These short mini-movies, as small as they are, can take us into a different world and a different time. Some of you might want to watch these for adventure, some for education and others because you might be considering a ministry as a tribal missionary. Remember these videos are not meant to give a ballenced view of tribal missionary life but just a few colorful "excerpts" of tribal life. (Some are just plain funny!)
| "DYNAMIC BELIEF" It's apparent the First Century Believers were radically different from the Believers of today. What makes the difference? Are today's Believers actually Believers in the Biblical sense? Worrisome questions. Take a look at this message. Speaking at the Kauai Christian Fellowship on October 18, 2009. |
"SPEED BOATING DOWN THE ORINOCO" I've spent a good amount of time on that big old river in Venezuela. In the right kind of boat, in the right time of year and at the right time a day, the trip can be great! The wind, the smell of tree blossoms, the taste of splashing water in your face! And at the end a rain squall to rinse you off! |
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| "The Lesson of the Arrow" A motivational lesson on missions using An analogy of the Yanamamo arrow. I've taught this same lesson several times to the Christian Yanamamo's in the Venezuelan jungle. This video carries the lesson home. Speaking at the Kauai Christian Fellowship on October 11, 2009. |
"THE KIDS OF TAMATAMA" "The Kids of TamaTama" is a short video clip of TamaTama in it's prime. |
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| "The Good Samaritan" The issue of 'who is my neighbor,' ending with the challenge of 'GO' and 'DO' likewise. Speaking at the Kauai Christian Fellowship on September 27, 2009. |
"DEATH IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE" The Iteri tribe is located in the upper Sepic region of Papua New Guinea. This is death in its stark reality. Brad and Beth Buser were missionaries there. |
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| "M.K. INTERVIEW" I found my interview with little Mr. Lewis so colorful and informative, that I put it online here. Indeed, M.K's can be both animated and articulate even as little tykes. |
"LAST OF A LOST TRIBE" The last family of Yuki returns home. Alone, afraid, and surrounded by Bolivian Nationals ... the small family take the long trek home to meet their Yuki family. This video was taken in part by Yuki Indians and their New Tribes Missionaries. |
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| "A FLIGHT INTO THE BUSH BY AIR" For those of you who want to take another trip into the jungle by air, here it is. The steady drone of the little 185 from PA to Parima and back. |
"THE YANOMAMO WORLD" This video is a mosaic of the true Yanomamo world in the Amazon region of Venezuela. Most of the video comes from the Parima area. Note the rare footage of the Shaman in action. |
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| "A LEPER'S SONG" I had heard of Valdimar the praying pastor, a leper living near Manaus Brazil. We located he and his wife living in a small humble house. They impressed me with their joy in Christ. They impressed me with their spontaneous and sacrificial gift to missionary Dave Sharp to be used in reaching tribal people with the Gospel. |
"EARLY WORK IN TIJUANA" Of interest to any of you who may have worked with us in Tijuana in the sixties. This old video gives an accurate picture of our first efforts in working with the poor in Tijuana. Note our old vans, the dirty cold kids, our donuts and milk program. This video includes the original dump, two orphanages and my old modified V.W bus called Flat Top! Take a quick look at the genesis of Spectrum Ministries. (Thanks, Mark Hume.) |
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| "COBARIBAS" The Cobariba's or more correctly the Yanama people in Venezuela. This is a short video I took when I flew in to a small group of Yanamas. Larry Dye was the pilot of the small Cessna 185 that flew us into the short strip on a savannah near this group of people. Note their reaction as they saw their own faces for the first time when looking at my camera video screen. |
"YANOMAMO GIRL PULL" One morning at early dawn I heard people yelling and screaming. I rushed outside with my camera. A "girl pull" was taking place. The girl at this point was an object two groups wanted. The little girl looked about nine. Naked and muddy she was pulled along by the growing crowd, one way and then another. Coughing, vomiting and sometimes unconscious. Soon to be the unwilling wife of forty-year-old Boris who lived a few miles across the savannah. A day that starts like this is not a good day. |
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| "VISIT TO A YANOMAMO SHABONO" Let me take you with me as I hike up into an Indian shabano. Dogs, kids, adults, the whole works were there! This is an actual tribal village. NOTE! Of course there is nudity in primitive tribes. IF you are turned off by nudity or excited by nudity; DON'T view this video. This is simply a look into the world missionaries live and serve in. (Venezuela South America/Amazon) |
"MORE M.K. INTERVIEWS" Two students give me an honest interview. One student from PQQ, a New Tribes school located along the Amazon river downriver from Manaus. Here we learn about his school life in PQQ. The second student was in Tambo school, located in the Bolivian mountains near the city of Santa Cruz. Posing as an older teacher, he tells it like it is! |
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| "WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU?" This video clip was created by Hume Lake Conference Camps and used by them for their Sr. Hi. Camps for a year. The first part includes interviews of American teens on what they think is really important to them and the second part is a short section where Pastor von talks from a Tijuana graveyard about what is really important to each of us. This clip is less than five minutes. |