After another week, the missionaries were told a plane was coming for them, they were taken back to the village. They waited six days, but no plane arrived, so the guerrillas took them back into the jungle again.

The next morning they heard a plane flying overhead. Then what a mad scramble! They were rushed to the village airstrip.

As they neared the airstrip, the guerrillas blindfolded them so they couldn't see the plane or the pilot. They were not sure where they were being taken, or what would happen to them next.

That night they were held in a different camp. The next morning the commander went with them again, on a six-hour speedboat ride down the river. There they waited, and waited, even though they weren't sure what they were waiting for.

Were those tears in the guerrilla's eyes? (Click on the picture to go to a larger picture you can print out and color.)

Finally, a boat came that was almost too big for the river. People from the government were on the boat, and the missionaries were being released! The commander said good-bye with a firm handshake. Tim was shocked to see that the commander looked as if he cared. Were those tears in his eyes? Had something touched his heart while they were held captive?

In Bogota, friends and family were waiting for the captives to be replaced. Finally, after 33 days of being held captive, Tim, Bunny, and Steve walked through the door.

Can you imagine the excitement? There was laughing, crying, talking, and hugging; but most of all, there was rejoicing and praising God for the work He had done.

The End

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