Missionary James “Boe” Stanley (left) shares a meal on the split-bamboo floor of a Manobo tribal home on the Philippine island of Mindanao in 1981. Stanley and his family served among the Manobo people, who for centuries were forest dwellers. When logging companies moved in, streams became polluted and animals were driven away. Stanley said through drilling wells and teaching health, hygiene, and basic farming principles, missionaries hoped to build trust.

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