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Following in his parents' footsteps, Mike Dawson continues missionary work in the jungles of Venezuela despite the hardships presented under a socialistic dictator. Dawson's love for the Yanomamö people is clearly seen through the many stories in this sequel to Growing Up Yanomamö. Whether hunting and fishing together or sending out evangelistic teams of indigenous believers to remote parts of the rainforest, Dawson descriptions will provide a front-row seat to this work without the mosquitos or fear of malaria. The medical aspect of the work has been crippled by the lack of air support which was taken away by the government. Indeed, Dawson's first wife and daughter died from malaria as has too many of the Yanomamö people when being able to get to medical support might have saved them. Ex-witchdoctors and other tribal members also share stories in their own words. Readers will be surprised to find a dark connection between shamen's demons and Pokémon, and should take heed. Haunted houses, also addressed by an ex-witchdoctor, will be a cause for concern after reading his insight. Readers will gain knowledge of what it must be liked to be indwelt with demons controlling one's life. But the good news is that there have been more conversions to the gospel of Jesus Christ in the last ten years than in the previous fifty years. ""This is a message of hope, with a future. The demons offer me neither hope nor a future."" - witchdoctor Insects and wild animals are part of the daily life of a missionary in the jungle, as is travelling by river in all sorts of weather. Dawson shares how God provides safety, food, and even fuel which is scarce in this oil rich county. ""God has a plan for this country, this ministry, and our precious Yanomamö and the many other tribes in Amazonas State that have been abandoned,"" says Dawson. Filled with drama and humor, Growing Up Yanomamö Today is inspiring and a book not to be missed.

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Born in a small missionary base, TamaTama, on the Orinoco River, Mike is the fifth of ten children of Joe and Millie Dawson, who were among the first missionaries to the Yanomamö tribe. His first language was Yanomamö and he learned English when he was seven years old. After high school, Mike worked in remote villages along the upper Orinoco River system to determine the understandability of a translation of the New Testament. He returned to the United States for Bible School in 1976 and finished missionary training in 1979. He married Renée Pintor in 1980 and left for Venezuela in 1981, discipling new Yanomamö believers and traveling with them to show how to evangelize their own people. Mike and Reneé had three boys: Joshua, Ryan, and Stephen. In June 1992, Mike and Renée both contracted cerebral malaria and were evacuated to Caracas. Renée did not recover; she is buried in the village of Coshilowäteli. Her headstone reads: ""She lives in our hearts as a penetrating reminder that not only is Christ worth living for, He is worth dying for."" Because of the delay in Renée's treatment, Mike dreamed of having an airplane based in the jungle to handle medical emergencies. Mike and his boys continued working with the Yanomamö. In October 1994, he married Keila Cornieles, with whom he had two daughters, Mikeila and Mia. On January 12, 2006, Mikeila went to be with the Lord. Again, the need to have an airplane based in the jungle was forcefully brought home. Michael is executive producer of Yai Wanonabälewä The Enemy God (www.theenemygod.com), a feature-length movie based on the true story of how the Gospel of Jesus Christ has affected the life of a Yanomamö shaman and his village.

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