Two years ago, one of the tribe who did not live in the Indian village was baptized into the Adventist Church, and provided the first contact with these indigenous people. Because of the isolated nature of the region, outreach meetings in the village of Bodoquena could only be held four nights a month. After a one year series, ten Cadwell Indians were baptized by pastor Rhadzony Storch on November 22 at the Adventist Church in the city of Aquidauana. A new Adventist Church is being organized in Bodoquena, using Global Mission resources and volunteers, together with funding from the local Adventist Church organization, the South Matogrosso Conference. The economic realities of stark poverty are forcing children out of their homes onto Bolivia's city streets, reports ADRA Works, the quarterly publication of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Children sleep on the streets and steal to buy food.
They often turn to alcohol and drugs to ease their loneliness. Eventually a lady took him to an orphanage, but he ran away to live on the streets again. Prior to living on the streets, Enrique lived with his grandparents. He was physically abused by his grandmother and, after many beatings, ran away from home. I behaved badly so they would kick me out, but they didn't.