_ THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE i lhursday, December 13.2001 - 9 LOCAL NEWS W " .. , t "Ell", BIIGIIB er “WISHES Bt0li1ttrmt it†. ~ M. 1iiiiiil ' - , _ _ "LS' = l, Wain-fl > I' . . 'r'rrsrrisFGI r t l 'i",r,'1"ih'1';,?,,0,,vy7ig1 Work in Toronto, Henry laboured lished from Bolivia days proved to . _ r"'.'. a . ', e ‘ . _ ' . some in? upside of life, we _h.ad to make the home habitable. There be a treasured reference at the - it; "-6 " E, q " - two do S0153 Ile nets, tincluding w.as. no indoor plumbing; Joyce Paraguay mission. The most pflpu: . t, Jp. - _ I Elf... 'fl, _ . Ocelot 'il I' i'l'.E1,, , Jaguar, an visited a laundromat in Wark- lar story ofall was of the ProdIgal " Rrs, _,rrifw7ltir,'ii8ll B, ff. Ci re" ' mamw' an , a ioadi unner and a worth to do laundry. Sun. To the traditionally war-like g. . r'sjvt,s(:),eri'ir',.it, f 'ir?',", .." , + tiii, "a... ' ' Under two years later, the mis, Ayores, the father's forgiveness of i2i rfii'ii?/iit; f'xggtw ; , _.c ' . th. lit y f I“; I "Wh , I I I sion field called again, asking the his returning son was unique - and ' ji'ir't?i) 133$ 'tii)liiri" cc _ iig,?'s't, Cur? a. l _ yen we were among the Buchtsgger's to consider returning noble. , ce 11%" 1fFt '/5its9, , . "f" i" ( is. . Aymes. there were few tribal neu- to work with the 'Ayores, this time "" , " -: 53%;â€: . , 't'sT?.l, _ a Q a" " V ' V ' plenn earth whose culture up in Paraguay. In 1972, five years after their ct;, ?a'f5'if 7;; 13.: " a: HP, ', t f ‘mi until then had not been influenced In April 1967, the family was second sojourn with the Ayores, " 'iifi;1'ifiri,t'iiii, 7‘» r. , _ fl _ , a; _ Is. 'dtaa by western civilization. This made heading back to the jungle The six the Bucheggers prepared to return _ j futon-r _ tis, _ at“ : is, V _ C them of A w,' l . . . , . ' Fi',", _ C . " “up. - 3; “£33312???" “J , . Emma Interest to many children ranged from 10 months to to Canada. , .. t“ , ...._._ , . _ . - -. _ - w w; m [ outsiders such as anthropologists, eight years ofage. "We had all been through much U, C" ". T . = ii - i, 1.. w 33;, L"" wail ' . ..r medical doctors and tourists. After a year in Cerro Leon, the hardship, danger, sorrow ad bless- new . I _ aM) " -mam The Ayores are a very brave only water supply was starting to ing. Through it all, we had. EFDW " w. " "“ , " " . and intelligent people that one dry up. A new mission base was very 01056 to each other _ m1SSiorr Joyce and Henry Buchegger honoured at Henry's retirement as a couldn’t help but admire. Many of required, Ayores. with Henry, aries and Ayores. God was so good Northumberland County Plumbing Inspector in 1994. Co-worker Bill I the ones We knew were only about located a new mission site deep on to us and blessed w; more than we Petrie is behind. two generations away from using a large water hole in the jungle, could have dreamed of. _Our chir stone axes. Their weapons, bows For four weeks, Henry was alone dren needed their edycation s? we lives in Scotland. Ingrid is in Duty Buchegger at RR#1 Castleton and arrows. lances and clubs, as with the Ayores preparing the knew that as a family, we might dalk, ON. Heidi teaches at Castle- KOK 1M0, e-mail well as their eating utensils, i.e. ground clearing and establish- never return to this place. Again, ton Public School and lives in hjhuch@eagle.ca or go to bowls and spoons, were all made of merit fora new mission base. It was ttme to say goodbye to our Cobourg, ON. Erica is a Registered Searchlight Christian Books on I hardwood. Lancgs and arrows ..- house and contents, all except for Nurse living in Boston ON. Cyn- Division Street, Cobourg (Mr with iron points were largely "More and more Indians the. little we could squeeze into_0ur thia lives' in Cobourg ON, 372-5519). The book is $20, introduced through scrap metal a arrived from the north. The nu s_uitfy"bs, I held my i1st Bible To obtain a copy of Henry’s payable by cheque or money left over from the Paraguay- continued to spread. I had to get study m camp and we 531d our last Memories, contact Henry order. l Bolivia Chaco War in the early syringes , needles and penicillin Fad goodbyes. With my head hang- 1930s, . shots as the people became very mg low and tears streaming down . Their. way of counting was sick. Oh how I wished that Joyce my facelwalked out 9“,!†camp.“ 2/f/Jtthipii: They would first would have been there. She was - Henryleergaries ,page 102 Ingers 0 one hand. the m nurse andIhadle . c.. Fl -- .. w..r. Then. "one on the other hand", bee,' tllDiings from her 32:2 The family returned to Castle- two ori the other hand", etc. The Bolivia so I I had no choice but to pry The borne had a new WEI? a: my. " i ' _ . ' tenthtinger was "it finishes an give the Ayores shots. I started indoor plumbing (two bathrooms.) P.. "MI-4' " r ' "if " More". Forty was "it finishes two giving the , 10 at a time, then I and a large garden. The children 2. .31†it . ' . some , - ' ' ‘ ', i 'Fr. , , Ayores." For any very large num- would go back to the prefab to boil stepped into pybli.c school {it no L "-5.5 "rc'. a, Si , i. IM n ' .hY Y, .o' 5 " bers, they would rub their hands the needles for reuse. In those Castleton and later high school m g . '<"’ " ' . ".'"‘~--' . r . "'9 T I',' , E‘Ziegéirvand say, "cho boo boo boo days we ' had no disposable“ Br§2?n6nce again plumbing ir sy,', 1 - , & IM " a, . Meet; . , , ,; s rin es. That one evenin I ave , - ' - La .-‘- A' g. . . . __ ' Tri, '-w hes ., - Henry's Memories", page 40 shotsgtill 9 pm. with the i'lfs'h'lflffi 1’6“ng 1:9â€th 1,lur',0/,Ti5i"s1v11/d I' «of , Arl Y. "RI " : I E=.rer, a .. F' _ "I in my mouth to help me see whatl tra e. a ing JP in an WI e s ft,- .1". L' L2 itMtl, tr " = " ‘ Iâ€. , f'erf1iV"i17iyvt1e,1,ely,yi,e,,rj,s wasdoingl 1t11,i/1/htyi"tis,it2'gthligip,12t; E 'iii,aallN EEN -" igrdt .- , ti:, ':v.et- -- , i server in o ivia. The n ' , ' rr 1 na proiec s, n rt i' ."e‘.‘ "" ' - [tdit " ' - iN) _ ' c, JF “I arrived lwith one child_yT't';:§ _ 'Henry""."'."'.""" ,page 62 1976, he completed his advanced E {S_ TV r g, iiili,Nllllgl , f l :33 ' As ' [i returner trip to Canada on fur. training course for Plumbing Mt .2; ‘. I k . k .J ’ , =' " t y . i' i. l Ar" lough with five children and no The new settlgment, El Faro Inspection in Toronto. In 1986, he fs". 'd 'd " ' I r? " - __ '4'?“ Ir-e. ’ _ .. _ if†/ _ l means of support. tt'vg",ovat'vil1s/g1se, i" if,ht,,e2ty.2, was named Plumbing Inspector m _,r,1:a, El . ' 2 , ,4' L a '. F."ei,' 'die, {1.15 _ Henry’s training as a plumber [),v2'l'1y,Ji1ft1eni"fhufd,'f,'f on l",', for No.rth.uy1.berland County and ii? at? I ' - - ' ' z . ie, Us" fa .1" P:, . provided the monetary income. A ore-En lish dictionar Jo ce served eight years until retire- a . Fa l ik tf, "Br; - Jag V 3,. . T GT j.". T, _ C Housing proved to be another anyd Henr ghad be un real-'5' hef'or ment In 199.4 Since then, there 'e, f " if ' a; Bait. iE b' "' V I a)" _ "Ft ' I challenge until Henry learned ofa cont: y . g y e have been Sly years filling in for to igt _ . V : As, a 3 , I. l 1"e. '. g , .-. . . . ' nued apace. Henry translated . ' I! at _ .. F ,- y . . _ _ , house in Castleton after a preView Bible stories into the A ore lan- vacationing county staff, . 2 . . '__ "V g £ ‘ _ T 'c '. of classified ads in a Willowdale guage An illustrated A ty/dr, Bible Joyce and Henry continue to E' 1tg,1 . _ t g I I y Irs, 'jp, _ : newspaper. For $2,500 they WI" stor l; 1 th t h id g b reside in Castleton. Eldest son to - ' I _ q Cs. . , ' 4- / I ;. : chased the home and when not at y oo , a a een pu _ Philip lives near Toronto. Bernie ii skT J": ", ', r. .3 P ’ ,I ,1: 1*: _ ’ .» C w:; (sy,, C l