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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">That's right, eh. We don't have those words in
our languages. Fancy that. No wonder we stayed on this land ... we had no where
to go :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">-------<BR>wahjeh<BR>rolland
nadjiwon</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pasxapu@DAKOTACOM.NET href="mailto:pasxapu@DAKOTACOM.NET">phil cash
cash</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 23, 2005 3:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ILAT] NTM Baptizes Over 100
from Unreached Indigenous Tribe in Venezuela (fwd)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>but first, the words "heaven" and "hell" need to be
invented...<BR><BR>Phil<BR>UofA<BR>On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Rolland
Nadjiwon wrote:<BR><BR>> At last .... we're saved!!!!<BR>> <BR>>
-------<BR>> wahjeh<BR>> rolland nadjiwon<BR>> <BR>> "The
appropriation of our peoples, our already-there-ness, by renaming
<BR>> our already named, by giving it a new name, is a gesture that
<BR>> constitutes the most radical act of violence."<BR>>> -----
Original Message -----<BR>>> From: phil cash cash<BR>>> To: <A
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A><BR>>>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:21 PM<BR>>> Subject: [ILAT] NTM
Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached Indigenous Tribe <BR>>> in
Venezuela (fwd)<BR>>><BR>>> NTM Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached
Indigenous Tribe in Venezuela<BR>>><BR>>> New Tribes Mission (NTM)
an international association of missionaries <BR>>> concentrated
on indigenous, unreached tribal groups in the world <BR>>>
baptized more than 100 Macos in the Ventuare River of Venezuela, on
<BR>>> Sunday, Sept. 11.<BR>>><BR>>> 2038-01-18
19:14<BR>>> <A
href="http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1789/section/">http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1789/section/</A>
<BR>>>
ntm.baptizes.over.100.from.unreached.indigenous.tribe.in.venezuela/
<BR>>> 1.htm<BR>>><BR>>> Last week, over 100 indigenous
people from a tribe in Venezuela were <BR>>> baptized by a
tribal-focused mission organization.<BR>>><BR>>> New Tribes
Mission (NTM) an international association of missionaries <BR>>>
concentrated on indigenous, unreached tribal groups in the world
<BR>>> baptized more than 100 Macos in the Ventuare River of Venezuela,
on <BR>>> Sunday, Sept. 11.<BR>>><BR>>> I was just
thrilled, NTM Nita Zelenak spokesperson told the Christian <BR>>>
Post on Wednesday. That is what we are here for to see that the
<BR>>> gospel goes out to people who dont have a chance to hear
it.<BR>>><BR>>> According to NTM, the Maco people live in Southern
Venezuela in both <BR>>> the jungle and savannah areas along the
Ventuare River. They survive <BR>>> by planting gardens of jungle
fruits and by fishing, relying on fish <BR>>> and yucca as their
main source of nourishment.<BR>>><BR>>> Prior to the arrival of
NTM, the Macos had some knowledge of <BR>>> Christianity, learning
from the Piaroa, one of approximately 12 <BR>>> surrounding
villages around the Maco tribe. Yet because of the <BR>>> language
barrier, the Maco only had a garbled understanding of <BR>>>
Christianity from the knowledge they gained through the
Piaroa.<BR>>><BR>>> NTM had first presented the Gospel to the
Piarao village, and when <BR>>> NTM missionaries started to
evangelize in the Maco village, they <BR>>> brought believers from
the Piarao tribe to help teach the Maco tribe.<BR>>><BR>>>
Typically, Zelenak explained, we go in and we do it (evangelize) for
<BR>>> a period after our missionaries have learned the language and
culture <BR>>> well so that when they present the message they
have a good idea how <BR>>> it will be understood and interpreted
and they teach accordingly.<BR>>><BR>>> What we try to do is work
ourselves out of a job, she continued, so <BR>>> initially a
missionary is doing the teaching, but after a while the <BR>>>
native leaders are doing the teaching, and as the Bible is translated
<BR>>> into their language they can be reading and studying on their own
as <BR>>> they grow in their
understanding.<BR>>><BR>>> The team of missionaries working with
the Maco tribe Davey and Marie <BR>>> Jank, Joe and Jackie Bruce,
Bruce and Cindy Higham, Phyllis Gordon, <BR>>> and Elivia Ulacio
press toward the goal of seeing the Maco form a <BR>>> self-run
church. They hope that the Macos will soon be able to assume
<BR>>> the position of the missionaries and spread the Gospel to
other <BR>>> native tribes.<BR>>><BR>>> Our long term
goal for the Macos is to see them with a <BR>>> well-established
church where they are the leaders and they are <BR>>> reaching out
to others, taking the gospel to others first, groups <BR>>> within
their tribal groups and then to others beyond their tribal <BR>>>
groups.<BR>>><BR>>> Zelenak concluded her interview with the
Christian Post voicing NTMs <BR>>> vision, goal, and mission when
sharing the Gospel to the unreached <BR>>> tribal people of the
world.<BR>>><BR>>> There are so many people in the world today, it
is not that they <BR>>> rejected Christianity, she said. They just
dont know it exist.<BR>>><BR>>> I see our responsibility making
that choice to other people, we are <BR>>> not out to make people
believe something but just let people know <BR>>> what is
available.<BR>>><BR>>> Currently, NTM missionaries are officially
planting tribal churches <BR>>> in more than 18 "Explore"
countries and also involved in vital <BR>>> support roles
including training and administration, supply buying <BR>>> and
Bible translation. They also serve in nine other sending <BR>>>
countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, South Korea,
<BR>>> Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the
United <BR>>> States.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> <A
href="mailto:michelle@christianpost.com">michelle@christianpost.com</A><BR>>><BR>>>
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