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| 1. | Foreword |
| Dear Friends: |
| 2. | Firstfruits of a Missionary Journey |
| Many years ago a young man, who had been preaching the Gospel of the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord in his own home town in New Zealand, felt led of the Lord to take the same wonderful Gospel message to the Inca Indians in Bolivia. He told |
| 3. | Angel of the Lord, The |
| Our young missionary made his way from the Port of Arica to the Railway Station. It was confusing to be rushing along with others who were all shouting and talking, yet not to be able to understand a word, even though he had studied Spanish as much as possible on |
| 4. | Lord Provides a Helpmeet, The |
| About two years later a young American woman entered the Meeting Room one evening and sat at the back. The young missionary felt he had seen her somewhere before, but at first he could not remember where he had seen her. Suddenly he remembered! She was the nurse who had |
| 5. | Prisoner of the Lord, A |
| It was the missionary's custom to preach the Gospel every Lord's Day from 3 to 4 p.m. on the steps of the Liberty Statue in the main square of Potosi. Occasionally the Colonel stopped to listen and then passed on. One day the Colonel called him aside to warn him |
| 6. | Answer to Prayer, An |
| The little meeting in Potosi grew, and this was a joy to the young missionaries. Each week there were some who confessed the Lord as their Savior. Despite this encouragement, however, they both felt they were not accomplishing what the Lord had sent them to Bolivia for-to work among the |
| 7. | Building the Home and Getting Acquainted |
| The two brothers helped the missionary straighten things out a little and also strengthened the little tent so the wind couldn't blow it down. They tried to clean the old shack that the Slav had left, but it was impossible to do much with it. It did provide storage area |
| 8. | Plague of Smallpox, The |
| Following the communication breakthrough the Lord Himself opened the door for them to get the Gospel into the homes. A terrible plague of smallpox broke out among the natives. Almost every but had some one in the family ill with smallpox. The two children of God often knelt together before |
| 9. | Light, The |
| The priest in that district realized the missionaries were winning the hearts of the people. This displeased him greatly. Up the river where the Indians were celebrating a great feast, he got many of them drunk, then told them the missionaries had come to steal their land. Also, he |
| 10. | Storm That Brought Blessing to Many, The |
| The young missionaries were often ill with dysentery caused by the polluted water. Although their bodies began to feel and to show the strain of their living conditions, the Lord graciously gave them the needed strength for each day as He had promised in Deut. 33:25 25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. (Deuteronomy 33:25), "As thy days, so |
| 11. | Tranquilized Bull, The |
| When the little clinic was just about finished, the missionaries tried to explain how they hoped the Indians would come when they were ill so the missionaries could try to help them. |
| 12. | School Days |
| After seeing the Lord's wondrous undertaking in the missionaries' lives, the Indians became more interested. Mothers were bringing their babies to be vaccinated. They also wanted their babies to be named with a name from the Bible. The missionaries happily did this and then entered the names in a book. |
| 13. | Story of Fabian Estrada, The |
| Fabian Estrada was one of the brothers who had accompanied the missionary from Potosi to seek out the Inca Indians and to buy the property among them. He had been one of the first to be saved in Potosi. One day he came to visit the missionary and his wife. |
| 14. | Ricardo Gomez |
| One day after Fabian Estrada left Potosi to preach the Gospel, the missionary visited Potosi to see how the little group of believers there was getting along. He also wanted to inquire as to the welfare of Fabian's wife and children. As he walked down the street toward the Meeting |
| 15. | Fellowship of the Lord's Suffering, The |
| It became the custom of Ricardo and others of his friends to preach the Gospel in the town where Gomez had often been in prison, before the Lord saved him by His matchless grace. He now longed for others to know his Savior. |
| 16. | Betsy the Gospel Mule |
| It was the usual "Fair Time" in Vitichi, the second Capital of the Province. Many attended-some 4,000 people each year. Business men from all over Bolivia set up "marquees" (or large tents), laden with every kind of clothing, foodstuffs, pots, pans, needles, threads and other items. Patrons brought cattle, sheep, |
| 17. | Bible Puncher, The |
| The missionary became quite exercised about visiting a very large mine in a place called Siete Suyos. This mine was owned by a Bolivian named Aramayo, but many of the mine officials and engineers were English. Thousands of Indians worked in the mines in that area. |
| 18. | First Visit to the Capital of the Province of North Chichas |
| One day the missionary felt exercised to visit the Governor of North Chichas. He and his wife, Rose, had heard there was no Gospel testimony in the Province of North Chichas and so were praying together about it. |
| 19. | Governor's Conversion, The |
| After seeing his father die so happily trusting in the Lord, the Governor (Gil) became very interested in the Gospel and the work of the Lord. Gil was the Governor in that Province for three terms and was a real friend to the missionary and his wife as well as |
| 20. | Chief Agapo |
| When death claimed the Chief of the Red Belt Indians, he was replaced by a man named Agapo. This new Chief had been very impressed at the time they tried to mob the missionary because he himself had seen "the Light" with the others. The Governor solemnly advised the new |
| 21. | Faithful Unto Death |
| The Inca Indians occupy large areas of land. Some of their land holdings are very suitable for growing wheat, corn and potatoes, while others are mountainous and suitable for grazing. Most own cattle, sheep and particularly goats; others pasture numbers of llamas, donkeys and mules. |
| 22. | Thou Shalt Not Remove Thy Neighbor's Landmark |
| In Bolivia there are large areas of land granted to the Inca Indians which are marked out by what is called in Spanish, "mojones," or "landmarks." Greedy Spanish Americans or "patrones" came to Bolivia long after the Incas were there and were continually breaking through these hedges (landmarks) by removal |
| 23. | Great Sorrow, A |
| The missionary's wife, Rose, was not well. Very naturally her husband was greatly concerned about her. The Indians loved her dearly. Her timely ministrations had been helpful in relieving many of their aches and pains. She had assisted many in the birth of their children into the world. She had |
| 24. | This One Thing I Do |
| After Rose's departure to be with her precious Lord and Savior, it was with a sad and lonely heart that the missionary returned to their little home in Yulo, which they had enjoyed so much together. It seemed so empty, so lonely. He felt he couldn't bear to live alone |
| 25. | From Peace to War |
| With his heart at peace, ready to press on toward whatever his Lord willed for him, the missionary arrived in New Zealand. There he found everything changed. His brother, Hugh, had gone to be with the Lord. His sisters and brother, Frank, had married and all had little ones. He |
| 26. | Stories of the Chaco War, Pedro & Francisco |
| Pedro and Francisco were brothers. Francisco attended the school the missionary and his wife, Rose, had in Yulo. Many times Francisco was beaten by his father for going to school, but he would always go back again. He was brought to know the Lord Jesus as his Savior just before |
| 27. | Francisco and the Tiger |
| It wasn't too long after this that Francisco, as well as many hundreds of other young men, was sent to the Chaco War. One night he was on sentry duty alone. It was a very dark night, but he had learned to pray, committing everything to the Lord. |
| 28. | Dying Soldier, A |
| The Chaplain was called many times to the side of a seriously wounded soldier, even late at night. One day the fighting had been especially heavy. His time was spent all day and far into weary hours of the night seeking to comfort wounded soldiers and arranging to have the |
| 29. | How the Lord Found Demetrio Tellez |
| Demetrio was a young man who worked in the tin mines in Potosi, Bolivia. When the war broke out between Bolivia and Paraguay, he was immediately drafted into military service. Because Demetrio was a soldier of courage and ability, he was soon made sergeant of his group. |
| 30. | General Flores' Conversion |
| General Flores was Commander-in-Chief of 20,000 Bolivian troops in the Chaco War. In the space of three years 60,000 men died in that awful jungle conflict. The Bolivians were at a terrible disadvantage not being used to the jungle. Many of them died of malaria and fever. The Chaplain yearned |
| 31. | Visits to the States and Canada Return Via Peru |
| After the death of his wife, Rose, the missionary found there was much he could not do among the dear Incas without a helpmeet. He was also very lonesome without his beloved Rose. Five years after the Chaco War he decided the Lord would not have him carry on |
| 32. | Adventures With a Truck From Peru to La Paz, Bolivia |
| With thankful hearts and renewed trust in the Lord, the missionaries started the trip to La Paz, the Capital of Bolivia. It was another strenuous journey over high passes, causing renewed problems with "mountain sickness." They were thankful for the strength the Lord gave them to carry on. |
| 33. | From La Paz to Potosi |
| The journey from La Paz to Potosi in those days was a very difficult one at best. There were no good roads such as exist today. The anticipation of the trip was definitely not the happiest! The missionaries were both very weary, but the Lord knew all about it even |
| 34. | Truck Taken by the Military, The |
| After seeing the devastation of the hotel which they had left such a short time previously, the missionary's mind was filled with thoughts of the Lord's wonderful care and mercy. How distressing it was to see his beloved Bolivia in the throes of conflict again-this time civil war -Bolivians fighting |
| 35. | In Him Will I Trust |
| An order came from the General in command that a certain stronghold of Rebels must be routed immediately, that the missionary's truck with the same guards must go immediately for this purpose. They moved out before 3 a.m., arriving on the outskirts of the village just before the break of |