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In the last few years, Macario has befriended and was directly involved in bringing Christian foreigners into this village which was previously closed to any foreigners. He has even gone so far as renting his home to them. The foreigners have been in the process of learning the Zapotec language and beginning the process of putting the language into a written format and developing literacy materials.
Christians in the village state that Macario has been implicated because he brought these foreigners into the village. Their presence is seen as a threat to the religion of the area. If he is imprisoned, it is very possible that this would mean the end of their work among the Zapotec.
Please pray for Macario and the work of the Lord among Zapotec Indians. For more information about the situation facing Christians in Mexico, click here.
The Lord's Prayer Isthmus Zapotec
9 Peru laatu la? sicarí nga lainí' né Dios:
Bixhoze du ni nuu ibá',
rinaba du gusisaca irá binni lii.
Ne idxiña dxi guni mandar lu'
10 ne gaca ni na lu'.
Cásica raca ni ibá',
zaqueca gaca ni ndaani guidxilayú.
11 Dané laadu endaró tidi né du dxi.
12 Bisiaanda ni ruché' né du lii,
casi rusia'nda du ni ruchee né cabe laadu.
13 Ne cadi udiiu lugar cuba yu binidxaba laadu,
sínuque bilá laadu de lu ná be.
Purti lii nga jma nandxó' lo'
ne jma risaca lu que irá xixé,
ne qué ziuu dxi guiaana dxí lu de guni mandar lu'.
Amén.
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