2015 to 2016 season faults, both are currently down. at 14, in the table, you're watching the w news live from berlin up next is doc film, taking a look at the mennonite christian community in the united states. i'm really bothered and watching. take care about 3 . imagine how many pushing of lunch or 3rd out in the world. climate trade could be very often stored. this is my place, the way from just one week. how much we can really do we

still have time to work. i'm doing all with what furth. ah, ah, it may look like a scene from a bygone era, but these young people are part of the community in present. take central america. ah. ah. they belonged to a christian group known as mennonites, ultraconservative protestants, who issue the modern whoa. ok ha, ah, bill says on one, some boys on the other, the reciting passages from the bottle in old high german.

hey, this morning, the youngest children and then alphabet. oh, i look at the letter and pointing to, oh, oh oh, the older children are reading the new testament, printed in from a traditional german square and not taught history, geography or foreign languages. the bible is the only text book. oh yes, zane and baby i teach them to read and you back saying, pray, should he recite poetry right here and that he account that's it would like mid to all the sun will be down. the children begin their schooling at age 6 and finish when the 13 long enough to learn about it. but this is all we learned from when i went to school,

when my brother and my grandfather went to school, actually always known to resurrect the not a high school college or anything or studying as practicing my learning and see what happens with the fighter doing with him after he finished school, our brand became a black snake like his father. he has 20 children, 3 of his 60 grandchildren, a pupils in this class. mennonites believe children are a blessing directly from god. blue eyed lawns abound originating from germany, the netherlands, and switzerland. the mennonites flayed europe, 250 years ago, and some eventually settled in central and south america. devout

anabaptist, they strictly adhere to the doctrine of men or seamans. as 16th century dutch priest. they'd lead lives full of rigor and discipline. there are the 2000000 mennonites world wide, but only a fraction or 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 this secluded 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 clothes. just have to that is can address. it's going to religion. it will kind different clues to rules of very straight breaking them can have severe consequences. foreign don't are. if people don't obey the church, we must shun them. yet the temptations. a many,

a few months ago, franz approach, i'm a bidden object, a smartphone. i know the reality though, i do not feel guilty. i see there's so many good things behind the serene facade. some members are rebelling they're challenging the communities. most fundamental doctrines will help is one of the shunt and their mind, like a cell phone, it's made by see them. so consider the living. nothing. oper am on the other hand, is a 1st to change. that's why he and several other families plan set up a new colony in an even more remote part of the world. the heart of the amazon. yes it is that a new to them from starting from 0 to grow. so

who are the mennonites and why do they flee modern civilization? is it even possible to escape the contemporary world in this day and age? we take a closer look at one of the 21st century most cloistered communities. ah, our journey begins in central america on the western edge of the turquoise waters of the caribbean sea ah, situated between mexico and water, my life is the country of police. the former british colony has an extremely diverse population among us over 400000 inhabitants and mosquitoes cradles and maya . most of the mennonites live further inland. hidden away in the country side is little belize,

an old order colony established in the 1970s. time seems to have stood still, cars are forbidden or strong buggy, so used to get around really minimal. it's not used to have in contact with outside us than of hostile but somewhat perturbed by our presence in i don't know what to make of our cameras. some even hide their faces like this woman possible to read aloud at because people get frightened and young ladies are when they get pregnant, they get sick. so when they're yeah, they're film because a step right. they're not,

they not used to it. that's the reason the conservative mennonite spoon, modern technology by a few are open minded. mike france, physically to talk to us here in raising here the whole of my life. i've never seen somewhere else. my home home country like it, like the culture. i never enjoy my life fans. it's 36 years old. he lives on this farm, which he built himself. i. he and his wife elizabeth and children i 15 year old twins and her and catarina elder 13 and elizabeth in opera.

and peter fixed me and the youngest is 4 years old. there are typical men and family. most have 7 to 12 children. they live a simple way of life and to feel that you can group and a couple of cows or i'm not to keep the family fed, the girls tend to the livestock don't go for it all on the same side. put some here and some there. i france works from home. he is a mechanic in his workshop. he repairs machinery for customers who are not members of the community. he owns around $500.00 a month on average. his

daughter katerina who 2 years ago since then she's been working with her father. we have only a girl. that's why she have to do jobs like this. if we had boys big boys in that age and think she will have to, we're again side. the boys will have to do this job. this is probably a job for, for boys with josh rolls and a mennonite household and 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. ah, when elizabeth needs more fabric she go shopping, there is no sign or advertisement to indicate that it is a store. and the choices here a limited,

ah, this one is too dark for me. this one's pretty nice for the younger girls news. the bright colors reserve for the younger girls dresses, the darker fabrics for the married women. the men are to wear straw hats and checked all striped chairs. for half a meter we'll do. everything is precisely specified for us, do you see any big difference between these told at some 200 or somebody. elizabeth only speaks plat, toich, or low german, a dialect. she is primarily by mennonites. her sister in law, marguerite, however, also speaks english and she fills the scene on some of the customs. debts are the have learned like godson's, my parents, my grandparents,

great grandparents. we just keep it like dads. we could have been like that all the time. we can was we're watching, oh no. we just have to where it is can addresses. it's going to religion. if you do all kinds of different clues, young, have any regular, you know, right? no, mounting, it on. no, up, make up nodding. when i'll make up. now goodness from it. sure didn't yet. why to so oh call old men and eats is howard like dad. you like why, why? why we don't know anything else. you have to material for 2 dressers and a shirt for what amounts to 8 euros. there's no excessive spending. mennonites lead a lot, so osteo, it's almost monastic, voided distractions, no music, no sports, and no television. and the closest they come to

a moment of lisha is in church every sunday. we were asked not to film then a community leader has agreed to meet and talk with us. william is something like the colonies may. he too has 7 children in order to give us a better understanding of their beliefs. 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 asparza. there are no pictures on the walls, only the bare minimum. let us pray. the girl sit on both sides of the table while williams sits at the head and his son at the other end. the meal is eaten a silence. if the practice mennonites have followed for centuries. to night's

dinner consists of beans, a vegetable soup and sausages. life as it was, lived in the 19th century. well dog redo would blow them resolve this today. bible says that to be accepted into head and we're not allowed to have any modern things like tvs, telephones, computers, or cars. among the we're talk to renounce madana a when certain people do not want to obey the church, the more we might shun that. no, they can no longer take part in community like really the only my don't really an agenda busy, but honestly to know is explicit. i do, you abide by the rules or you are banished from the community.

a lot has changed since the mennonites came and found the 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 bows. nearly 3000 inhabitants. when they built roads, they paved away for the development in spite of their respect for the doctrine, some believers find modern conveniences hard to resist. for france at all began when he had to buy a phone for work, he's taking a she trys by showing it to us before when i saw a phone or something or use it a little bit, i feel very guilty. i feel very guilty. no. i know the reality. no, i do not feel guilty. i see there are so many good things in france discovered the

internet and to love the music. the rhythm of country and western radically changed his family's life. and me and i very fascinated. they really like their new life. it's a new lifestyle for us. where we had nurse any music. so it could nurse have any life it. it's a good overview. and then abruptly france, which is up, is fine. there's someone coming rather is going to do it. right. you must hide your phone. now this one is for my brother. yes, i have to have my phone because i'd really. but i don't like to to see them mad. if they don't see the phone, it will be more happy to me so that's maybe in the future. they will start to know

more about the reality. now. busy franz has to be careful even around his brother if anyone finds out that he has a phone, he risks excommunication, or that is what's happened to fill him. he's used to provide medical care for the families here. he lives next door to france. kind of surgery. they sit down here and sit down here and then i have a speech, then pro probably check it out pin and there are other men. i would have them there . don't cover them up schachter. well the people from the village came here last year. oh yeah. preacher said, there, yo, for 20 years until home was the colonies lay doctor, although he has no formal training. his mother was a nurse and he taught himself by studying medical textbooks. he bought

a 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 doctor, sir. i said it was so useful for me and i, i had it and, and they were complaining about that and they wanted me to, to lose it. and then i said no, that decision cost him dearly because he broke the rules. he lost everything. they then knew that they would excommunicate me the day before, i would say i had a book, at least 60 patients at least 60 that went on the whole day upto late on the night. the next day i got excommunicated. no one trams again. so that stops from

60 to overnight to 0. since his expulsion wilham has been shunned by the community. these days he sells tires an hour's drive from home. ah, he decided to found a new nonconformist congregation within the conservative community. mennonites, behind the wheel of 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 seen 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 all there is no bible to be seen. with all the gospel of

matthew, all the 11 disciples went to galilee to the mountain where jesus had sent them various it when they saw him. they worshipped him, but some doubted. what about mo, watson? yes, it will be done. not vill home instigated the construction of the new church are oh yeah. they are allowed to legally allowed music is allowed. yeah. yeah, that's not only what it's not allowed to drink. and all that what, what, what odd, drop this development troubles more traditional mennonites, they believed that souls are being lost. ah, bram is one of those traditionalists. he's joining several of the families who decided to leave police to set up a new colony, improve one that's more loyal to the old order. yeah.

like we were bill that they're more traditional and, and a community so that they will be more, more, more em. i don't know exactly how to explain, but that people service more conservative, more people together. abram of pharma will embark on the new adventure with his wife and 7 children, even though he's infested a lot in his life here in little belize. so this is the house. what i had been at the 1st point. so no. busy i'm, i want to leave it so let 4 out of people can use and now if they want to change, i haven't batter won so they can put a new one. so that's how i'm thinking now. and now i want to sell it for whatever thing and the land for operand peru represents the promise of an even better life.

the 1st point is sad. like there it sounds like the soil and everything. it sounds better to work dear and am having an having more and more and like more people in the town who will buy us are to wichita boats and car on soya and beans and all the things what we produce. they will buy more. so we could sell more, what we produce, that will makes our more happy. are those moving to prove, preparing for the departure that entails selling most of their positions welcoming and not water ban. like how much for the set of bowls? dry your 5 dollars to dollars? quite on $4.00 a month. wow. wow. yeah. code needs to sell as much as he can

with ruby, a trash can or a casserole dish. everything must go red, i'm selling whatever i can't take with me. yeah. okay. yeah, i'm selling the house is my all the furniture, all the things we used every day. okay. like all we're taking is our bug. you the rest will be sold or you can go through here for the long here. every dollar counts, the money will go toward constructing the new colony. the auction last, the whole day they get it was one thing after a wants to take to prove is farming equipment. 11 families, a sharing the space and cost of a shipping container. with take this over there, nan. yeah, there is

a lot. we have to put everything together and to get it together and tell it fits that only their most precious possessions will make the trip to peruse. that includes tractors and machinery needed to clear roads the country has a few things. they are not big farmers inside in the country. so that's why we think about we can carry cheaper. we have it here on the card, ordered cheaper than we buy it from brazil or anywhere movers to believe city then by boat. yes. and by boat for either the container will arrive 2 months after they do. there isn't much room left, but opera has a surprise in store for his wife. he's going to take them marriage bed. the only reminder if they're past life is, is the bed. so that is why we have

a ready once your wife wanted to. yeah, my way i want that to keep does she want to keep the beds? so she will be happy there. not lose everything. she lose that they go mom, but not lose everything. ah, it's the evening before their departure. operands. family is feeling apprehensive, especially as wife elena gord. america for it will be difficult there. we had everything here. next week. we have to start all over again. fail getting done. done until at the moment. the biggest fear is the flight. no one has been on an airplane before attends at an angle. are you afraid of flying? lie? no, not yet. but i don't know how i'll feel when i have to board. and you helen, how do you feel about going through with it? i'm really excited. oh really?

oh yes, i can't wait. oh, that will see who gets on the plane 1st that and i'm gone. i don't want to be 1st move. mm. ah. that's behind. i'm going to still go. the time has come for the family to go. that's a big moment in the biggest. why would i have or had in my life climb in boys along with abrams parents want to see them all. so it's not easy for his mother. this is the 1st time one of her children has left the colony. oh yeah, yeah. you know, don't worry, everything's going to be fine. it's all under control high quite well. i'm still

anxious. yeah, i understand. um what are you good bye and safe journey that of isaac will you visit us? maybe in april? i yeah. okay. ah, 3 hours later they arrived at the a port in belize city. there the 1st of the group to get there for abram. this is where the adventure truly begins. is the 1st time what i am thinking, the place. that's why i'm telling my children. now i'm reading 43 years. i want double with the plane. so in all my children all day, they're happy all they can go what me to gather longer with dad than there. oh, when i will go and i will go. it's going to be great.

the rest of the group have also arrived. 7 families, $53.00 people in total. they've all bought one way. tickets, no one plans to return. it's time to say good bye op ramps parents came to the airport to make the most of the last few moments with the family. ah, there were no hugs and kisses. a simple hand shake suffices. every one appears calm and composed. but ob ramps mother can't quite hold back her. she is. she doesn't know if she'll ever see her son or grandchildren again. the techniques you cheap into the unknown. ah ah,

the challenge is begin with the escalator. with here with are you scared me neither. this is fine. it's a bit shaky. opera am seems excited, but his wife elena is a little anxious. what's that clouds clouds? yes. clouds were flying over clouds. i was wondering why there was so much smoke

the journey will take 24 hours after a stop over in panama, they arrive in lima, the capital of peru, with while waiting for the final flight to pull culpa, few can keep their eyes open. no one has slept much since they left belize. lazy, lazy, lazy, she long for a long trip. the sprawling group of minutes does not go unnoticed.

the air force employee who checks in their luggage is curious. she knows where they're headed and asked them about us. but why are you going to pu culpa that we want to work there? i guess work it. and if we go, we bought land there. info can look and we're going to work it in a 2nd. what will you grow? because it will grow corn beams, soya, la mel, m a cucumber peppers and tomatoes and all and will keep chickens. where will your children go to school? it's clear, the dad i think that that will build a school. there isn't one area at all, but will build one that. yeah. i never heard. i'm surprised. i didn't think it was possible to live out there. but i'm happy for you. i mean

that it will always surprised a little bit. they don't know. you are they? yeah, on the manila lot of people. yeah. they're surprised. they didn't know that it about odds and you told her dad came from where are you coming where you want to go. so what, what happens? what's going on? so because they don't know you not the don't know, i didn't look people saw him but they sometimes if they think about traveling but but not so i'm a group so many and a group on so many baggage. the mennonites take the 3rd and final flight. this one's to pull compa a town northeast of lima. that's close to the amazon rain forest. they have travelled nearly 3500 kilometers upon arrival a few mosier taxis awaiting the mennonites as something of an attraction he had to . there's room over here as i had

got them. ah, with the largest caught in the region po, culpa is the gateway to the amazon. the city has around 200000 inhabitants. i vendors from the surrounding villages come here to celtic goods. opera is delighted. i looked up the sprite but looked happy. beauty fog? yeah, oh oh oh,

they look nice and looked and looked like down lots of old men. yeah. and then that old allan vent here. um, it looks like all men fell right here. i think here we can work like we are how we like to because i see that people is moving on lots and lots of people. car will be a big different n and believe because believe so poor. and so little bit people and everything. ty, just the passports leave from there. mm. abram has no time to lose. he left the leaves with the bare minimum. so he needs to buy a few supplies before heading into the rain forest. the 1st he has to change money cause say, come and count the dollars. this is operant entire savings.

30 years of work. now he's investing it all in his future. let me tell harsh it some coffee, whatever, what they sell on the auction sale and then they get the money and then a change in for buying things more, buy my land or open my land. abram has a total of $18000.00 us donna's not much to start a new life. that's why the group buys things in bulk to save money. first thing on the list mattresses. no on any guy altogether, because a ball pen then to have a different price. that's why we are altogether going. i'm buying things that's not florida. well, this one is hard. know that it would be like sleeping on the ground,

but not the day is drawing to an end in pu culpa, but abrams work has just begun to morrow. he will take an exploratory expedition to the new colony. i sent apples apples vitamin. come and get your apples. and i say yes up ram has reserved a seat on the 1st floor to t n. blanca, the last village before the colony. young man, another member of the group is accompanying him. the trip will take 2 days. okay, only with the tributary of the amazon. ah, i see what, what's going on?

i'm wondering everything. oh and then i know everything with a few hours later there are no more buildings in sight. nothing but long stretches of forest. but that doesn't trouble abra on the country. that's why i love you. that's what i like. i i that's what i like to pass a white glove blanket wise draw and a half hour they go or anything like that. the car after 48 hours on the boat, abram has nearly reached his personal paradise. we almost there? yes, not far. now. how much longer?

about half an hour, but there's more to come. abram in your hand, take another much smaller boat. it's the only way to reach then you home. deep in the heart of the amazon. hardly any one. trust is 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 john? with

at one point, joe, hannon abra, and have to get out and push still and nothing can damp an abram enthusiasm. the road is very difficult, but they have, they could change. you could change it the 1st time. yeah. we have to work best one yet, but you want to come. you have to do everything. yeah. yeah. everything else did to start a new dance from starting from 0 to go with after 2 hours, the 1st house comes into view. it was built by the 6 mennonite families who settled here a year ago. can we reach we

finally found your coupon. hello, welcome. off i think luckily we could take the road. otherwise we'd have had to walk. and you good watermelon. that's nothing compared to how it was when we came with all the luggage around 50 minutes living here, all in their own, in the middle of the jungle without electricity or running water. the new era is a lot to be done for him and his family will have to live in tents before they are able to build a house if they run around when will it be finished and that he bear it

says one week here work. and so maybe 2 to 3 days more than yeah, this house ready just 2 weeks to build a house, mennonites, assistant carpenters, and they know how to make the most of what they've got. the people in belize. lot of time. did they say, oh, how could that happen, dad? we, people don't go to school and they do a lot different things than they do. and how could it be? but they say i, we say we work on the farm. on practice on a farm. we don't go to school, we go to school on the farm. a little deeper in the forest operable. see his own plot of land for the 1st time. he's waited a heath this moment like nice of his day with this is that my piece of land here?

yes. so now this is how we, how we 1st open this as the bosh. and so now right now we will go inside and there i could show you how i will make my house. it's the land i've always dreamed of with our friends. first instinct is to reach down and grab a handful of soil. tom man took plan cards and all the legit turbos for this fall will be very, very good with one side and will be default on our side. there will be out there. monday vegetables will be here for on the yard front yard. so when people come on the sea all day right here is up in the yard a. this is

where he wants to create a new midnight community based on old or the traditions. but here we will be more isolated and more helpful, more love, and everything. it will be more together. people living in a year's time as a 40 families will be at home here, around 300 people in the amazon. it may be the last refuge for the minimize ah, a pulse ah, the beginning of a story that moves us and takes us along for the ride. it's all about to perspective. culture

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