This photo is of missionary Dietrich Lepp and a group of Lengua Aboriginals in the Paraguayan Chaco. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 109.
This photo is of the first Indiginous baptismal group in the Paraguayan Chaco, consisting of seven young males belonging to the Lengua nation. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 56.
This is a photo of a member of the Indian credit committee and two members of the local agricultural co-op at the Paraguayan Indian settlement of Campo Largo. They are standing by a fence they built with a loan from MEDA.
This photo is of a Mennonite Brethren baptism of Indigenous people from the Chaco. Three people are in white, standing in a reservoir, while a crowd looks on. [One of the persons in the water is missionary Dietrich Lepp?].
This item shows Heinrich Duerksen (centre microphone), chairman of the planning committee, welcoming guests in German. Missionary Alex Bartel (left) translates into Lengua and missionary Gerhard Hein (right) into Chulupi. This fiftieth anniversary of work among the Chaco Indian took place at Yalve Sanga, Paraguay.
Eleanor Mathies, Leamington, Ontario, is seen here with Enlhet children participating in the mission activity of Menno Colony. Mathies was involved as a nurse, a Sunday school teacher, etc. Used in CM 10-36-11 and CM 9-41-10.
Close up of Eleanor Mathies, possibly taken in Paraguay. Not found in CM. Negative for photo and one additional. In latter photo a white woman (Eleanor?) stands beside an Enlhet woman (seated on the ground) and a white man is to the right.
