Like a Roaring Lion

While many in the US think that our enemy is Russia or some foreign power, the Chayahuita know full well who he is. The devil and his crew are scurrying about trying to throw all off guard. We had a conversation with a health worker from a village in the south. He said that his life and the life of his family have been threatened. He and his family regularly sing praises to God and the local witch doctors do not like it. There apparently are 2 that live very close to his village and one actually lives in the village and is also the appointed primary school teacher. Under the influence of ayahuasca (a hallucinogen) they “prophesy” and see visions. He was told by one of the witch doctors that he could shoot him and see if his God was real. The health worker said that he was not afraid to die because he would be in the presence of God. This witch doctor, infuriated by the praises that are sung, even cranks up his music to try to drown it out. Many won’t even talk about this subject because they are so afraid that the demons will overhear them and it will get back to the witch doctors and they will pay the price.


The health worker also shared with us how a Pentecostal group has come into the area and from his perspective all they do is jump and scream. There is no real praise going on. He and his wife have a daughter that has cerebral palsy and is 8 years old. She started having convulsions and one of the pastors from this church said she was sick because of the sins of the parents. He was flabbergasted that he would say this and offer no other answers. They then went to the hospital to see if something could be done. After a few months the only thing they could suggest was to put her on anti convulsion medicines. She has not had convulsions since and is even able to sit up and is developing.