The day after lunch we continued our journey straight to the border of Uruguay. I have a bus driver’s license, so I was allowed to take turns driving our bus with students all night along with another missionary. We arrived safely and were able to hold a missionary conference over the weekend.
Giuseppe also attended the conference. I talked about his story in lectures in Germany. He is an Indian from the Paumari tribe. Together with some of our colleagues, he was in the south to help eliminate the damage caused by the hurricane and flooding. He stayed with a family who, he was told, had been praying for some time for God to encourage them. They asked him many questions and were very interested in his story. When he told them everything that happened in his tribe, they suddenly said that it was not strange to them. They knew a missionary who worked in the Amazon among the Indians. Her name is Maike. They arranged a meeting, and something wonderful happened.
Giuseppe and Maike were able to get to know each other personally. This was the same Maike who then gave them medicine, who preached the Gospel to them, and translated the Bible for them. It was a touching meeting. She even chose the name Giuseppe for him when he was a baby. He is the only Indian with that name. They immediately made contact with the tribe and were able to organize a wonderful fellowship.
As you can see, this story is not yet over. Only when I returned from the trip did God add another chapter to this story. How wonderful it is to belong to our God. Thank you for your faithful help!
Ministry in Brazil – Willi & Lu Dyck