Russ Stendal, held hostage by terrorists for 142 days in the 1980s, is now taking the Bible to places where angels fear to tread: deep into Colombia’s Texas-sized jungle regions, where terrorists, soldiers, and paramilitaries have been fighting since 1964.
Stendal belongs to a group of missions leaders and indigenous pastors who serve in remote areas of Colombia, one of the world’s most violent mission fields.
(Russ Stendal and other members of his family have been frequent visitors to Madison over the years. They are supported by the missions program at Lake City Church.)