José and I are in Atalaya for the night so that I can have an infection in my leg treated that was caused by a macaw worm. "What on earth is a macaw worm?" you might ask. I'm not really sure myself, except to say that it was about half an inch long and that they say it comes from a mosquito bite. Anyway, it seems to be healing fine.
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The good news is that we have been telling stories to a family in Diamante Azul every Sunday and another one in Misión Unini on Saturdays! Since I could not walk well because of the infection in my leg, José went to Misión alone this weekend where two women from an Asheninca community upriver called Shenontiari came to hear the story. Afterwards, they invited us to go to their community next week to tell another one! He also began telling stories to several different groups in Cascada and was invited to play soccer for Corintoni in a tournament in one of the other communities. After all this time, we are finally seeing the door crack open!
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A friend of ours who has a wife from Corintoni confided to José that a rumor is spreading in Corintoni that we are conspiring with our friend Luis Cushi Mariano to kill a woman with a knife. We are not sure when this rumor started or how, but if it was recently, it could cause us major problems upriver.
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Please intercede for us that:
- This rumor would amount to nothing.
- This infection would heal rapidly so that I can go with José to fulfill these invitations.
- God would fill our mouths with praises for him and words of wisdom and love for the people.
Praise God for our invitations!
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Sorry, no pictures to post yet. I'm sure that most of you would just as soon pass on any pictures related to the worm, anyhow.
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