Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle by Janet Benge & Geoff Benge

Author:Janet Benge & Geoff Benge [Benge, Janet & Benge, Geoff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography, Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9781576583371
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Amazon: 1576583376
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Goodreads: 1864029
Publisher: YWAM Pub.
Published: 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Surprises

It was June 1, 1957, one year and five months since the five men had been speared to death at Palm Beach. Rachel was sitting in a large commercial airliner with Dayuma at her side, clutching her hand. The plane was circling Miami International Airport, preparing to land. This was their first stop in the United States. After they had cleared customs and immigration in Miami, they would board another airplane for the final leg of their journey to California.

Rachel had been asked to bring Dayuma to the United States to take part in a television show about don Carlos Sevilla, to be titled The Daniel Boone of Ecuador. Cameron Townsend was eager for Dayuma to appear on the show. He had written to Rachel in Ecuador, explaining how important Dayuma’s appearance on the show could be in spreading the word about what Wycliffe Bible Translators was doing in the Oriente. And although that was not the focus of the show, Uncle Cam hoped that in the course of being interviewed about don Carlos, Dayuma might say something to publicize the mission’s work.

At first Uncle Cam’s argument had not swayed Rachel as she contemplated the enormous culture shock involved in bringing a Waorani woman to the United States as well as the possibility of Dayuma’s dying from a Western disease to which she had no immunity. But in the end Rachel decided to go along with Uncle Cam’s request, recognizing that he was the leader of her mission. And now Rachel and Dayuma were en route to Hollywood.

Finally the plane landed in Miami, where the women deplaned and where Dayuma’s cross-cultural education began. Rachel watched Dayuma’s eyes get as big as saucers at the sight of so many white faces. When they stopped to buy a snack, Dayuma did not know what to make of all the food choices arrayed before her. And when she did finally choose some potato chips, she complained to Rachel that they were much too spicy. As they sat eating, Dayuma looked around at the crowds of people coming from and going to airplanes and asked, “Rachel, do all of these people love God?”

Rachel took a deep breath and wondered how to tell Dayuma that all of these people had access to the Bible but very few of them read it or lived by it.

After their stopover in Miami, Rachel and Dayuma were soon in the air, winging their way toward Hollywood.

On Wednesday evening, June 5, Rachel took Dayuma to rehearse for the television show about don Carlos Sevilla. As she sat on a platform decorated with palms and a thatched hut, Rachel chatted with Ralph Edwards, who would be hosting the show. As she sat talking, she heard the unmistakable voice of her father from off stage. Rachel was surprised and confused that the producers of the show had gone to the trouble of making a tape recording of her father for her. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw someone approaching the stage.

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