We just received his news from Bolivia. It is hard to believe that after first contacting the first group of these people in 1947 that at this lat date in time there is this group that have come out to civilization for the first time. These are the Ayore, who we worked with and over the years have seen many of them leaving their nomadic life in the jungle and eventually coming to Christ and forming various churches. They numbered, as far as we know around three to four thousand, at one time and now have a Bible translated into their language, and transformed by the wonderful Grace of God.
Please pray with us for this new group of just eighteen. The Gospel is still the power of God to salvation, to all who believe.
In His Wonderful Grace. MEL WYMA
Here are some more of the group of people we worked with just arriving in civilization.. on the Paraguay side of Ayoré territory..
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Please be praying that somehow the gospel can reach these "fresh out of the jungle" Ayore people who are being held by an anthropologist somewhat against their will. The Christians in Campo Loro really want to take them the gospel, but are being prohibited from seeing them, even though some are relatives of ayoreos living in Campo Loro. Maxine/Mom
----- Original Message -----
From: <brucehigham@juno.com>
To: <bruce-alice_higham@ntm.org>
Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 4 young Totobiegosode came out of
the jungle where 2 Ayore men were working. There are 18 people in
total in this group. These are uncontacted Ayores, and as far as we
know this is their first prolonged contact with people other than their own group.
We, the missionaries of New Tribes Mission, did not make the
contact, nor did we know anything about it until we heard it from some
of the Ayores living in this area.
At the present time, they are being isolated in quarantine,
justifiably so, for medical reasons. We would like to ask special
prayer for them as we know that the group who seems to be in charge,
GAT, would like them to remain isolated from the Gospel and continue
in their native "religion".
My mind goes to 2 Tim 2:2. We have taught faithful Ayore
people, and even though it looks like we personally might not be able
to teach them God's plan of salvation, their fellow Ayores will be
able to. Do pray that they will be bold and faithful to clearly
present the Gospel to these lost people.
In Christ's love
Bruce and Alice Higham
p.s. this picture came from the national newspaper.