La vida de Marvel Iglesias

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Legends Kunas por Marvel Iglesias su Archivo Personal

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Legends
Biler y Bursob

Dios enviò Olobilipileler al mundo con su señora, nena Olobilipileler,le decìan Piler por sobrenombre, y a su esposa, Pursob.

Dios los mandò para que les cuidara su huerto y su siembras, tambièn debìa atender a los animales.

Existìa en ese lugar un riò caudaloso con grandes extensiones de sembrados por las riberas de sus afluentes.

Ese rìo tenìa varios nombres: olobibiagundiwala, olosikirgundiwala, y sus afluentes eran:

a. Masiburgandiwala: abundancia de plàtanos, quineos, etc.
b. Obaburgandiwala: abundancia de maìz.
c. Siaburgandiwala: abundancia de cacao
d. Siaburgandiwala: abundancia de yuca
e. Dargwaburgandiwala: abundacia de otoe
f. Wagubburgandiwala: abundacia de ñame
g. Gaiburgandiwala: abundancia de caña
h. Asueburgandiwala: abundacia de aguacate

Olobilipileler recorrìa todo el huerto buscando huellas de otras personas buscando huellas de otras personas, pero sòlo encontraba la de los animales.

Caminaba por la orilla de rìo, y veìa a travès de la claras aguas toda clase de peces.
Miraba hacia el cielo y observaba el vuelo de las aves. Allì se respiraba una atmòsfera de traquilidad y paz.

No temian a los animales, pues èstos eran mansos.

Dios se habìa encargado de proporcionarles todos los alimentos, asi que no tenìan que preocuparse de eso.

Olobilipileler recorria todo el huerto buscando huellas de otras
personas, pero sòlo encontraba la de los animales.
Miraba hacia el cielo y observaba el vuelo de la aves.
Allì se respiraba una atmòsfera de tranquilidad y paz.

ni relánpagos, ni lluvias, ni trenos ni temblores.
Las aves alegraban el ambiente con sus melodiosos cantos.
Los àrboles eran frondosos, llenos de verdor, abundada toda clase de frutas y nadie los maltrataba.
Los animales brincaban y saltaban sin ser molestados los rayos de sol calentaban tibiamente a la tierra, no hacìa frio ni calor; el viento soplaba suavemente.
La lluvia mecia de vez en cuando las florer y los arboles frutales.

Asì transcurrìas el tiempo para Oloweagdili, ellos habiataron las riberas del rìo Goskuna.
La llegada de esas personas no afectaron la vida en la tierra.
Todos vivìan felices y dichosos y se ayudaban mutuamente en los trabajos difìciles.
Asi pasaban los dìas, y los meses. Años màs tarde, la descendencia de Olobilipileler se multiplicò con los siquientes hijos: Inwe, Kuchuka, Topeka, Kaana, Olokunaliler.

Archivo personal de la Sra Marvel Iglesias.

Pastors of San Blas

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Alcibiades Iglesias
Otro miembro, Alcibiades Iglesias, llegó a ser el primer diputado kuna ante la Asamblea Nacional, en 1941, cuando representó a Colón. Previo a ello, había trabajado por instaurar el sistema escolar en las islas en 1933.
Luego se casó con la misionera norteamericana Marbel Iglesias, quien promovió la creación de un hospital rural en Ailigandí para atender a los nativos. Por su apostolado, el Gobierno nacional le impuso la orden de Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Alcibiades fue también el primero en traducir a la lengua kuna el Antiguo Testamento.



Lonnie Iglesias Translator and mission trip coodinator
Francisco Lombardo Ares Missionary
Rafael Canto Pastor at Carti Mulatupu, president of association, Boat catain.
Edmond Serralino Pator of Orosdup and carpenter
Renos Diaz Pastor of Ailidup
Ezekiel Martinez Pastor of Acuadup
Mickey Gonzalez Pastor of Rio Sidra
Euclider Ferver Pastor of Nargana
Ercado Morales Pastor of Rio Azucar
Fermin Perez Pastor of Isla Tigre
German Pastor of Niatupo
Merencio Harris Pastor of Magebgandi
Amancio Tejada Pastor of Ukupa
Samuel Ross Pastor of Irgandi
Aristides Preciado Pastor of Playon Chico
Leandro Herrera Pastor of Tupile
Juan Jose Colman Pastor of Ailigandi
Raphel Carmi Co Pastor of Ailigandi
Juan Gonzales Pastor of Mamitupo
Edgar Arango Pastor of Ustupu
Enrique Tejeda Pastor of Ogobsucum
Demencio Perez Pastor of Mansucan
Enrique Morales Pastor of Navagandi
Filiberto Bonilla Pastor of Isla Pino
Eusebio Morales Pastor of Mulatupo
Fidelicio Perez Pastor of Tupwala
Liborio Degrano Pastor of Cuba
Bolivar Lopez Pastor of Coetupu
( Need Pastor) Pastor of Carreto
Victor Hernandez Pastor of Sugdup
Edelfonso Alverado Pastor of Morti
Morreluis Gonzalez Pastor of Pucuro

The“Vasco Nuñez de Balboa” Award

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This official document explains an honor that was bestowed upon Marvel Iglesias in 1983 only a short time before she passed away in 1984. The“Vasco Nuñez de Balboa” Award is one of the highest national medals of honor in Panamá. She received this award because of her service among the Kuna people. Several specific reasons were given as an explanation as to why she deserved this honor. She began a small school which motivated the opening of other schools on the islands. She was concerned about public health, so she educated the people to use medicines that combated sicknesses, lowered infant mortality rates, helped prevent death during delivery, and decreased malnutrition. The Kuna people hold her in high esteem for all the work that she did among them. She served as a liaison between the Kuna Indians and the Republic of Panamá as well as other missionaries who continue to work with the Kuna in the Comarca Kuna Yala.

In order to see it better, you can click on the document to enlarge it.

Dos libro escrido por la Sr Marvel Iglesias y Sr Marjorie Vendervelde

This is the story of Marvel Elya of Michigan, who met and married Alcibiades (Lonnie) Iglesias, a Kuna Indian while they were studying to be missionairies in the USA. She went with him to live on his home island, Aligandi. Her transfer from a white gloved society to a totally primitive culture resulted in many strange and wonderful adventures. They went on to be a very loved and honored couple as they set up a school and a church.BORN PRIMITIVE
Marjorie Vandervelde and
Marvel IglesiasBORN PRIMITIVE
Marjorie Vandervelde and
Marvel Iglesias
This is the story of Lonnie Iglesias, a revered Kuna man who became an educated leader among the people. As told by the friend of Marvel Iglesias, his widow. Told by Marvel, after his death the author used other sources to learn about him.
(Autographed by Marvel)

Eliseo Iglesias en Panamà

History of the Christian Church in San Blas

Dedicated to the Kuna People of San Blas Islands who, through the ages, have reached falteringly for the stars.
And, to the Kuna leader they called Alcibiades - who put a SUN in their sky.

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Missionary to be Kuna Panamà
The Kuna Indians were not evangelizad until a Mennonite lady came to Narganá in the late 1920s. The Panamanian government discouraged the woman by telling her that the Kunas would kill her. She told them that she would rather be killed sharing God's love than stay with them, so they reluctantly allowed her to go. When she arrived to the island, she was thrown off shortly thereafter. However, before she was made to leave, a young man by the name of Lonnie Iglesias was saved. The lady later offered to pay for him to attend college in the United States.

Marvel, a young woman from Michigan, met Lonnie at Nyack Missionary College in New York. It was there that the two young people's friendship turned into love. They were married in Novermber 1932. The following May, Marvel moved to the islands with her new husband. The couple moved to Nargana, the island where Lonnie's family lived and where he grew up.

The Indian called Alcibiades ( Lonnie) Iglesias was assisted by his American brides. Marvel, form Michigan. She is the principal narrator of this chronicle. It deals with the opening of San Blas Islands to missions. The archipelago reaches from off the Atlantic terminus of the Panamà Canal. to Colombia, S.A.

Because some of the first time, deatails and conversations are improvised. Where necessary, some names are also.

Kuna has become preferred apelling rather than Cuna. Out of respect to the Indian leaders and linguists, and their whihes, we used the Kuna apelling.

Marvel Elya (later Iglesias) was born at Frankflort, Michigan, in 1909. Her carpenter father moved the familiy to River Rouge where, at 7 years of age, Marvel experinced her first concept of God. As give her on a Good Friday by Catholic playmate with whom she was roller skating.

Marvel then experienced her first "wonderfull Easter" at a neighborhood Methodist Church. At 15 she was doing evangelical speaking with a team, much to the embarrassment of her relatives. The parents refused to finance a missionary aducation, so Marvel worked her way through Nyack Missionary College in New York. There, Alcibiades (Lonnie) Iglesias was enrolled as a "first" for the Kuna tribe of San Blas Islands. At the college his friendship with Marvel turned info romance and marriage. At that point the book pichs up their story. Within the Kuna social structure, groups of the extended family live together under matrilineal leadership. At the tribal level leadership is patrilineal. For our purpose the extended families are sometime referred to as clans.

Otrer principal indigenous tribes of Panamà are the Choco and Guaymi. While this book deals with the Kuna. readers should be aware of the proximity of the other tribes. And , of the peripheral influence of Kuna Christians and other missionaries. For this reason the Choco and Guaymi are introduced at a few places in the story.

The authors aim to treat all who walk across these pages. including primitives, with earnest respect and understanding. Should there be any misstatement of culture, it is ours alone.

The reader should remember that Kuna think (and usually speak) in their own language. here roughly translated. Now... Won´t you walk with us through the Kuna World?.




















The two heped to start a mission school on the island, but they faced fierce opposition. In time, they were approached to start the mission on the island of Aligandí. Ninety boys showed up for the first day of class; no girls were allowed to attend. None of the children had names, so their first task was to name everyone. When the children arrived the next day, they had all forgotten their names. Lonnie came up with the idea to create a seating chart with the boys' names in it so that in time they could remember. The children were told that they must attend school seven days a week. On Sunday there would be a special class to learn about Jesus. This marked the beginning of Sunday School and eventually Worship Service.

Thousands have come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior since the late 1930s when Marvel and Lonnie Iglesias first came to San Blas.

It is not every day that you find a woman who is willing to support her husband wherever he goes in the world.


Grandma, thank you for reminding us that God is always there, even during the darkest days

A Life Dedicated to Christ

Marvel Iglesias felt very much like Ruth from the Bible. Ruth said, "Enteat me to leave thee, or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." (Ruth 1:17-18)

Dr. Lonnie Iglesias

Dr. Lonnie Iglesias stops to read John 3:16, which is written in the Kuna lanuguage, which he helped put into written. The Indian boys and grils play in front of the first church in Ailigandi San Blas.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

Marvel Iglesias

For I the Lord that God will
hold thy right hand, saying
unto thee. Fear not; I will help
thee.
Isaish 41-13

Now if we be dead with
Christ, we believe that we
shall also live with him.

Romans 6-8

Inportant Verses to Know for Winning Someone to the Lord

" For God so loved the world that He gave His one only Son, That whosoever believes in Him shall not perist but have eternal life".

John 3.16

" That if you confess with your mouth," Jesus is Lord,"and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with you mouth that you confess and are saved. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved". Romans 10:9-10,13

"Jesus answered, "I am th way and the truth the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6

Dedicado para mi Marvel Iglesias

Musica Cristiana

Marcos Vidal

For to me live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1; 21

La Banda de Tommy Coomes

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith:

Timothy 3; 7

Roberto Orellana
Creyendo en ti

In can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4;13

Jesus Adrian Romero

And ye shall know the tructh, and the
truch shall you free. Juan 8;32

Thank You, Lonnie and Marvel Iglesias