Amazon peoples remain unreached (fwd link)

[Heather Souter]

Taanshi,

I am with you, Richard!

Just some more musings....

Unreached (and untouched) by missionaries....  Considering the damage
undone to many indigenous peoples in the name of "God"....  Perhaps
the power of the "WORD of God" might be better used working for
protection of these peoples' traditional territories!  That would be a
much more constructive to act out the "Gospel".  These missionaries
sound like a bunch religious "Indiana Jones" types!  I guess when you
are in the business of saving souls, respect can be thrown out the
window!  (Interestingly enough, I think the stories of Jesus
interaction with others are always seem to be respectful in
nature....)

Eekoshi pitamaa.
Heather

On 5/15/08, Richard Smith <rzs at wildblue.net> wrote:
> sorry i can't help but respond
>  "unreached?"
>    amazing
>  a Creator who can design bees and ants to communicate truth
>  even incredible complicated messages
>  somehow can't "reach" human beings without missionaries
>
>  Richard Zane Smith
>  Wyandotte Oklahoma
>
>
>  On 5/12/08 8:59 AM, "phil cash cash" <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU> wrote:
>
>  > Amazon peoples remain unreached
>  >
>  > Posted on May 9, 2008 | by Shawn Hendricks
>  > The Baptist Press
>  >
>  > RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Weary travelers stand alongside a river somewhere in South
>  > America's Amazon Basin.
>  >
>  > After three hours of trying to maneuver upstream by motorboat to a remote
>  > village, a group of International Mission Board missionaries grudgingly
>  > accepts
>  > the realization that the day's journey has ended. Shallow waters, exposed
>  > rocks,
>  > tree limbs and a rough current that nearly capsized the boat won't allow the
>  > group to go any farther.
>  >
>  > Score a victory for the Amazon.
>  >
>  > Thousands of miles of dense jungle create a daunting "wall" for those wanting
>  > to
>  > take the Gospel to this area. For some of the people groups in remote areas,
>  > their only hope to hear about Jesus is through faithful Christians praying
>  > that
>  > the Gospel message will reach them.
>  >
>  > Access full article below:
>  > http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28027
>