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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ILAT] NTM Baptizes Over 100
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<DIV><BR></DIV><B>NTM Baptizes Over 100 from Unreached Indigenous Tribe in
Venezuela<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/color><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><BR><BR><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?color><?param 0303,0D0D,3636><?smaller>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.<?/smaller><?/color><?smaller><BR><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 5757,5757,5757><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller>2038-01-18
19:14<?/x-tad-smaller><?/smaller><?/color><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller><BR><A
href="http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1789/section/ntm.baptizes.over.100.from.unreached.indigenous.tribe.in.venezuela/1.htm">http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1789/section/ntm.baptizes.over.100.from.unreached.indigenous.tribe.in.venezuela/1.htm</A><BR><BR><?/x-tad-smaller>Last
week, over 100 indigenous people from a tribe in Venezuela were baptized by a
tribal-focused mission organization.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>There are so many people in the world today, it
is not that they rejected Christianity, she said. They just dont know it
exist.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR><BR>michelle@christianpost.com
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