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it was. the job you made for mines. it may look like a scene from a bygone era when these young people are part of a community in present day central america. they belong to a christian group known as mennonites ultra conservative protestants who shoot the modern world. head by. i hear schoolhouse hill sit on one side boys on the recession passages from the bible and only touch and fire the air this morning the youngest

children and then in the alphabet i forgot to look at the letter and warning to. god all the older children are reading the new testament printed in fact to the traditional german script and not to history geography or foreign languages the bible is the only text book. all. saying and baby i teach them to read saying pray recite poetry right here count thats it. the children begin this schooling at age 6 and finish from the 13th long enough to learn the basics. but this is what we learned from when i went to school when my father and my grandfather went to school that every hour with. no university not an ai so

college for everything. studying and practicing and i learning. the fighters doing repeat them. after he finished school became a blacksmith like his father he has 20 children 3 of his 60 grandchildren are peoples in this class mennonites believe children are a blessing directly from gaunt. blue eyed blondes abound originating from germany the netherlands and switzerland the mennonites nyjer up 250 years ago and some eventually settled in central and south america. devout anabaptist they strictly adhere to the doctrine of men or siemens a 16th century dutch priest that lead lives full of rigor and discipline.

there are over 2000000 mennonites worldwide but only a fraction are old order mennonites virtually self-sufficient they live in settlements with their own schools churches and tribes this isolation shields them from modern day temptations. now one colony of the sioux kluge community has agreed to be filmed for this documentary. life in this religious group revolves around the bible everything is pre-determined right down to the color of their clouds just after that is kind of dresses that's against religion to do all kinds of different clues. that the rooms are very strict breaking and can have severe consequences or you know if people don't obey the church we must shun them but. yet the temptations are many

a few months ago france for trying to forbid an object a smartphone i don't know the reality though is that up you go there you see there are so many good things. behind a serene facade some members are rebelling they're challenging the communities most fundamental doctrines. vilhelm is one of the shunned. and their mind like a cellphone it's made by seat time so consider the living up in our pram on the other hand isn't 1st to change that's why he and several other families plan. to set up a new colony in an even more remote part of the world hotter of the amazon. that you know that runs around here. so who are the mennonites and why do they play one civilization is it even possible

to escape the contemporary world in this day n.h. . we take a closer look at one of the 21st century's most coolest communities. our journey begins in central america on the western edge of the turquoise waters of the caribbean sea. situated between mexico and guatemala is the country of families the former british colony has an extremely diverse population among the some 400000 inhabitants on the cesar those creoles in mind. most of the mennonites live further inland hidden the why in the countryside is little billings and the old order colony established in the 1970 s. . time

seems to have stood still cause a few didn't. post on buggies he used to get around. mennonites not used to having contact with outsiders and off hostile but somewhat perturbed by our presence. i don't know what to make of our cameras some even hide their faces like this woman. it was about who knew who knew who and when you. allowed it because people get frightened and young lady for when they get pregnant. so are when they're yeah you know because they're frightened. they're not they do not give use to it that's the reason. conservative mennonites spurn

want technology. bought a few are open minded like france has agreed to talk to us. and born here. and i am braving here the whole of my life i have no experience i were out. by a cold. cold country. and i like it or can't make the cultural heritage it's beautiful and enjoy but i. france is 36 years old and he lives on this farm which he built himself. in. me and his wife elizabeth have 7 children the. 15 year old twins honor and catarina of the eldest. daughter is 13 and elizabeth 10 . and peter 6 and 8. and sarah the

youngest is 4 years old. they're a typical mennonite family munched have $7.00 to $12.00 children. they live a simple way of life a few fields a chicken coop and a couple of towns are enough to keep the family fade. the girls tend to the lock stock and the ridiculous i don't pour it all on the same side you put some here and some there are 2 ways you. franz works from home. he's a mechanic in his workshop he repairs machinery for customers who are not members of the community. here and around $500.00 a month on average. his daughter catarina finished school 2 years ago since then she's been working with

her father. only girls that's why she got the job like this we had boys big boys and. i think she would have to work against the boys would have to do this job this is probably a job for the boys with. the roles in a mennonite household who clearly defined. the women take care of the home. and they do the cooking cleaning and laundry. they also so close for the entire family and that too is governed by strict rules. when elizabeth needs more fabric she goes shopping there's no sign or advertisement to indicate that it is a store and the choices here are limited. this

one is too dark for me this one's pretty nice for the younger girls. the brighter colors are reserved for the younger girls dresses the darker fabrics for the married women the men are to wear straw hats and checks all stripes. by half a meter will do. everything is precisely specified. for us to see any big difference between these 2. elisabet only speaks plattdeutsch warlow german a talent she is primarily by mennonites her sister in law margaret however also speaks english and she feels that in all some of the customs there that's where we have learned like that since my parents my grandparents great grandparents they just keep it like that it's been like that all the time it was what you want now

you just have to read this can address this cancer religion if you do all kind of different clue was. no and you're right no not at all no up make up not in no make up no. it. just out oh man it's is how it like that. where we don't mind it he holds. you have to. material for 2 dresses and a shirt for what amounts to 8 euros there's no excessive spending that mennonites little of so austere it's almost monastic void of distractions no music no sports and no television and. the closest they come to a moment of leisure is in church every sunday. we were asked not to film their way

. a community leader has agreed to meet and talk with us. william is something like the colonies male he too has 7 children in order to give us a better understanding of their lives he invites us to his home for dinner the only source of light is a single oil lamp the house has no electricity the furnishings a spouse there are no pictures on the walls only the bare minimum. let us pray. the girls sit on both sides of the table while william sits at the head and his son at the other end of the meal is eaten in silence it's a practice mennonite so followed for centuries. tonight's dinner consists of bins

of vegetable soup and sausages life as it was lived in the 19th century. if you. really do. with long history bible says that to be accepted into heaven you were not allowed to have any modern things like t.v.'s telephones computers or cars or were taught to renounce modernity or when certain people do not want to obey the church then we must shun them they can no longer take part in a community like that already and i don't believe in trying to visit not on like. to know is explicit i think you abide by the rules or you were banished from the community. a lot has changed since the mennonites came and founded a colony here half

a century ago. this used to be nothing but jungle now the colony is spread out over a 100 square kilometers and post nearly $3000.00 inhabitants. when they built roads they paved the way to fit the development. in spite of their respect for the doctrine some believers find modern conveniences hard to resist. for france it all began when he had to buy a phone for work he's taking a huge risk by showing it to us. therefore when i saw. for yourself things of yours and others that i feel very guilty. very. i know the reality is enough you see there are so many good things and france discovered the internet and i love the music the rhythm of country and western radically changed his family's life. was me

and very very fascinated. they really like their new life it's a new life style for us. if we really had there is any music. show. it could never have any. of them. and then abruptly france which is not the spine. rather is coming. off. for my brother you have to hide my folly because that really but i don't like to see them. mad if they don't see the point it will be more happy to me so that maybe in the future they will start to know more. about the reality.

france has to be even around his brother if anyone finds out that he has a fun. communication. he used to provide medical care for the families here he lives next to 2 friends. kind of on surgery. to sit down here and sit down here and then i have a speech then they're probably probably shy if they have pain then there are the men and i would have them they don't cover them up shakhtar all the people from the king's area yet. preacher said there. yeah. for 20 years bill how was the college you slide dr low he has no formal training his mother was a nurse and he taught himself by studying medical textbooks people to phone in order to save lives. and i

felt like i had to have it because there were so many accidents and. then i felt like an obligation to call. a taxi or to call on the doctors or i said that was so useful for me and i had it then and the they were complaining about that and they wanted me tole told lose it and then i said no. that decision cost him dearly because he broke the rules he lost everything. that they then knew that they would excommunicate me the day before i would say i heard about at least 60 patients at least 60 that went on the whole day up told late in the night the next day i got excommunicated no one comes again so that stops from 60 to overnight to 0. since his expulsion will

has been shunned by the community these days he sells time as an hour's drive from home. he decided to found a new non conformists congregation within the conservative community. mennonites behind the wheel of a pickup trucks a surprising size they belong to the dozens of families that now attend the new church. from all appearances these believe is still seem to abide by the traditional mennonite codes of conduct but on closer inspection there are undeniable signs of change even from the pulpit the sermon is read from a smartphone is no bible to be seen. all the gospel of matthew the 11 disciples went to galilee to the mountain where jesus had sent them

when they saw him they worshiped him but some doubt it. vilhelm instigated the construction of the new church. because music is. only what it's not allowed to drink. and all that what what what. this development troubles more traditional mennonites they believe that souls have been lost. is one of those traditionalists he's joining several other families who decided to leave police to set up a new colony in peru one that's more new to the old order. like bell that more tradition. and

a community so that they will be more more more i don't know exactly how to explain but the people more conservative more people together. are brahma family will embark on a new adventure with his wife and 7 children even though he's invested a lot in his life here in little police. so this is the house what i had. to 1st find so now 'd. i want to live it so let 4 out of people can get it and now if they want to change i have a better one so they can put a new one so that's how i'm thinking now and i want to sell it for everything and the land for our prime prove represents the promise of an even better life the 1st point. like the air it sounds like the soil and everything at sounds

better to work they're. having. having more more like more people in the. world by us are 2 widgets. beings and all the things what we produce they will buy more so we could sell more of what we produce that will make our more happy are. those moving to true caring for the departure. that in town selling most of their positions. how much for the set of balls boy or 5 dollars 2 dollars 4 dollars or higher on fire oh. yeah code needs to sell as much as he can.

with there will be a trash can or a casserole dish everything must go. i'm selling whatever i can't take with me. ok i'm selling the house all the furniture all the things we used every day you know we're taking as our buggy the rest will be sold if you. go yeah but i'll be here every dollar counts the money will go toward constructing the new colony. the auction last the whole day. one thing after him wants to take to his farming equipment. 11 families sharing space in cost of a shipping container. ship. let's take this over there. yeah there is a lot we have to apart everything together and to get it together and tell it fits

. only their most precious possessions will might to trip to peru that includes tractors and machinery needed to clear roads. the country had a few things they're not big farmers and in the country so that's why we think about we can't care it cheaper we have it here and we carried over there it's cheaper than we buy it from brazil or anywhere 1st of billy's city then by boat yes by boat right. the container will arrive 2 months after they do there isn't much room left but our prime has a surprise in store for his wife he's going to take their marriage bed the only reminder of the past life. is the dead so that is what we have already at once your wife wanted yeah and i want that to keep death she want to keep the beds

so she will be happy there not lose everything should lose that they got none but not everything. you need. it's the evening before their departure. friends family is feeling a princess especially is watching elena. america it will be difficult there we had everything here we have to start all over again. at the moment their biggest fear is the flight no one has been on an airplane before. are you afraid of flying. not yet but i don't know how i'll feel when i have to board. and you have and how do you feel about going through that i'm really excited really is. it yes i can't wait. we'll see who gets on

the plane 1st and if i don't want to be 1st. it. doesn't mean i'm going to still. know the time has come for the family to guy. it's a great moment. the biggest one when i have ever had in my life i. kleiman boy's. parents want to see them off it's not easy for his mother this is the 1st time one of her children has left the colony. yeah you know don't worry everything's going to be fine it's all under control question i'm still anxious i understand. ok good bye

and safe journey. where you visit us maybe in april. resonated ok. in. 3 hours later they arrived pierre porton police city there the 1st of the group to get there. this is where the adventure truly begins. is the 1st time what i am taking the blame for that's what i am telling my children now i am with you 43 years i want to go with the plane so now my children all day be all they can go with me to gather a long drive where they yet get them there. when i would go and i will go so it's going to be great. the rest of the group of also arrived

7 families $53.00 people in total. they were all born one way tickets no one plans to return. it's time to say goodbye. parents came to the airport to make the most of the last few moments with the family. there are no hogs book he says a simple handshake suffices everyone appears calm and composed. but on graeme's mother can't quite. back richie is she doesn't know if she'll ever see her son or grandchildren again. taking a huge leap into the unknown. and . the challenges begin with the escalator.

bug. me. very. are you scared. that maybe either this is fine. it's a bit shaky. our problem seems excited but his wife ellen out it's a little anxious what's that clouds clouds yes clouds. were flying over clouds i was wondering why there was so much smoke.

a journey will take 24 hours after a stopover in panama they arrived in lima the capital of peru. while waiting for their final flight to paul culpa if you can keep their eyes open no one has slept much since they left billy's. lazy. lazy should go for. a long trip. in. the sprawling group of mennonites does not go unnoticed. in. the air force employee who checks in their luggage is curious. if she knows where

they're headed and ask them about it but why are you going to put culpa we want to work there is work ok and if we bought land there and can withstand we're going to work at it if i. get what will you grow because it will grow corn beans saw a melon you cumbers peppers and tomatoes all 10 will keep chickens. where will your children go to school it's pretty are you sure you get any feedback and i will build a school the there is one area but we'll build one that are pretty that you can get it seemed surprised. that i didn't think it was possible to live out there but i'm happy for you that i thought of that honestly and. surprised they don't know you were they had a little of the lot of people there surprised they didn't know that it got us

a few tours and so they're asking for where are you coming where you want to go so what what happens what's going on. because they don't know you know and they don't know as did look people son but they sometimes if they think about travelling one but not so and i grow so many in the group on so many baggage. the mennonites take the 3rd and final flight this one's to compound a town northeast of lame. it's close to the amazon rainforest they have traveled nearly 3500 kilometers. upon arrival a few mosher taxis awaiting the mennonites a something of an attraction here too. there's a row over here.

with the largest court in the region is the gateway to the amazon the city has around 200000 inhabitants. been does from surrounding villages come here to sell their goods. up ram is delighted and yet looks up just bright but looks happy. yet. here. there's little they. found in a nice island so it looks like they are not allowed some moment yeah and that

that all of. it's very clear. he looked at lots of alone and so right here i think here we can work like we how we like to because i see the people is moving and lots and lots of people thought will be a big big different than in the least because it is so poor and so little that people on everything. just the fast boats leave from their. brand has no time to lose live believed to be a minimum so he needs to buy a few supplies to pull hitting into the rainforest but 1st he has to change money. can't say come and count the dollars this is our primes in time savings 30 years of work now he's investing it in his future that we

sell our fish and. whatever what is their actions. and they get their money and then they changed it for buying things more i hired man or open milan. opera house a total of $18000.00 u.s. dollars not much to start a new life that's why the group feistiness info to save money 1st thing on the list mattresses. me. all together because of all tan and i have a different price that's why we are all together going and buying things. that's not a lot of this one is hard it would be like sleeping on the ground like that.

the day is drawing to an end. but work has just begun tomorrow he will take an exploratory expedition to the new colony. i sent apples apples vitamins come and get your apple. has reserved a seat on the 1st bunty had a blank on the last milledge before the colony johann another member of the group is accompanying him. the troop would take 2 days on. a tributary of the amazon. to go and have. a problem but not like the one white house better but they are monitoring every day. that they call. it every day.

but is it that. a few hours later there are no more buildings and signs nothing but long stretches of far east but that doesn't trample abra on the contrary. in part that's what i'd like to get back to cali but. i. rather like that's what it is right now that looks like quite strong on how our budget grows and half of our money banks are going to hire. up to 48 hours on the boat on from his nearly reached his personal paradise. we're almost there yes not far know. how much longer. about half an hour

to do it. but there's more to come opera in your hand take another much smaller boat it's the only way to reach the new high and deep in the heart of the amazon. hardly anyone troopers. says the river at this point. and once they touch land it's still not over they've got another 90 minutes along a muddy bumpy road. you hear that. at one point johanan are brown have to get out and push still and nothing can

dampen operands enthusiasm of. the road is very difficult. they have. to change the baseline to work. yet you have to do everything else everything at the start and you that's from studying found gear will go. off to tomorrow as the 1st house comes into view it was built by the 6 mennonite families who 73 years ago. finally found your hello welcome.

like that's enough luckily we could take the road otherwise we'd have had to walk and. that's nothing compared to how it was when we came with all our luggage. around 50 men are not sleeping here all in their own in the middle of the jungle without electricity or running water. i'm not to be john and his family will have to live in tents because i revel to build a house of their. own all when will it be finished. he says one way he have work maybe 2 or 3 days more and then he ready.

just 2 weeks to build a house mennonites a seasoned carpenters and they know how to make the most of what they've got. the people and the least lot of time and they say oh how could that happen that we don't go to school and they do love different things than they do and how could it be but they say we said we work on the farm. on a farm we don't go to school we go to school on the farm. a little deeper in the forest opera musi his own plot of land for the 1st time he's waiting to hear this moment last of you get. a view. like this this is there my piece of land here. yes or no this is how we how we 1st open this is the bush right now we were go inside and there i could

show you how i will make my house it's the land i've always dreamed of. our parents 1st instinct is to reach down and grab a handful. to plant carrots. all the edge of tablets for just saw will be a very good. one sided will be going on and on our side there will be out there and they vegetables will be here front and on the yard front yard so when people come on the see are there 8 years after that the yard and pretty way to tell us our carry hap bear the day after. this is when he wants to create a new mennonite community based on old order traditions thank your we will be more

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