Land Loss

Today my heart breaks for the Ache community of Kuetuvy. I spent this past January living in this remote jungle community, getting to know the people, falling in love with their simple culture and loving these beautiful people. The Ache have been battling the Paraguayan government for years to rightfully own their ancestral land. After a law that would rule in favor of the Ache passed in the Paraguayan legislature, it was up to the president to either pass the law, or veto it. There was a lot of hope that he would pass the law and the Ache would rightfully own the land where their ancestors had lived for generations. Unfortunately, he vetoed the law, sending the Ache community of Kuetuvy a roller coaster of emotions and mourning. They have hope that one more try will earn them their land, but prayers are needed as they try once more to legally gain the land they have been living on for years.

One of the missionaries we worked with while in Paraguay sent these compelling pictures as the community mourns a huge loss.