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| 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 | 
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Sales Rank: 26174
Category: Book
Author: Bruce Olson
Publisher: Charisma House
Studio: Charisma House
Manufacturer: Charisma House
Label: Charisma House
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 159185993X
Dewey Decimal Number: 262
EAN: 9781591859932
ASIN: 159185993X
Publication Date: August 8, 2006
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Product Description
What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions.
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Excellent Book with Great Mission Principles! December 29, 2008
I simply could not put this book down - read it in a day. Bruce Olson's non-traditional method of missions is not one I would recommend to anybody who does not have the fortitude and faith, or who is not willing to give up their life and/or their sanity. Bruce demonstrates the mission principle that whether you go to the field backed by a mission society or on your own, the greatest support one needs is to know without a doubt that God has called you to this purpose.
Another principle in this book is that missionaries should listen first, pray and act later. Bruce made his share of mistakes on the field, but his commitment not to force the Motilone Indians into a cookie cutter western mold of Christianity is a model of missions for missionaries in other cultures as well.
Basically, a terrific read. Lots of suspense and true life human drama. Forgive my sexism, but this is not a girl's book as some consider missionary biographies to be. Even the roughest of men will find themselves wrapped up in this true life adventure.
the BEST book in the entire WORLD December 6, 2008
This book is such a great example of how Jesus provides for us even when we're down. I love this book! I ask myself after each chapter, "is this really true?" and every time i remember that it is, I go ballistically crazy for God. A great Christian book. READ IT. I read it at school and now I want to buy it so that I can read it again and again. Rich reading. Amazing, AMAZING story. Made me cry for joy and for sorrow. Grossed out in some parts.
THE VERY BEST
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Book in the world! READ THIS BOOK AND YOU WILL WANT TO BUY IT, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUY IT!
Good Reading December 1, 2008
This is an interesting missionary biography. Everyone I know that has read it (people of all ages), has enjoyed it.
A timely read November 25, 2008
Amazon.com sent me an ad for the book Bruchko two days before one of my best friends flew to the high jungle of Columbia to be a missionary with the Motilone people. She had never seen the book and can use her computor once a day by generator electricity so I typed it out for her a chapter at a time. Within a week she hiked the Andes Mountain where Bruce Olson resides with the Motilone, had a wonderful visit with him and received from him personally her own copy. She hiked the mountain barefoot just like the Motilone people do. Bruce Olson was 19 when he went, my friend, a devoted Christian, is 67. This book would be very interesting to anyone who likes to hear about modern day missionaries and the work they do. I loved it.
 Not a good story for a South American Indian November 6, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is not a good book. This Bruchko character ruined the Motilones Indians lives in Colombia to build up his own ego under the guise of helping spread Christianity. Maybe he thought he was doing a good thing, but really all he did was try and assimilate a people in a culture they wanted nothing to do with. He should have left them alone. My Grandmother, a Motilon Indian, and I do not recommend this book except to show how European explorers, and missionaries have helped to ruin countless cultures by trying to "help" them to not be "savages".
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