Author: Bruce Olson

Growing Thru Grace Staff Review:
For most people the idea of missions is something you talk about, pray about, and support through your church.  But for young 19-year- old Bruce Olson he  lived it.  This riveting true account of his life among the Motilone Indians of Colombia reads like a novel and will have you hooked by the first chapter.  You can walk along side this brave but unassuming young man through his time of capture, disease, terror, loneliness, kidnapping, and torture.  Read how his commitment and simple faith reach this primitive mountain tribe with the gospel and truth about freedom in Jesus Christ.

Product Description:
What happens when a teenage boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olsen it meant capture, disease, terror, loneliness, kidnapping and torture. But what he discovered by trial and error has revolutionized the world of missions. Living with the Motilone Indians since 1961, Olson's efforts have sent a spiritual ripple around the world that reaches deep into the hearts of mission-minded Christians and anthropologists as well as the government of Colombia.