Friday, December 7, 2012

CHRISTMAS IN THE JUNGLE


CHRISTMAS IN THE JUNGLE


Ava Jo Sutton

The three missionary houses over looking the river.  Our daughter and family lived in the middle one.  This is the piece of land the village big men said they could build on.  At this time there was no airstrip so to get in you had to fly to another village with  an airstrip then get in a very long canoe and travel about 4 hours to the Yembi village.  A grandpa and grandma will do just about anything to see their grandchildren.  But we were thankful when they built their own air strip and the New Tribe  one engine plane could get us there in about 30 minutes.
Logan, Betty, Scarlett Ace, Tara and Tony.  This was taken in 2007.
In 2009 they gave us another grand daughter, Ava Jo.
 Our daughter teaching  some of the Yembi women the sounds of their language.
Yembi learning to read their heart language.  Their language had never  been written down before and no one had come to teach them to read and write, until the missionaries came.


Ace helping one of the men build a few more benches for the teaching house.  The people knew  a very important teaching was coming so they built a pole thatched roof building with no sides with desk like benches to be used by the students. 
The New Tribes single engine plane and pilot who flew  us in after the air strip was built.  Ace was able to go in and drive the tractor brought in by river barge and help teach one of the Yembi men to drive it.   The whole village worked many weeks clearing huge trees and the stumps and getting them to the river to be floated away. 

 

Last picture of the last day of this  visit to the Yembi village where our daughter, son in law and two children ministered for  seven years.  A little culture lesson before I end this.  The basket which the ladies weaved for me is for my husband food. I am to hang it somewhere outside of the house and put his food in it to take on his hunting trips.  No one else is allowed to eat from it.  The pig tusk neckace was given to Ace by Andrew from a wild pig he speared.   The lady sitting next to me is named Sophi, she has not gotten saved to this date.  Her husband, Andrew got saved, he ask everyone to pray for her.  The other lady is the sister and she too got saved.  There is a Yembi functioning church with elders, teachers and some very strong Christians.  Have they faced oppostion? More then we face here in the USA.  But they will tell you it is worth is to no longer live in fear of the spirits and to know the creator loves them unconditionally.   

All over the world during this Christmas season misisonaries are giving of themselves so that people such as these tucked back in the jungles can hear what we can hear every day if we so choose.  They have no choice unless someone goes to them.  
For more information on this kind of ministry. Go to ntm.org....

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VIEW A LITTLE OF CHRISTMAS IN THE JUNGLE.

 

33 comments:

  1. I loved this tour of Christmas in the jungle. Thanks so much Betty for sharing some of your story in pictures.

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  2. Love sharing what is going on all over the world. Thanks Bill for stopping by and leaving a rely. Blesssings.

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  3. Betty,

    Forgive my delay.What fun to see images of Christmas in the jungle.

    Nice to talk with you again. I'm missing being here, and glad to have this chance today to jump back into blogworld.

    Jennifer Dougan
    www.jenniferdougan.com

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  4. I enjoyed this peek into the work of creating a language onto paper or computer where there never was a written word before.
    Because this is the last day of this blog hop - - would you come back in 24 hours and post this again on what will be next weeks blog hop? Thanks so much! Hazel

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  5. smiles....thank you...it is wonderful to be reminded of those that are giving far from home...i have been on several domestic trips but would love to go overseas sometime myself...so cool to immerse in the tribe...i know hard as well...but its a beautiful thing...smiles.

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  6. Wow... What a legacy you and Ace have weaved... The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. You must be profoundly proud of your daughter. I am for you. You've seen things most of us only read about. God is everywhere... Thanks for introducing to the world that you have.

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  7. Jennifer, loved you blog on the snow, can still see the pictures. It cold here in Ca at night now but we would have to go to the mountains to see snow. Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. Will do Hazel...knew you would like the walk through the jungle and I only gave a little glimpes of it. It's the heart of the people you enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.

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  9. Brian...thanks for visiting my little glimpes of the jungle...hope someday you get to go overseas for the Kings business.

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  10. Floyd, we are very proud of our daughter and son in law. Very excited they will be in the states for a year starting in June 2013. Our son in law does survey's into new villages without a gospel witness to see if they are open to let a team of three missionaries families move into the village. He loves what he is doing but confesses those rugged hikes are killing his knees. Someday I will post some of what it takes to reach a village...

    God has certainly given us a big view of His creation and His heart. It reaches to the highest mountain and lowest valley, cross rivers, to the deepests of jungles. We have been blessed to be just a tiny part of giving His heart to those who are remote.

    Our daughter wrote after seeing the pictures I posted, made me homesick for the village. Sophe the lady I wrote about is coming out to see them this week. Tara will try once again to talk to her about eternity. Pray for her please. Blessings brother. Thanks for stopping by.

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  11. A missionary heart is always there whether in the Jungle of in the US. Thanks for returning her at Tell Me a Story.

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  12. I'm praying for Sophe. What a Christmas present God will deliver!

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  13. Betty, thank you for sharing your pictures of family (Ava Jo is adorable) and the Yembi village. Praise God for the commitment and faithfulness of missionaries! You must be very proud of your family.
    Just wondering...Do you hang the 'husband' basket out in preparation for his hunting trips?!
    Thanks for visiting Mary @ Woman to Woman today!
    Blessings to you ~ Mary

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  14. Yes Mary thats how it works...;hang it out in preparation for the hung. They make very colorful basktet if someone can go to town and buy the colored strings. Mine was made of them plus the strong ones from the vines in the jungle. It makes it more special if it has colored strings too.

    Thanks for stopping by...if you get a chance read the blog before this one, about the Moi tribe...it will bless you heart even more. Blessings sister

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  15. Greetings from India Betty. Your is so inspirational and interesting , I will follow you. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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  16. Amrita, thanks for visiting my site. I pray you were encourged by what God is doing all over the word. Blessings

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  17. What a wonderful reminder of what Christians in other parts of the country are doing. God bless your daughter and her family.
    It must be so awesome for the people there to learn skills that we take for granted, and they seem to have embraced them as well.

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  18. I LOVED this post! I am so passionate about cross-cultural mission, and it stirred my heart again to read of it. The photos really made it feel like a tour round the village. Praying now for the villagers and for your daughter and son-in-law. Thanks so much for linking up!

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  19. Alecia, thanks so much for visiting my site. I enjoyed yours also. After all we have seen and done we honestly can say, it's been worth it all. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  20. Tanya, if you have time stop off at the post before this one. You will love the film clip, I have a feeling it will make you cry with joy at what God is doing in the remote corners of the world. Blessings

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  21. What a treat!! Actually, that first photo made me think of where I lived in Uganda. The trees, the housing, etc. Made me smile inside and outside of my heart. AND what a blessing for you and yours to be used to draw others to our Lord and help them GROW in Him.

    Thank you.

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  22. You would be blessed by being a missionary. It so good of you to spread the holiday season to them...:) God bless you and your wonderful family...I will be following you on twitter too..:)


    xx!

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  23. Caryjo...thanks for stopping by. I knew you would enjoy this post.
    Glad it brought those missionary memory to your mind. Yes we are very honored that God would use some of our family to minister in this way. Anyway we serve Him is an honor. Blessings.

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  24. xoxo_graf...thanks for visiting my site. We were close to you in Papua New Guinea. IN some ways it was a lot like where you live, just not nearly as developed. Have a great Christmas...thank you for allow the Lord to use you to bless the 12 year old. Blessings

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  25. I really admire missionaries. I have been involved with preaching activities before during my teenage years. I've spent 100 hours with missionaries in remote areas just to tell locals and natives about the good news in the Bible. May God bless you. Happy holiday!

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  26. Betty,

    Hot soup simmering on the stove, a few good books at the couch.... sounds delightful.

    Thanks for stopping by my snowy afternoon,
    Jennifer Dougan
    www.jenniferdougan.com

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  27. Thank you for sharing these special photos with us, Betty! You keep us reminded of why He came . .what Christmas is about. God bless you!

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  28. Thanks Debbie for visiting my site. One does not have to go overseas to find the lost, just few going to tell them. If our health would allow we would be back there...but enjoying our ministry here in the states. Merry Christmas.

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  30. What a beautiful & humble rendering of "Christmas Giving Done Right"!

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  31. This was wonderful. Thanks for sharing it all Betty. I particularly like the cultural lesson at the end.

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  32. Betty, thank you for sharing words and amazing photos. Blessings.

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