Victoria T. (justicepirate) reviewed Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe on + 350 more book reviews
Bruce Olsen talks about how Jesus transformed his life as a teenager and the tug God gave him to become a missionary despite how crazy/fanatical everyone thought he was (including his own family). Though he didn't have any training, he already taught himself Greek, Hebrew, and Latin so he could understand old Biblical texts on a higher level and set off at the age of 19 to Venezuela, SA (where he learned Spanish). One tribe continually became of interest to him called the Molitone tribe who were known for being brutal, never having contact with any other people at all (without killing them). He threw himself into the jungle, first learning about the Yukon tribe (learning their language as well) who agreed to bring him as far as he could to the Molitones. After some time he was able to learn their language and lived among them as a brother. It took 5 years before he had been able to share his passion of Christ them them. What wonders God had done after the years of patience he had. Instead of doing what most missionaries had done (by trying to Americanize a culture), Bruce Olsen, called "Bruchko" by the Molitone Indians, allowed God to use their culture to bring Christ to their tribe (and let Him transform their lives). It was such an amazing story to read about, and very sad and heartbreaking at times. I really loved it!!!!
