One day the guerrillas took the three missionaries back to the Puinave village, so the villagers could see that they were all right. Tim was glad to hear that the Christians were meeting together regularly, teaching others, and praying always that God would release the prisoners.

"You will be set free," Alberto said, "because we have prayed!"

Chico's son said the Puinaves felt bad when the three were taken away. "It was like one of our children had died. We didn't feel like eating. We would walk by your empty house and feel so sad!"

On the way back to the jungle camp,the commander was very quiet. This was the first time he had actually seen the Puinaves and the missionaries together. The next morning he had to ask them the question that had been burning in his mind all night: "What makes the Puinaves love you so much?"

Tim didn't give an easy answer. He just said, "Ask them."