Pepta Kanai

Pepta Kanai means “God is Big” in the indigenous Wayana language. This blog is here to show you how big God really is through a certain family’s call to the missions field, in the deep jungles of Suriname, South America.

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A story worth documenting

This award winning documentary, Lifted: A Dying Tribe Encounters New Life, tells the story of Ivan and Doris Schoen, and how God worked powerfully in the live of the indigenous people of Suriname.

This gives you a glimpse inside the culture that was Suriname before and after Christ came into their lives.

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This award winning documentary, Lifted: A Dying Tribe Encounters New Life, tells the story of Ivan and Doris Schoen, and how God worked powerfully in the live of the indigenous people of Suriname.

This gives you a glimpse inside the culture that was Suriname before and after Christ came into their lives.

Umikamyai

“I have come.”

Meet the people sending you these updates, directly from the field.

My name is Rebecca Mueller.

I am the great-granddaughter of Ivan and Doris Schoen. In April of 2025, I felt God calling me to the people of Suriname, just as my great-grandparents had. I am here to pass on the stories of God’s providence, both before and ahead of me.

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Tom Schoen

Tom is the current missionary to the native Indians of the Suriname jungle. He is partnered with Trans World Radio (TWR) to set up radio towers and stations, so worship services can be accessed from remote parts of the jungle.

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The Suriname Team

Along with Tom, Ike and Ted are working on the TWR project.

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