Those of us blessed to know the Nivaclé have been moved by their cheerful and childlike simplicity, by their calmness in adversity and willingness to share, by their deep sense of community and attentive care for one another. This site is dedicated to collecting and maintaining the unique and developing history of the Nivaclé communities at Mistolar, La Abundancia, and throughout the Chaco.
To view the histories, photos, and other materials which have been contributed to the site, click on the links following the names of their contributors listed below. Copyrights belong to the individual contributors.
If you would like to add any photos, histories, accounts or journal entries to the site, please contact admin@mistolar.net. We will scan photos and slides if needed, returning the originals along with digitized versions on DVD. We can even digitize old cassette tape recordings you may have.
Mistolar.net will feature English, Spanish, and Nivaclé translations as they become available. Please let us know if you are a native Spanish speaker who can translate materials from English, and would like to volunteer your efforts.
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Full-time missionaries who served in Mistolar
1980/08 - 1981/04 Ricky Loynd [English]
1980/08 - 1981/09 Bruce Blosil
1981/04 - 1981/07 Wilfrido Ozuna [English] [Español]
1981/07 - 1982/02 Dave Daughtery
1981/09 - 1982/03 Mike Rooney
1982/03 - 1982/06 Todd Ericson
1982/03 - 1982/08 Todd Orme
1982/05 - 1983/02 John Sanders
1982/08 - 1982/10 Kimball Taylor
1982/10 - 1983/04 Jeff Richins
1983/02 - 1983/06 Brian Jeffrey Barnes
1983/04 - 1983/10 Mark Cahoon
1983/06 - 1983/12 Lowell Blackham
1983/11 - 1984/03 Richard Powell
1983/12 - 1984/08 Kendell Hellewell [English]
1984/04 - 1984/09 Luis Montaño
1984/07 - 1985/01 Edgardo Borba Gonzalez
1984/10 - 1985/03 Jorge Bautista Scarpini
1985/01 - 1985/03 Carlos Enrique Marcos
Missionary Couples who served in the Chaco
1991/05 - 1992/06 Vernon & Donna Cook [English]
2005/03 - 2005/05 Edward & Jaycene Soper
Mission Presidents
1977 - 1980 Mearl K. Bair [English]
1980 - 1981 Gerald B. Quinn
1981 - 1984 Luis A. Ramirez
1984 - 1986 Carleton Anderson
1986 - 1989 John Whetten
1989 - 1992 Richard Russell
1992 - 1995 Jeffrey Allred
1995 - 1998 Robert Whetten
1998 - 2001 LaVorn Sparks
2001 - 2004 Vaughn R. Anderson
2004 - 2007 James W. Weipert
2007 - 2010 Terry Lee Wade
2010 - 2013 Horacio D. Madariaga
2013 - 2016 Garn Holt McMullin
2016 - Michael John Evans