The Life of Bruchko By nancyreimers Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Apr 13, 2011 The Life of Bruchko Nov 10, 1941 Bruce Olson born in St. Paul, Minnesota Aug 14, 1955 Bruce Olson experienced Christian conversion Sep 13, 1959 Bruce attended Penn State U Sep 13, 1960 Bruce transferred to U of Minnesota to study Linguistics Jan 1, 1961 Bruce leaves college and flies to Venezuela Mar 13, 1962 Bruce meets and stays with the Yuko Indians Jul 15, 1962 Bruce is ambushed and held captive by Motilones Sep 13, 1962 Bruce escapes and then returns to Motilones Feb 13, 1963 Bruce and Bobarishora become pact brothers Aug 14, 1963 Medicine woman begins using modern medicine Oct 14, 1963 First Motilone health clinic begun Apr 14, 1966 First bi-lingual school in jungle is established Dec 14, 1966 Bobarishora becomes Christian and begins translating Bible with Bruce Dec 27, 1966 Bobarishora travels to USA and speaks at United Nations Apr 14, 1970 Bruce and Gloria become engaged; Gloria dies in car crash Apr 14, 1971 Bruce becomes a Colombian citizen Aug 4, 1972 Bobarishora is murdered by land settlers Apr 14, 1973 Bruce Olson writes Bruchko on his life with the Motilones Apr 14, 1986 Seven bilingual schools are established in the jungle Aug 17, 1986 President of Colombia invites Bruce and four Motilones to attend Congress of Frontier Policies Apr 14, 1987 Guerrilla forces begin to confront Motilones Oct 24, 1988 Bruce is abducted by the guerrillas Jul 19, 1989 Bruce is released on Colombia-Venezuela border Apr 14, 1996 Most of Motilone land restored to them by National Agrarian Reform May 11, 2002 Bruce Olson awarded honorary doctor of divinity at Regent University Jul 1, 2003 23 health centers, 28 agricultural centers, 28 jungle schools are in operation Apr 14, 2006 Bruce Olson writes Bruchko and the Motilone Miracle
