Lorrie Anderson,
missionary to the head-shrinking Candoshi Shapra Indians of Peru, was looking
for a quiet place for her daily time of Bible reading and prayer, so she went
down by the edge of the river. After reading the Bible, she took up her
prayer list. Eyes closed, she did not see the deadly anaconda weaving through
the water until it struck, burying its fangs into her flesh. It withdrew to
strike, hitting her arm again and again as it held her, screaming, in its
coils. It reared up for the death blows. Then suddenly the giant snake, never
known to release its prey, relaxed its grip and slithered off through the
water. While Lorrie was being treated, a witch doctor from a nearby village
burst into the hut and stared at her. She couldn't believe Lorrie had
survived. She said her son-in-law, also a witch doctor, had chanted to the
spirit of the anaconda that morning and sent it to kill the young missionary.
"I'm certain," Lorrie said, "that except for the protection of
God, it would have worked." |
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