Last week we took our senior class trip to Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania where we went to a camp owned by New Tribe's Mission called Wayumi. Wayumi is a word from the Yanomamo language (from Venezuela) that means "to leave your village and go somewhere else for a while." The program is run by missionaries who have all lived overseas, in Venezuela or Papua New Guinea, doing either church planting or support work. It was incredible to hear their stories and to go through the program.
We spent our mornings in classes that consisted of the following: animism, pre-field training, language, culture, bible translation, evangelism, indigenous church, and teamwork. In the afternoons, we did different things. Two afternoons, we visited mock villages of the Joti, Yanomamo, and Malaumanda tribes. Three missionaries who had lived in these villages with these tribal groups dress up and set up in a village setting so that we students can experience what it's like to enter a new tribal work. It was really neat! [Sophie didn't love it.]
At Wayumi, they have a jungle camp area where students can stay in hammocks in a cabin. We didn't stay in these, but some of our classmates did. We went to visit it though.
There's a building called "The Tab" where we hung out often and played games. One of the games they have is human foosball. It was a lot of fun, but a little dangerous.
On thursday, we experienced a traditional Papua New Guinea meal called MuMu.
We had a really great time at Wayumi. It was encouraging to hear of all that has already been done in the world. God has done great things through New Tribe missionaries. It was challenging though to hear of all that is still left to do. Out of the 6900 languages on earth, there are still 2100 without the Bible.
Wayumi does week-long and weekend camps for people of all ages. It's a great way to learn about New Tribe's work as well as to experience tribal missions without going overseas. Below is a video about Wayumi, and you can visit their website at www.wayumi.com.
Alisha! I did Wayumi Summer 2010! Such a great experience.
ReplyDeleteCool! I think this was different than what I expected...so just anyone can go and experience it?
ReplyDeleteYes, Katie- Anyone can go. They have a lot of church groups go on weekends. But even friend and family groups can go on a weekend if they want. It's a really neat program, and it's beautiful there!
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