Nothing seemed to be adrift in the beginning, but as I read on, I began to see more.
Letter 2
Dear Mary,
Sorry for the short letter before, the journey tired me out. Let me catch you up to our current situation. Our guide has been extremely helpful with learning and understanding the local customs. He told us that our tribe’s native name is the Gungo. Their language derives from an ancient language. My initial observations of the tribe are such: most men have more than one wife, and just about everyone above the age of ten has piercings and tattoos.
They have welcomed us for the most part. Even though I have done this mission work many times, each situation is new and exciting. There are three other missionaries: Kellen, a student from a seminary in Michigan; Courtney, a full-time missionary from California; and Lakin, a new missionary from Alabama. I have worked with Courtney before as he and I went to some islands in the Pacific. This tribe, on an Island off the coast of Namibia, is somewhat different than the ones I have come in contact with before. Their worship is focused around a lion, even though there are no lions on the island.
We have met with the chief and he has accepted us as visitors. We moved from tents outside the village to building our own dwellings within it. This tribe has been one of the easier ones to communicate the Word of God to. The elders are not as receiving as the middle-aged or younger people, but they are more skeptical of us four white men rather than the actual Word of God.
They have wanted to give us some tattoos and piercings, but we denied them, telling them that our God is not pleased with those things. They respected our boundaries. We are also beginning to teach some of them English. I see God working in this tribe and can’t wait for God to be glorified in our time here.
With Heavenly and Intimate Love,
Jason Hamilton II
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