NTM Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached Indigenous Tribe in Venezuela (fwd)

[phil cash cash]

but first, the words "heaven" and "hell" need to be invented...

Phil
UofA
On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Rolland Nadjiwon wrote:

> At last .... we're saved!!!!
>  
> -------
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
>  
> "The appropriation of our peoples, our already-there-ness, by renaming  
> our already named, by giving it a new name, is a gesture that  
> constitutes the most radical act of violence."
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: phil cash cash
>> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:21 PM
>> Subject: [ILAT] NTM Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached Indigenous Tribe  
>> in Venezuela (fwd)
>>
>> NTM Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached Indigenous Tribe in Venezuela
>>
>> New Tribes Mission (NTM) an international association of missionaries  
>> concentrated on indigenous, unreached tribal groups in the world  
>> baptized more than 100 Macos in the Ventuare River of Venezuela, on  
>> Sunday, Sept. 11.
>>
>> 2038-01-18 19:14
>> http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1789/section/ 
>> ntm.baptizes.over.100.from.unreached.indigenous.tribe.in.venezuela/ 
>> 1.htm
>>
>> Last week, over 100 indigenous people from a tribe in Venezuela were  
>> baptized by a tribal-focused mission organization.
>>
>> New Tribes Mission (NTM) an international association of missionaries  
>> concentrated on indigenous, unreached tribal groups in the world  
>> baptized more than 100 Macos in the Ventuare River of Venezuela, on  
>> Sunday, Sept. 11.
>>
>> I was just thrilled, NTM Nita Zelenak spokesperson told the Christian  
>> Post on Wednesday. That is what we are here for to see that the  
>> gospel goes out to people who dont have a chance to hear it.
>>
>> According to NTM, the Maco people live in Southern Venezuela in both  
>> the jungle and savannah areas along the Ventuare River. They survive  
>> by planting gardens of jungle fruits and by fishing, relying on fish  
>> and yucca as their main source of nourishment.
>>
>> Prior to the arrival of NTM, the Macos had some knowledge of  
>> Christianity, learning from the Piaroa, one of approximately 12  
>> surrounding villages around the Maco tribe. Yet because of the  
>> language barrier, the Maco only had a garbled understanding of  
>> Christianity from the knowledge they gained through the Piaroa.
>>
>> NTM had first presented the Gospel to the Piarao village, and when  
>> NTM missionaries started to evangelize in the Maco village, they  
>> brought believers from the Piarao tribe to help teach the Maco tribe.
>>
>> Typically, Zelenak explained, we go in and we do it (evangelize) for  
>> a period after our missionaries have learned the language and culture  
>> well so that when they present the message they have a good idea how  
>> it will be understood and interpreted and they teach accordingly.
>>
>> What we try to do is work ourselves out of a job, she continued, so  
>> initially a missionary is doing the teaching, but after a while the  
>> native leaders are doing the teaching, and as the Bible is translated  
>> into their language they can be reading and studying on their own as  
>> they grow in their understanding.
>>
>> The team of missionaries working with the Maco tribe Davey and Marie  
>> Jank, Joe and Jackie Bruce, Bruce and Cindy Higham, Phyllis Gordon,  
>> and Elivia Ulacio press toward the goal of seeing the Maco form a  
>> self-run church. They hope that the Macos will soon be able to assume  
>> the position of the missionaries and spread the Gospel to other  
>> native tribes.
>>
>> Our long term goal for the Macos is to see them with a  
>> well-established church where they are the leaders and they are  
>> reaching out to others, taking the gospel to others first, groups  
>> within their tribal groups and then to others beyond their tribal  
>> groups.
>>
>> Zelenak concluded her interview with the Christian Post voicing NTMs  
>> vision, goal, and mission when sharing the Gospel to the unreached  
>> tribal people of the world.
>>
>> There are so many people in the world today, it is not that they  
>> rejected Christianity, she said. They just dont know it exist.
>>
>> I see our responsibility making that choice to other people, we are  
>> not out to make people believe something but just let people know  
>> what is available.
>>
>> Currently, NTM missionaries are officially planting tribal churches  
>> in more than 18 "Explore" countries and also involved in vital  
>> support roles including training and administration, supply buying  
>> and Bible translation. They also serve in nine other sending  
>> countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, South Korea,  
>> Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United  
>> States.
>>
>>
>> michelle at christianpost.com
>>
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