Though neighbors screamed for them to not get involved, they placed the boy in their van and sped to the hospital. Despite the swift and heroic action by the OMS missionaries, the boy died en route. Colombians say he was killed by a clean-up crew, because, most likely, he was disposable and unwanted in his neighborhood. In Colombia, when the sicarios kill they take the victim's identification papers to show their boss that they got the right person. Known as the country of death, Colombia is not a safe place.
Corruption is a way of life, and killing is a lucrative business.
Despite the rugged beauty of the war-torn country, the death rate is extremely high. In fact, it is more probable that a Colombian citizen will die a violent death rather than a natural one. It's a deadly and dangerous world. As a seminary professor at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia and a minister in one of Colombia's largest penitentiaries, Jeannine knows she is not free from danger on her mission field. Death threats are a way of life.