Category: Ministry

By Who’s Word?

By Who’s Word?

Recently I was talking with a few of my Kaxuyana friends. We were working on a first draft translation of the parable of the Good Samaritan. As we talked through many issues in the text I was stuck by a stark contrast between the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven and the ways of man. […]
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Fertile Soil (Part 2)

Fertile Soil (Part 2)

I remember praying, during my training, almost 6 years ago, that the Holy Spirit would go ahead of me and prepare the soil – the hearts – of those to whom I would be sent. But I could not have imagined how fertile that soil would be! In fact, as I look back over these […]
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Fertile Soil (Part 1)

Fertile Soil (Part 1)

There is a reason my village thatch house had no doors or windows on it and no real way to close it up and lock it down. No, its not that I’m so poor that there are no “goodies” in it. In fact, to any normal Kaxuyana it is packed with little wonders and mysterious […]
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So What Happens When They Insist You Teach?

So What Happens When They Insist You Teach?

On a certain Saturday in March I got up early and together with the ex-chief took my co-worker down river to the nearest community where he would continue the trip to “civilization.” It was a full day. We stopped at a second village and visited some and on our way back we felled a large […]
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Waiãpi Trip

Waiãpi Trip

Her husband whipped his head around to see if I was serious even though he was driving the car and without batting an eye his wife said, “Sure.” Not believing they would come through with their end of the deal I made them shake on it and began making plans. A month later we were off to visit the Waiãpi tribe in the remote jungles!
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