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Only a few of the lay people shared the opposite view and touched slightly the structural problem that affects the indigenous communities. One lay person emphasized the indigenous people rather than being \u2018obstacles to their development have been oppressed, marginalized, and rejected\u2019 (L5ESH). The indigenous people \u2018contribute to the country. They are our roots\u2019 and affirmed that far from their languages being a disadvantage, \u2018it is an advantage\u2019 (L1LDG). They note that \u2018there are many things that we can learn from them, very good things\u2019 (L2ICV). Finally, another informant emphasized that \u2018their request for land is valid\u2019 (L5LDG). They have a right to demand this. These perceptions show an attitude which is more conscious of the indigenous context and an opening towards them and their right of vindication.\u000Ac. Community of fellowship\u000AIn spite of differences of opinion the NPL show a more open attitude towards indigenous communities. A good number of lay people expressed with all naturalness, that they \u2018are our brothers and sisters\u2019. The researcher in visits to these churches observed the presence of people and indigenous families within these communities. Women dressed in their typical clothes accompanied by husband and children participate in the services, activities and projects. In the ESH Pastor Mariano Rixkajch\u00E9 the Calvario church of Almolonga was greeted and welcome from the platform by the senior pastor, and his wife was seated at the front of the altar.\u000AThe researcher observed a similar situation in the Rhema Ministries, founded at the beginning of the 1980s, in the city of Johannesburg. He travelled to South Africa to attend an International Congress there, and took advantage of this opportunity to learn what was happening in that church as a point of interest for the research of NPCs in Guatemala. When he visited the church in 1999 the pastors was Ray McCuley. The church was flourishing and housed some 8,000 people. The researcher entered the church building with an image of everything that Apartheid had done to damage the South African nation:\u000A295\u000A