Bruchko by Bruce Olson
A teenage adventurer leaves North America to live among the Motilone (Barí) people in the Colombian–Venezuelan jungle, enduring disease, arrows, and guerrilla captivity as he gradually earns trust and learns their language and customs. Over years of friendship he shares his Christian faith in culturally rooted ways, helps introduce literacy and basic medicine, and champions the community’s dignity, revealing how perseverance and respect can bridge worlds amid hardship and violence.
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- Published
- 1973
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 190-240
- Original Language
- English
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