Brian Simmons and his family reached the rain forests of Panama after a long period of prayers. Their goal was to translate Bible into the tribal language of Payakunas. 

“We alighted from the small airplane and walked to the Pucoro village. There were many questions in our hearts… Do these ancient people receive us? Will they consider us as their friends? How would they respond to the gospel?...

There…we can see the village. From there people are coming towards us as a group. They were saying something…’Kill Brian… Kill Brian.’ We were terrified. Will everything end here? Language learning, gospel...

As they saw us trembling, one of the members of the group told us in Spanish, ‘Kill Brian' is hearty welcome greeting in our language (Kuna language)’.  ‘Kill Brian' means 'Uncle Brian’. We receive you with heartfelt love.

On that day we learned one word of that language for the first time!

Following that, we stayed there for 8 years. We went through many troubles. Nonetheless, God enabled us to translate the Bible(New testament) into Payakuna language. Not only that, many people from that group believed in the Jesus the living God and received salvation! Right now, people worship the true God in the churches there , in Payakuna language!!

When troubles come in life, do not regress. Let us move forward faithfully in the greater calling which God has called us. God will lead us victoriously in all things… The Lord will give us grace to perfect the mission that He has been entrusted to us. Amen.

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:3-6

*Brian simmons..The Passion translation (TPT)