Inside, the guerrillas made Tim and Bunny open all of their belongings and asked them lots and lots of questions.

If the guerrillas saw anything that they liked, such as the tape recorder, radio, food, or money, they just stuffed it in their pockets or put it aside to take with them later. They emptied every tin, every shelf, and every box in the house. What a mess!

Finally one of the guerrillas walked over to Tim and said, "Get on the radio and call for the mission plane. Say exactly what we tell you to say. If you change one word, you're dead! Tell them that you are very sick and need to get out."

As Tim sat there, thinking about all this, the guard spoke again, roughly this time: "Make that call now -- or we will feed you to the buzzards!"

That evening one Bible verse meant more to Tim and Bunny than ever before: "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28).

They said that verse over and over to themselves and to each other. Finally they declared, "We don't understand it, but we believe it. God is in control!"

The next morning came. There was nothing to do but wait for the airplane to come and, at the same time, hope and pray that it would not land.

About ten minutes before the airplane was due to arrive four guerrillas took off down the path to the airstrip with all their guns and ammo.

Bunny and Tim looked at each other. What were the guerrillas planning? Were they going to try to get the plane? Did they want to take the pilot prisoner? Surely the plane would not land.

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