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The Life of Bruchko

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    The Life of Bruchko

  • Bruce Olson born in St. Paul, Minnesota

  • Bruce Olson experienced Christian conversion

  • Bruce attended Penn State U

  • Bruce transferred to U of Minnesota to study Linguistics

  • Bruce leaves college and flies to Venezuela

  • Bruce meets and stays with the Yuko Indians

  • Bruce is ambushed and held captive by Motilones

  • Bruce escapes and then returns to Motilones

    Bruce escapes and then returns to Motilones

  • Bruce and Bobarishora become pact brothers

    Bruce and Bobarishora become pact brothers

  • Medicine woman begins using modern medicine

  • First Motilone health clinic begun

  • First bi-lingual school in jungle is established

  • Bobarishora becomes Christian and begins translating Bible with Bruce

  • Bobarishora travels to USA and speaks at United Nations

  • Bruce and Gloria become engaged; Gloria dies in car crash

  • Bruce becomes a Colombian citizen

    Bruce becomes a Colombian citizen

  • Bobarishora is murdered by land settlers

  • Bruce Olson writes Bruchko on his life with the Motilones

    Bruce Olson writes Bruchko on his life with the Motilones

  • Seven bilingual schools are established in the jungle

  • President of Colombia invites Bruce and four Motilones to attend Congress of Frontier Policies

    President of Colombia invites Bruce and four Motilones to attend Congress of Frontier Policies

  • Guerrilla forces begin to confront Motilones

  • Bruce is abducted by the guerrillas

  • Bruce is released on Colombia-Venezuela border

  • Most of Motilone land restored to them by National Agrarian Reform

  • Bruce Olson awarded honorary doctor of divinity at Regent University

  • 23 health centers, 28 agricultural centers, 28 jungle schools are in operation

  • Bruce Olson writes Bruchko and the Motilone Miracle

    Bruce Olson writes Bruchko and the Motilone Miracle