Bruchko and the Motilone Miracle: How Bruce Olson Brought a Stone Age South American Tribe into the 21st Century

I really liked this memoir and enjoyed learning about this tribe in Columbia, South America. This missionary is to be admired for his sacrificial life and his love for these people. He showed them the message of the Gospel and how to move on educationally and how to protect their jungle and their way of life.

Such a great reminder that God uses us in ways we don’t expect! I loved every single story along with the pictures included.

This is a sequel of the first Bruce Olson's book and continues the story in the Colombian jungles up to the 2004 year. The first 20% of the book is a summary of the first book (mid-1950s up to 1972 when Bobby has been murdered by land settlers). If you've just read the first book and immediately begin the sequel you may start with chapter 3. However, there are some slight dissimilarities and the first two chapters worth reading.Both books reveal a truly fascinating story of adventures and miracles, almost on every page (especially in the first book). At one moment I though that this sounds like a fiction novel and I searched something about the Bari Indians. I found some interesting Bari sites and read an oil worker witness about their encounter with the then hostile Bari in 1958 that confirm the truthfulness of Bruce Olson's books. I recommend his books to anyone loving true stories.I have found some interesting additional info that lacks in these books in the Charisma magazine's summary of Olson life named "The Jungle Is Still His Home" (June 2007).However, I took one star of this book because the publisher have decided to put quotes extracted from the main text almost on every second or third page. Quotes are in a very big font (2-3 times bigger than the main text font on Kindle). This is really distracting as reader have to skip 1/2 to 2/3 of those pages to continue reading the main text.Author plans to write another book as we can read at the end of this one. This is great news. I look forward to reading it. What I would be glad to find in it which lacks in the existing two is:1. A photograph of the alphabet that Bruce Olson has taught Bari in schools? Is it Latin or some new alphabet?2. Some excerpt of the Bari New Testament.3. What happened to the Bari that live in Venezuela?

It’s easy to ask what can “I” do... I’m not educated (at least not enough), I don’t have enough money, I don’t have a plan. What can I do, so I stay home. Bruchko had faith to follow God and as a young man left his safe world behind changing the world of those whose life he touched. One of the three best “missionary” books I have ever read. Covid allowed me to read it for a third time and even apply it in this ever changing day to day being encouraged by example to love... bigger than I am.

Read this and the first Brucko book aloud to my family...age range from my 40 years young hubby to my 2year old...also children ages 11,8,6, and 4. The youngest enjoyed the time together and picked up on some things and would talk about them and my olders and hubby really enjoyed this book...my 9 year old usually is not a book lover but she and my 11 year old always looked forward to reading this! Great book to read and talk over with kids and see God’s miraculous hand!

Bruce Olson is a modern legend. If you are looking for a great autobiography and missionary story, this is it. I read a lot and there are very few books that I give a 5-star rating.This is one of my favorite books of all time. It will change your life. I think this man has had a great impact on the Motilone Indians in South America. Bruce, an American, has lived in the jungles of of Columbia and Venezuela for most of his life, giving up all the creature comforts of modern day culture. His story is remarkable.I recommend reading the first Bruchko book first, which tells about his early life and how he got to the jungle. This book gives a review of the first book in the first few chapters, and then picks up where the last one left off.You will not regret buying this book. It also makes a great gift.High school students and college students will also enjoy it, as well as those bound for seminary or the mission field.I guarantee you they will make a movie about this man one day. You simply can not make this stuff up.

This book is a sequel to the one I thought I was buying having been misled by the earlier reviewers who are describing the original autobiography which is a much older book just called "Bruchko" (and I agree is an astounding story). Confusing, eh? Don't bother reading this before reading the original autobiography; it's not a patch on it.

Fascinating book!

This book is a must read for all Christians. I first heard of this book in my early teens when my English teacher would read the class a small portion before our studies began. Almost three decades later, I have read the book for myself and remembered why I loved it so much. It is challenging on so many levels and depicts a man who is completely obedient to the Lord's call and is led by the Holy Spirit to bring the gospel to a remote tribe in the Amazon jungle. But its not a white-Western gospel, but a gospel where Jesus walks the Motilone trails and speaks their language.

"Bruchko And The Motilone Miracle" by Bruce Olson ...I loved this book. I do not know where I have been all these years and missed out on reading this amazing story of persistence in the face of grave difficulties. It is like reading an up dated version of the book of Acts. Every prospective missionary needs to read this book

A much needed follow up of Bruce Olson's first book. Probably near the top of best crosscultural ministry efforts by modern missionaries.