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Indonesian Tribe that formerly practiced witchcraft and killed missionaries turns to God
The Yali Tribe in Papa New Guinea – which used to kill missionaries, practice witchcraft, and engage in cannibalism – is now following God and graciously accepted 2500 Bibles that were flown to them. 1400 of the Bibles were children’s Bibles, while the rest of them were regular Bibles. The Bibles came from Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organisation that flies Bibles to areas that cannot receive them in other ways. The Yali tribe were waiting for the plane to land and the women and children were celebrating by chanting in their local tongue and dancing. One of the flight pilots, Dave Ringenberg, who is also an Instructor Pilot and the Director of Papua Operations, said that “It was a holy moment – one to be remembered.” This flight took place 55 years after the tribe was
