{"id":98,"date":"2010-04-01T15:50:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T20:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/?p=98"},"modified":"2012-01-16T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T22:03:08","slug":"sitting-where-they-sit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/2010\/04\/01\/sitting-where-they-sit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sitting Where They Sit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wayumi<\/a>Stooping low we entered the room.\u00a0 It was dark and smoky.\u00a0 As our eyes adjusted to the dimness we realized that we had journeyed into three different tribal locations.\u00a0 Small lights and special effects strategically placed gave the perfect illusion of the real thing.\u00a0 Our purpose there was to learn language and build relationships.\u00a0 But, being new and not knowing the language, made it extremely hard to communication.<\/p>\n

\"Wayumi<\/a>We couldn\u2019t talk to the Panare man who sat in his hammock patiently waiting for us to say something to him; we couldn\u2019t ask the Yanamamo woman, who continually talked trying to make us understand her words, to slow down or even repeat what she said; and the third person\u2026we had no idea where to begin with him as he quietly sat in the dirt near his fire, peeling his yucca with a machete (long corn knife).\u00a0 The silence was deafening.\u00a0 Where do we begin?\u00a0 We just did not have the words.\u00a0 The feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy were overwhelming.<\/p>\n

\"Wayumi<\/a>This was the scene of our Spring Break in Pennsylvania where we attended a missionary training camp with the seniors from the Bible school.\u00a0 Jared and I went along as Childcare helpers for those students with children but when we were not needed we were able to sit in on classes.\u00a0 It was advantageous for us to be exposed to what is being taught in our training centers in these days, and what a blessing to get to know the students better.\u00a0 The time together was rewarding for all!<\/p>\n

\"Wayumi<\/a>As the students talked about this experience, their future, and what the Lord is showing them our hearts are encouraged.\u00a0 It is overwhelming and humbling at times knowing that the Lord is allowing us to see the \u201cbeginnings\u201d of new missionaries.\u00a0 We are so thankful for the time here and for the relationships and friendships that God is permitting us to have with these students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stooping low we entered the room.\u00a0 It was dark and smoky.\u00a0 As our eyes adjusted to the dimness we realized that we had journeyed into three different tribal locations.\u00a0 Small lights and special effects strategically placed gave the perfect illusion of the real thing.\u00a0 Our purpose there was to learn language and build relationships.\u00a0 But, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":692,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[696,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-bible-school","category-ministry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}