Abstract: This report by Ruth Hidalgo de Robinson, a teacher turned missionary, chronicles her challenges and successes in teaching indigenous peoples along the Ucayali River in the Amazon of Peru. Facing initial setbacks, Ruth sought training in orality methods from organizations like New Tribes Mission and Scriptures In Use. Partnering with Development Associates International, she adapted discipleship materials for the Shipibo culture, transforming indigenous communities with organized churches and empowered servant leaders.
Ruth Hidalgo de Robinson is from Pucallpa, a port city serving along the Ucayali River in the Amazon Basin of Peru. She is currently CEO of RiverWind Inc. (https://riverwind.org), a Christian nonprofit serving peo-ple groups in remote locations in the jungle. Ruth also serves with her husband, Dick Robinson, as Perú Country Director for DAI and President of Asociación RiverWind Perú. An educator by profession and pas-sion, committed to the Kingdom of God and his New Creation, Ruth excels in teaching the gospel through the stories of Scripture, culturally adapted to indigenous peoples. She leads a bi-lingual, bi-cultural Peruvi-an mission team. based in her home city.
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