasn’t much for us to do except feed mosquitos; Against our will, of course! My reading and writing were interrupted time and again by the blood suckers landing on my jeans, shirt sleeve, on my exposed skin, or buzzing around my head.…
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No Safeway Stores In the Jungle
Wally, carrying his survival .22 caliber rifle at ready, crept back into the trees and disappeared. Not to be left out of the fun, Matt unholstered his .22 caliber revolver and walked into the jungle at an angle away from the way Wally went. He hoped to get close enough to the pigs to get…
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