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We were even willing to die, if need be, but we understood that it would be through our living, and not dying, that God would use us to reach them. Any shock there might be in a first encounter, would certainly be a negative mark on the relationship between the two societies, which was about to begin. Much caution was needed if there was to be a truly happy ending. After some hours of trekking through the thick jungle, we ran into a recently abandoned camp site... Words cannot describe the emotions we felt at that moment. It was as if we were face to face with people who were receiving the good news of salvation for the first time. With our spiritual eyes we envisioned the moment when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ which was our deepest longing. All of our efforts of traveling nine months up rivers and through the thicket, of being separated from loved ones, were all being crowned with the first victory that would soon be ours. Following the normal procedures of an attraction front, we left some gifts there (machete, mirrors, etc.) to show them that we were there on peaceful terms offering our friendship. We later returned to our camp and continued to set up our support base. Every two days we would return to the site to see if someone had gone back and received the gifts. If so, that would be a sign that they were allowing us to approach them. If not, we would need to take new precautionary measures and new strategies would be adopted to help them realize that we were not going to harm them. If they had had occasional bad experiences in the past with non-indigenous peoples, we would have to somehow show them that we were not like the others. But all that was a matter of time, and while depending on God, we waited to see how things would develop. That day Edu and Gerani’s were responsible for checking the presents, which hadn’t been taken yet. But, along the way, as they were cleaning a pig they had slaughtered, much to their surprise, they heard human voices close by. They were face to face with two men and a woman who were shaking and speaking in a totally unknown tongue. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they were trembling as much as the Indians. After all, neither of them knew what would happen next as it was their first contact with people from different ethnic groups and with such totally different customs. Only time would tell everything that went on in their minds and hearts at that very moment. | Entry #18505 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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We were willing to die, if necessary, but we understood that God would use our lives, not our deaths, to reach them. Should there be any clash during the first encounter, it certainly would be a black mark on the soon-to-be initiated relationship between the two societies. Extreme caution was necessary so that a truly happy ending could be reached. After a few hours of walking through the immense jungle, we found a recently abandoned campsite… It’s impossible to describe the excitement of that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was about to arrive. Our spiritual eyes envisioned the moment we longed for most: teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. All of our efforts, nine months of trekking through rivers and forests and of being separated from our loved ones, was being rewarded with a first victory that was slowly being achieved. Following the standard procedure to attract them, we left some gifts (knives, mirrors, etc.) there to indicate our peaceful intentions and offer them our friendship. Afterwards, we returned to our camp and continued our efforts to establish a foothold. Every other day, we would return to that place to check if someone had come and taken our presents. If someone had, it would be a sign that they were accepting our efforts to approach them. If not, more care would have to be taken. New strategies would have to be adopted so that they would realize that we were not a threat to them. If in the past they had had unpleasant experiences with occasional contact with non-indigenous people, we would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the rest. But all of this was a question of time, and we waited, in our dependence on God, the unfolding of events. ... That day it was Edu and Gerani’s turn to go check on the presents, which as of then had not been taken. But, on their way, while they dressed a hog that they had slaughtered, they heard human voices nearby. What a surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who were all trembling and speaking a completely unknown language. Even if the missionaries were ready for that moment, they trembled as much as the indigenous people. After all, neither one group nor the other knew what would happen. After all, it was the first encounter between people coming from different ethnic groups and completely different customs. Only time would reveal all that passed through their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #16586 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were prepared to die if necessary, but we understood that God would reach them not by our death but by our lives. Any shock that might occur in a first encounter would surely leave a negative mark on the relationship between the two societies that was about to begin. Much care would need to be taken to ensure that everything would have a truly happy ending. After several hours' hike beneath the immense jungle canopy, we reached a recently abandoned settlement... It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was arriving. With the eyes of the spirit, we could already envision the moment when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that is what we most desired. The entire effort of nine months traveling rivers and forests and the separation from our families was being crowned with the first victory that was being won little by little. Following the standard procedure for attracting their attention, we left some gifts at the settlement (knives, mirrors, etc.) to demonstrate that we were there in peace and that we offered them our friendship. Then we went back to our campsite and started to build the base camp. Every two days, we returned to the settlement to see if anyone had been there and taken the gifts. If they had, it would be the sign that they were allowing us to come nearer. If not, we would need to take new precautions and devise new strategies to show that we would not harm them. If they had previously had unpleasant experiences in occasional contacts with other non-indigenous people, somehow we would have to show them that we were not like the others. But all this was a question of time and, trusting in God, we awaited the unfolding of events. On that day it was the turn of Edu and Gerani to inspect the gifts, which had not yet been taken. Along the way, however, as they dressed a wild pig they had killed, they heard human voices nearby, and what a surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman, who trembled and spoke in a completely unfamiliar language. Though the missionaries had been prepared for that moment, they trembled no less than the Indians. Neither side knew what would happen, after all, since this was the first encounter between people of different ethnicity who followed totally different cultures. Only time would reveal all that went through their minds and hearts in that moment. | Entry #18671 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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We were ready to die, if need be, but we felt that God would use our lives, and not death, to reach them. Whatever shock might occur in a first encounter would certainly be a black mark on the relationship between the two cultures, which was about to begin. A great deal of caution would be needed to achieve a truly happy ending. After several hours walking through the immense jungle, we spotted a recently abandoned campground. Words cannot describe the emotion of that moment. It is as though we were face to face with a people for whom the good news of salvation was about to arrive. With the eyes of the spirit, we could envision the moment when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and this is what we most desired. All of the effort of nine months, travelling through rivers and forests, and the separation from our families, was being crowned with the first victory which was being won little by little. According to the normal procedure of making a good first impression, we left some gifts at the location (knives, mirrors, etc.) as a demonstration that we had come in peace and were offering them our friendship. We then returned to our campground and proceeded with constructing the support base. Every other day, we returned to the location to see if anyone had come to claim the gifts. If so, it would be a sign that they accepted our proximity. Otherwise, new precautions would have to be taken and new strategies adopted so they would understand that we meant them no harm. If they had experienced in the past occasional unpleasant contacts with non-indigenous persons, we had to show them, in some way, that we were not like the others. But all of this was a matter of time and, with trust in God, we awaited further developments. … On that day it was up to Edu and Gerani to see whether the presents had been taken. But, while they were still on the road, while cleaning a pig they had killed, they were astonished to hear human voices nearby! They were face to face with two men and a woman who were trembling and speaking in a completely unknown language. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they were not any less frightened than the natives. After all, neither side knew what would happen, since it was the first encounter of persons belonging to distinct ethnicities and with totally different customs. Only time would tell what was going on in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #18199 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were willing to die, if need be, but we understood that it was with our lives and not death that God would use us to reach them. Any shock that may occur on a first meeting would certainly leave a negative mark on the budding relationship between the two societies. Much caution was needed to ensure a truly happy ending. After a few hours of walking beneath immense jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp... It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was coming. With spiritual eyes we eagerly anticipated the moment we would teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and it was what we desired more than anything. All the effort of nine months of traveling through rivers and forests, separated from our families, was being crowned with our first victory. Little by little, this foreign land was being conquered. Following the normal procedure for exploring new frontiers, we left some gifts at the site (machetes, mirrors, etc.) to demonstrate that we had come in peace, to offer to them our friendship. After that, we returned to our base camp and proceeded to work on its construction. Every two days we returned to the site to see if anyone had appeared and received our gifts. If they had done so, it would signal that they were accepting of our approach. If not, extra care would be taken and new strategies would be adopted to show that we were not a threat to their people. If in the past they had gone through unpleasant experiences in their occasional contact with other non-indigenous people, we would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the rest. But it was all a matter of time and, with trust in God, we awaited the outcome of events. ... That day it fell to Edu and Gerani to go and check on the gifts, which until then, had not been taken. But, on the way there, while butchering a pig they had slaughtered, they heard human voices nearby, and what a surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke in a completely unrecognisable language. Although the missionaries were prepared for this moment, they did not tremble any less than the natives. After all, neither one or the other knew what was going to happen. It was the first meeting of people belonging to different ethnic groups with totally different customs. Only time would tell what was going through their hearts and minds in that moment. | Entry #21592 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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We were prepared to die, if necessary, but we understood that it was with our lives and not through our deaths that God would use us to reach them. Whatever conflict should by chance arise in a first meeting, this would be taken as a negative sign in the relationship between the two societies which was about to be formed. A great deal of caution was needed so that a truly happy conclusion could be reached. After several hours of walking through the vast rainforest, we found a camp which had recently been abandoned... It is impossible to describe the emotion we felt at that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was approaching. With spiritual vision we could anticipate the moment when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and this was what we most desired. All the effort expended in nine months of travelling on rivers and through undergrowth and the separation from our families was being crowned by this, the first victory which was slowly but surely being attained. Following normal procedures at a point of contact, we left some gifts at this place (machetes, mirrors, etc) to show that we were there with peaceful intentions and to offer them our friendship. We then returned to our own encampment and continued with the building of a support base. Every two days we would return to the place we had found and check to see if anyone had come and taken away the gifts. If they had, it would be a sign that they were happy with our approach. If not, new steps would have to be taken and new strategies adopted so that they would realise that we would cause them no harm. If they had, in the past, had bad experiences with any sporadic contact with non-indigenous peoples, we would have to show then in some way that we were not like the others. All this was, however, a question of time, and, relying on God's will, we waited to see how things would unfold. That day it fell to Edu and Gerani to go and check the gifts, which, as far as we knew, had not yet been taken away. En route, however, while they were skinning a pig which they had slaughtered, they heard human voices nearby and were greatly surprised! Suddenly they were face to face with two men and a woman who were trembling and speaking in a totally unfamiliar language. Although the missionaries had been prepared for such an encounter, they too shook with fear, just like the natives. In short, neither side knew what would happen, since this was the first meeting with people of another race and people who had totally different customs. Only time would reveal all that was going through their minds and in their hearts at that moment. | Entry #20134 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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We were willing to die if necessary, but we understood that it would be through our lives rather than death that God would use us to reach them. Any clash that could possibly take place in a first encounter would definitely mar the relationship between the two societies, which was on the brink of starting. Much caution was required so that a truly happy ending would come to pass. After a few hours of hiking through a thick jungle, we found a camp that had been abandoned recently… It is impossible to describe the thrill we felt then. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good tidings of salvation were about to arrive. With our spiritual eyes, we foresaw the moment when we would be teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to them, and that was our deepest longing. All the effort made during nine months of traveling through rivers and woods and being away from our families was to be crowned with the first victory that was gradually being conquered. Following the normal procedure for an alluring front, we left some gifts there (machetes, mirrors, etc.) as a token of our pacific intentions, and offered them our friendship. After that, we went back to our camp and continued to work on our support base. Every two days, we would go back to the site to check if anyone had come and taken the gifts. If so, it would be a sign that they had accepted our approach. Otherwise, more caution would have to be taken and new strategies would have to be adopted in order for them to realize we were not harmful people. In case they had experienced unpleasant situations in past encounters with non-indigenous people, we would have to show them somehow that we were not like the others. However, that was a matter of time, and thus, while relying on God, we awaited the conclusion of that episode. … On that particular day, it was up to Edu and Gerani to go check on the gifts, which had not been taken until that point. However, on their way there, while they were cleaning up a pig they had just killed, they heard human voices nearby in a completely unknown language. Although the missionaries were ready for that moment, they did not tremble any less than the Indians. After all, neither group knew what would happen next, since that was the first encounter between two groups of distinct ethnicities and completely different customs. Only time would reveal what was going on in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #17465 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were willing to die, if so need be, but all of us understood that it was with our lives - not our deaths - that God would use us to reach them. A chance clash on a first meeting would certainly blemish the budding relationship between the two cultures. In order to ensure a truly happy ending, a great deal of prudence was warranted. After a few hours of walking through the immense jungle, we found a recently-abandoned camp. It is impossible to describe how that moment felt. It was as if we were face-to-face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was coming. With our third eye we could foresee the moment when we taught them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that was our most ardent wish. Nine months of effort, of travelling through rivers and thickets, of being separated from loved ones, was being crowned by the first victory that was gradually being won. Following standard procedure for an 'attraction team', we left some gifts at the camp (machetes, mirrors, etc.) in order to gain their friendship and show that our intentions were peaceful. After that, we returned to our own camp, and continued building the support base. We returned to the site every other day to see if anyone had appeared and taken the gifts. If someone had, that would indicate they were beginning to accept our rapprochement. Otherwise, new precautions should be taken and new strategies adopted so that they would understand that we weren't dangerous. If, in the past, they had suffered unpleasant experiences during occasional contact with other non-indigenous people, we would somehow have to show them that we weren't like the rest. But that was all a matter of time and, in God's dependence, we awaited the outcome of these events. ... On that day it was up to Edu and Gerani to check on the gifts, which still hadn't been taken. But on their way there, while they butchered a pig they had killed, they heard nearby human voices. What a surprise it was to be faced with two men and a woman who quavered and spoke in a completely unfamiliar language. Although the pilgrims were prepared for that moment, they quavered no less than the natives. After all, neither one knew what would happen, since this was the first encounter between peoples of completely different ethnicity and customs. Only time would reveal everything that was going through their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #18019 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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We were ready to die if necessary, but we understood that it was with our lives and not with death that God would lead us to reach them. Any inadvertent strife ensuing from a first meeting would certainly leave a negative imprint on the impending relationship between the two communities. Much caution was needed to ensure a truly happy ending. After a hike of a few hours under the immense jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp site... It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as though we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was imminent. With spiritual eyes we foresaw the moment when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that was what we most yearned for. All the efforts of nine months traveling through rivers and forests, away from our close ones, were now being crowned with the first victory being gradually conquered. Following the normal procedure for a frente de atração, we left a few gifts on the site (machetes, mirrors, and so on) to show our peaceful intentions and to offer our friendship. We then returned to our own camp and pressed on with the construction of the support base. Every other day, we returned to the camp site to check if someone had shown up to collect the presents. If they had, it would be the sign that they were accepting our approach. If not, we would need to adopt new attentions and new strategies to show them that we were not harmful to them. Had they in the past lived through unpleasant experiences during the occasional contact with other non-indigenous people, we would somehow have to show them that we were not like the others. But it was all just a question of time and, abandoning ourselves to God, we waited for events to take their course. That day, it was Edu and Gerani’s turn to go check the gifts which so far had not been taken. But, still on their way there, as they cleaned a pig which they had just shot, they heard human voices nearby, and what a surprise they were in for! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke a language completely unknown. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they were shaking just as much as the natives. Essentially, no one knew what would happen since that was the first meeting between people of distinct ethnic groups and entirely different customs. Only time would reveal all that was going through their hearts and minds at that moment. | Entry #20453 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were prepared to die, if necessary, but we understood that it was through our lives and not through death that God planned to use us to reach them. Any clash that might occur during a first meeting would certainly be a negative point in the relationship between the two societies – a relationship that was about to begin. Much caution was needed in order to achieve a truly happy ending. After walking through the immense jungle for several hours, we found a recently abandoned camp… The excitement in that moment is indescribable. It was as though we were face to face with the people who were about to receive the good news of salvation. Our spiritual eyes could already see the moment when we would teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that was our greatest desire. All the effort of travelling for nine months through rivers and jungles, far from our families, was being crowned with the first victory, which was being conquered little by little. Following normal procedure for an approach party, we left a few gifts there (large knives, mirrors, etc.), to show that we came in peace and were offering them our friendship. We then returned to our camp and carried on the work of building the support centre. Every couple of days, we would return to that spot to check if anyone had appeared and received our presents. If so, it would be a sign that they were accepting our approach. If not, further care must be taken and new strategies would have to be adopted in order for them to understand that we were not a threat to them. If they had had unpleasant experiences in the past in their occasional contact with other non-indigenous people, we would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the others. But all this was a question of time, and under God’s guidance, we waited for events to unfold. … On that day it was Edu and Gerani’s turn to check the presents, which up until then had not been taken. But on the way, as they were cleaning a pig that they had killed, they heard human voices nearby. Imagine their surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke in a completely unknown language. Although the missionaries were prepared for this moment, they trembled no less than the natives. After all, neither party knew what would happen next since it was the first meeting between people from different ethnicities and with totally different customs. Only time would reveal all that was going through their hearts and minds at that moment. | Entry #16613 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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We were ready to die, if necessary, however we knew that God would use our lives, not our deaths, to reach them. Any clash that could possibly occur on a first encounter would certainly jeopardize the relationship between the two societies, just about to begin. Extreme care was required to drive everything to a happy ending. After a few hours’ walk under the endless jungle, we found a freshly abandoned camp site. The feelings at that moment defy description. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was arriving. Our spirit could envision the time when we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and this was what we wanted the most. All that effort in having spent nine months crossing rivers and forests, away from our families, was being rewarded with our first victory, gradually being conquered. Following the standard procedure of an attractive front, we left some gifts there (knives, mirrors, and so on) to show that we were there with some peaceful intent, offering our friendship. Then we returned to our camp, to continue building our base. Every couple of days we returned to that place, to check whether someone had shown up to pick up the gifts. If they did, it would be a sign that they would welcome our approach. Otherwise, new actions should be taken, and new strategies would have to be adopted, to make them realize that we weren’t the kind of people who would harm them. If in the past they had had unpleasant experiences from occasional encounters with other non-indigenous people, we’d have to show them, in some way, that we were not like the others. However this was a matter of time and, trusting God’s will, we awaited the outcome. On that day, it was up to Edu and Gerani to check the gifts, which hadn’t been taken away yet. Still on their way there, while carving a pig they had killed, they heard human voices nearby, and had the big surprise! They were face to face with a man and a woman who trembled and spoke in a completely unknown language. Though the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they shuddered about as much as the natives. After all, neither one nor the other knew what would ensue, since it was the first encounter of people belonging to different ethnicities, having completely different habits. Only time would shed some light on what went through their minds and hearts at that very moment. | Entry #16570 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were ready to die, if called upon to do so, but we realised that it was through life and not death that God would use us to reach them. Whatever shock that may befall us in the first meeting would certainly be a backward step for the relationship between the two societies. Much caution was needed to ensure a happy outcome. After a few hours walking beneath the huge jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp. It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was arriving. With spiritual eyes we envisioned the moment we were teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and this was what we had hoped for the most. All the effort of nine months travelling by river and through dense jungle and of being separated from our families was being crowned with the first victory of a battle that was being conquered one step at a time. Following the common protocol when faced with such a situation, we left some offerings (machetes, mirrors etc.) to demonstrate that we came in peace and as a proposal of friendship. After this we returned to our campsite and continued constructing our base camp. Every two days we returned to the site to check if anyone had come to accept the gifts. If that was the case then it would be a sign that they were accepting our presence. If not then we would have to take even more care and develop new strategies so that they wouldn't think we were a danger to them. If they had had bad experiences in the past when coming into contact with other non-indigenous people then we needed to show them, in some way or other, that we were not like the others. But all this was a matter of time and, with our reliance on God, we waited for the outcome. ... That day was Edu's and Gerani's turn to check on the gifts which, up until that point, had not yet been taken away. But on the way there, while they were cleaning a pig that had been killed by them, they heard human voices nearby which was not a surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke in an unrecognisable language. Even if the missionaries had been prepared for that moment, they didn't tremble any less than the indigenous trio. At the end of the day, neither one of them knew what would happen as it was the first encounter with people of a different ethnicity and completely alien customs. Only time would reveal everything that went through their hearts and minds in that moment. | Entry #18136 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British John Pringle (X) Brazília
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We were prepared to die, if necessary, but we felt that is was God's intention to make use of us through our lives, not our deaths, to reach them. Any clash that might accidentally occur at the first encounter would certainly constitute a bad start for the budding relationship between the two different societies. We had to take the utmost care to make sure the encounter would come to a happy end. When we had walked for several hours through the vast forest, we came to a recently abandoned camp... It is impossible to describe what we felt just then. It was as though we were facing the people who were to receive the Good News of Salvation. In our minds we could already see ourselves teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which was what we wanted more than anything. All our efforts of the past nine months, of tracking through rivers and forests, of being separated from our families, was about to be crowned with the first victory we were gradually inching up to. We followed the customary ways of people with friendly intentions meeting another group of people and left a few tokens (machetes, mirrors, etc.) to show we came in peace and were offering them our friendship. After that, we went back and carried on building our base camp. Every two days we went back to check if anyone had come to take our presents. This would be a sign that they accepted our arrival. If they did not accept our presents, we would have to take new measures and work out new strategies to convince them that we did not mean them any harm. If they had had bad experiences with occasional interactions with non-indigenous people in the past, we would somehow have to show them that we were not like the others. However, all that was a matter of time, and we waited, in God's care, for things to come. ... That day, it was Edu and Gerani's turn to check the presents, which had not been taken until then. But before they even arrived, when they were cleaning a pig they had slaughtered, they were greatly surprised when they heard human voices nearby! They found themselves face to face with two men and a woman, who were shaking and speaking a completely unfamiliar language. Although the missionaries knew that moment would come, they were shaking just as much as the Indians. After all, neither side knew what would happen as this was the first encounter between people from different ethnicities and with completely different cultures. Only with time would everything they thought and felt at that moment be known. | Entry #17150 — Discuss 0 — Variant: British
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We were ready to die, if need be, but we understood that it was through our lives and not in death that God was going to use us to reach them. Any shock that might happen in a first encounter, would certainly be a negative marck in the relationship between the two societies, that was soon to begin. A great deal of caution was necessary so that everything would have a truly happy ending. After a few hours of walking under the jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp...It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as though were were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was arriving. We anticipated with our spiritual eyes the moment we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that was what we most desired. All the effort of traveling for nine months through rivers and bush and being seperated from family was beeing crowned with the first victory beiing won little by little. Following the normal means for creating a favoral attraction, we left a few prizes at the location (rations, mirrors, etc) to demonstrate that we were there with peacefull intentions and offering them our friendship. After that, we returned to our camp and continued in the work of building the support base. Every two days we returned to the locaton to see if anyone had showed up and received our presents. If so, that would be the sign that they were accpeting our approachment. Otherwise, new precautions would need to be taken and new strategies would have to be adopted so that they would understand that we were not people that would harm them. If in the past they had unpleasent experiences in occasional contacts with non indiginous peoples, we would have to show them, in some way, that we werer not like the rest. But all this was a matter of time and, trusting in God, we were waiting for the events to unfold. ... On that day it fell to Edu and Gerani to go verify the presents, that up to now had not been taken. But, still en route, while cleaning a pig they had killed, they heard human voices nearby and they couldn’t have been more surprised. They were face to face with two men and a woman shaking and speaking in a completley unkown language. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they didn’t shake any less than the natives. After all, neither one nor the other new what was going to happen, for it was the first encounter of peoples belonging to destinct ethnicities and completely different customs. Only time would reveal all that was going on in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #18433 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were ready to die, if necessary, but we understood that God would use us to reach them with our lives and not with our death. Whatever shock the first encounter was to produce, would surely reflect negatively on the relationship of the two societies, about to begin. We had to be very careful so that the outcome would turn out to be a truly happy one. After a few hours of walking underneath the giant forest, we found a recently abandoned campsite. It was impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. As if we had come face to face with the people welcoming the good news of their salvation. With our spiritual eyes we anticipated the moment when we would start to teach them the gospel of Jesus Christ, as that was our foremost wish. All that trouble of traveling for nine months through rivers and forests and of the separation from family was being crowned with the first victory that was being slowly conquered. Following the usual procedures for the main event, we left a few token gifts at the site (knives, mirrors, etc.) to prove that we were coming in peace, offering them our friendship. Afterwards, we returned to our camping site and continued working in building the base of support. Every second day we checked back to see if anyone had shown up to gather the gifts. If the case was positive, it meant that they were accepting our rapprochement. Otherwise, renewed caution would have to be taken and new strategies to be adopted so that they would see that we were harmless to them. If in the past they had gone through unpleasant experiences of casual contacts with other non-indigenous people, we would have to prove, in some way, that we were not like the others. But all that was a question of time and, relying on God, we were waiting for the outcome of the events. On that day, Edu and Gerani were in charge of checking the gifts, which had not been picked up until that time. But, on their way, while cleaning a pig that they had slaughtered, they heard human voices nearby and, what a surprise! They were standing before two trembling men and a woman, speaking in a totally unknown language. Despite the fact that the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they were trembling just as much as the natives. After all, neither of them knew what would happen, because it was the first encounter of people belonging to a different ethnic group and dressed in completely different costumes. Only time would reveal all that was happening in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #16961 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Canadian
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We were willing to die, if needed; though, we knew it would be with our lives and not our death that God would use us to reach them. Any impact that might have occurred in a first meeting, would certainly leave a negative mark on the relationship that was about to start between the two societies. A lot of cautious was needed for everything to have a truly happy ending. After a few hours of walking through immense jungle, we found a camp recently abandoned… It’s impossible to describe the emotion we felt on that moment. It was like we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation was arriving. With spiritual eyes, we could see the moment we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that’s what we wanted the most. All the effort of nine months traveling through rivers and forests and the separation from family members, was being crowned with the first victory that was slowly being conquered. To get the indigenous people’s attention, we left some gifts like for instance, cutlasses and mirrors, on the site; our intention was to demonstrate that we were there with peaceful purposes, and that we wanted to be their friends. After that, we returned to our camp and continued the work towards building a support location. Every two days, we would walk back to where we left the presents to check if anyone had appeared and received the gifts. If they did, it would be a sign that they would be accepting our approximation. Otherwise, new strategies would have to be adopted in order for them to notice that we were not harmful people to them. In case they had gone through unpleasant experiences during past encounters with other non-indigenous people, then we would have to show them, in some way, that we were not like the others. Nevertheless, it was all a matter of time; and based on God’s wish, we waited for the outcome of the events. … On that day was Edu and Gerani’s turn to go check on the gifts, which until then had not been taken. However, still on the path to the site, while they cleaned up a pig which had been killed by them, they heard human voices nearby and it wasn't at all a surprise. They were face to face with two men and one woman who trembled and spoke in an unknown language. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, they didn't tremble less than the indigenous people. After all, neither one nor the other knew what was going to happen, because it was the first encounter between people belonging to distinct ethnic groups and with totally different traditions. Only time would reveal everything that was happening in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #20750 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were willing to die, if necessary, but we understood that God would use us, by means of our lives rather than our death, to reach them. Any shock that might eventually occur in a first encounter, would certainly become a negative trait in the relationship between two different societies that was about to begin. It would take a lot of caution for everything to actaully lead to a truly happy ending. After a few hours walking underneath the huge canopy of the jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp… It is impossible to describe the thrill of that moment. It was as if we were face-to-face with the people to whom the good news of salvation were addressed. With spiritual eyes, we foresaw the moment when we would be teaching them Jesus Christ’s Gospel, and that was our deepest wish. Our entire nine-month endeavor, traveling over rivers and forests, and away from our families, was being rewarded with our first victory, which was gradually being achieved. Following the regular procedure of a propagation group, we left a few gifts in the camp (machetes, mirrors, etc.), demonstrating we were there on peaceful purposes, offering them our friendship. Once we were done, we went back to our camp and continued our work in the construction of a supporting base. We returned to the discovred area every other day, in order to verify if anyone had been there and received the gifts. If that was the case, it would be a sign that they were accepting our approach. Otherwise, we would have to take additional caution and to adopt new strategies so that these people would notice we would not do any harm to them. In case they had had unpleasant experiences in the past, in occasional contacts with non-Indians, we would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the others. But all this was a matter of time, and counting on God’s providence, we awaited the outcome of our initiative. … Edu and Gerani, who had not been to the discovered site, yet, were in charge of checking the gifts on that day. However, while they were still on their way, preparig a boar they had hunted down, they heard human voices nearby, and what a surprise! They found themselves face-to-face with two men and a women, shivering and speaking a totally unknown language. Although the missioners were prepared for such moment, they were not any less shivering than the Indians. After all, neither side had any idea of what was about to happen, since that was the very first meeting of people who belonged to distinct ethnical groups, with entirely different customs. Only time would reveal everything that went through their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #16849 — Discuss 0 — Variant: US
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We were willing to die, if necessary, but we would understand that God would use us, alive and not dead, to reach them. Any shock that might occur on a first date would certainly be a negative mark on a relationship between the two societies, which was about to begin. We should be very careful so that everything had a truly happy ending. After a few hours of walking beneath the immense jungle, we found a recently abandoned camp... It is impossible to describe what we felt then. It was like we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation were coming. With the spiritual eyes, we anticipated the moment we would be teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that was what we wanted the most. All the effort of those nine months travelling through rivers and woods and the separation from the family members was being crowned with the first victory which was slowly being conquered. By following the standard procedures of an attraction front, we left a few gifts there (large knives, mirrors, etc.) showing that we were there for peaceful purposes e we were proposing them our friendship. After that, we went back to our camp and we kept on building the base of support. Every two days, we returned to the site to see if someone had shown up and collected the gifts. If yes, it meant they were accepting our approximation. Otherwise, new care should be taken and new strategies should be adopted so they could realize that we were not harmful to them. If in the past they have been through unpleasant experiences in occasional contact with other non-indigenous people, we would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the others. But it was all a matter of time and, under God's dependence, we awaited the outcome of the events. That day, it was Edu and Gerani's turn to check the gifts, which have not been collected until that day. But on their way, while cleaning a pig that had been slaughtered by them, they heard human voices nearby and what a surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke in a completely unknown language. Although the missionaries were prepared to that moment, they were not less nervous. After all, neither one of them knew what was about to happen because it was the first contact of people belonging to different ethnic groups and with totally different traditions. Only time would tell everything that was going through their minds and hearts at the moment. | Entry #19534 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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We were willing to die, if it was necessary, but we understood it was with our lives and not with our deaths God was going to use us to reach them. Any encounter that ocurred by any chance at a first meeting, would certainly be a negative mark for relationships between both our societies, which where about to start. It was necessary a lot of caution in order to have a truly happy ending for all this. After some hours of walking beneath the huge jungle, we found a recently abandoned campsite... It's impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was like if we were face to face with the town our Good News of salvation were for. With our spiritual eyes we were foreseeing the moment where we were teaching them the gospel of Jesuschrist and that was what we wanted the most. All the effort of nine months traveling through rivers, trees and separation from our families was being crowned with a first victory which was slowly being conquered. Following the normal procedure of an attraction front, we left some gifts on the place (machetes, mirrors, etc) demonstrating we were there with peaceful purposes and we offered them our friendship. After that, we came back to our campsite an comtinued our work of constructing a support base. About two days after we went to the place to see if someone showed up and picked up the presents. If so that woulb be the signal they'd be accepting our approaching. Otherwise new strategies should be taken in order for them to realize we were not harmful. If in the past they would have been through bad experiences with ocasional contact with no-natives, we would have to show them somehow we were not like those people. But all that was a matter of time and God's willing, we waited for the outcome of events. ... That day it fell on Edu and Gerani to go to check on tthe presents, which at the time haven't been taken away. But, even on the way, while they were cleaning out a pig that was l¡killed by them, there were human voices around and that was not the surprise! They were in front of two men and a woman which trembled and spoke a totally unknown language. While the missionaires were prepared, they didn't fear less than the natives. At the end of the day, none of them knew what was going to happen, as it was the first of the encouters between people from different ethnicities and totally different customs. Only time would reveal everything going through their heads and hearts in that moment. | Entry #18173 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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We were willing to die, if need be, but we understood that it was with our lives and not the death that God would use us to reach them. Any shock that may occur on a first date, it would certainly be a negative mark on the relationship between the two companies, which was about to begin. It was to be very careful that everything had a truly happy ending. After a few hours of walking beneath immense jungle, found a recently abandoned camp ... It is impossible to describe the emotion of that moment. It was as if we were face to face with the people for whom the good news of salvation were coming. Antevíamos with spiritual eyes the moment we are teaching them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that's what most wanted. Every effort nine months traveling through rivers and forests and separation from family members was being crowned with the first victory was slowly being conquered. Following the normal procedure of an attraction front, left some freebies on site (machetes, mirrors, etc..) In demonstrating that we were there for peaceful purposes and we proposed to them our friendship. After that, we returned to our camp and proceeded in the work of building the base of support. Every two days we returned to the site to see if someone had appeared and received gifts. If so, it would be the signal that would be accepting our approach. Otherwise, new care should be taken and new strategies had to be adopted so that they realize that they were not harmful to people. If in the past have gone through nasty experiences occasional contacts with other non-indigenous people, would have to show them, somehow, that we were not like the others. But it was all a matter of time and, in dependence on God, we awaited the outcome of events. ... That day fell to Edu and Gerani go check those present, who until then had not been taken. But still on the way, while cleaning out a pig slaughtered by them, heard human voices around there and what was the surprise! They were face to face with two men and a woman who trembled and spoke in a completely unknown language. Although the missionaries were prepared for that moment, did not tremble less than natives. After all, neither one knew what would happen, because it was the first gathering of people belonging to different ethnic groups and in totally different ways. Only time would reveal everything that was going on in their minds and hearts at that moment. | Entry #17440 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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