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The story of nate saint, martyred missionary to ecuador. Jim elliot was the first of the five missionaries killed when he and peter fleming were greeting two of those attackers that showed themselves pretending they were interested in taking plane rides with them. Perhaps youll recall from a previous post that im currently reading elisabeth elliots book, through gates of splendor, the story of the mission and martyrdom of her husband jim and his coworkers in ecuador in 1956. This book gave me a picture of what made the man jim elliot. Because of this foundation, nate developed a strong. Elisabeth elliot, wife of jim, and rachel saint, sister of nate, returned to live among the waodani. I had trouble memorizing the order of the books of the old and new testaments. Jim elliot elizabeth elliot christian life christian church women of faith godly man jesus is lord before us words of encouragement.

Spanish option, and a comprehensive leaders guide with reproducible student work sheets in pdf format. Nate saint is a great book and audible makes it even better. May 21, 20 a number of years ago olive fleming liefeld and her second husband walt visited the site in the ecuadorian jungle where olives first husband pete had been speared to death, along with ed mccully, roger youderian, jim elliot and my father nate saint. Jim elliot, pete fleming, ed mccully, nate saint, and roger youderian, were speared to death by the very people they were attempting to reach with the gospel. Ecuadoran tribe transformed after killing of 5 missionaries. The above image is a scanned copy of jim elliots journal entry that he wrote over sixty years ago on october 28, 1949 which features the quote that the martyred christian missionary is most noted for. Books have been written about them by numerous biographers, most notably elisabeth elliot. All five of the north american men were killed jim elliot, nate saint, roger youderian, pete fleming, and ed mccully. Nate saint and other martyrs of the ecuador mission. On january 8, 1956, jim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, peter flemming, and roger youderian were speared to death on a sandbar called palm beach in the curaray river of ecuador.

Because of this foundation, nate developed a strong sense of purpose and conviction to serve the lord. End of the spear, based on a 2005 book by steve saint, the son of one of the slain missionaries, will be shown in 1,200 theaters across the country. Many thousands of individuals have come to know christ in a personal and. I also liked the last chapter when the author didnt only talk about what happened to nate saints wife, marj saint, but also about the other wives made widows by the aucas. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what. Jim elliot and his friends had hoped and prayed to be able to make contact with an isolated.

Nate saint, jim elliot, and the others were willing to serve god to their deaths, if it came to that, because they knew that god would be faithful to bring to glory to his name either way, just like shadrach, meshach, and abednego. Every time i drive through the parking lot of my home church in america, for example, i see jim elliot s famous quote inscribed on the entrance. I just finished reading this book aloud to my children, ages 8 and 6. For i am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things. God used for good in 1956, steve was five years old when his father, nate, flew a piper cruiser plane with four other missionaries into the jungles of equador and dared to make contact with the most dangerous tribe known to man, the waodani whoadonny also known as auca, or naked savage. Interview with steve saint, son of elliots fellow martyr nate saint. I had wanted to see this and finally came across it. Following the death of nate saint and his fellow missionaries, elisabeth elliot went.

Jim elliot biography story of the man from end of the. On january 8, 1956, jim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, peter flemming. Within a very short time, ed mccully, that politician from wisconsin. Jim elliot first heard of the huaorani in 1950 from a former missionary to ecuador, and afterwards indicated that god had called him to. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Photo of airplane and team members on the bank of the curaray river, photo of jim elliot in the curaray river, photo of nate saint next to his plane with camping gear photos developed from film found in nates camera at the bottom of the river and a diary fished out of his pocket gave the only record of their last days. Elisabeth elliot memorialized the story in her book shadow of the almighty. The ultimate book list on nate saint, jim elliot, roger. It is the story told of in the book, through the gates of splendor by elisabeth elliot. Bible reading, prayer, and stories of missionaries were staples in the saint household. Their efforts came to an end on january 8, 1956, when all five ji m elli o t, nate sa int, ed m cc ully, peter f leming, and roger youderianwere attacked and speared by a group of huaorani warriors. The five missionaries jim elliot, pete fleming, ed mccully, nate saint and roger youderianwere young men eager to bring the gospel to this savage tribe known today as waorani.

It was filmed just in time since marylou mccully wife of ed mccully and marge saint wife of. Five days later their bodies were discovered and a recovery operation began. What a beautiful picture of a young man who loved his lord even to the end. When five young missionaries, among them jim elliot and nate saint, are speared to death by the waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries families, but also mincayani and his people. The aucas are known by two other names, the waodani and the huaroni people. Elliot s body was found downstream, along with those of the other men, except that of ed mccully which was found even farther downstream. On january 29, 1953, jim elliot proposed to elisabeth howard on her 21st birthday, and they were married on october 8 in a civil ceremony in quito on jim s 26th birthday. Nate saint is portrayed as a christian not by quoting scripture but by his love for his family and untimately his willingnes to lay down his life for his enemies. He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will abide in the shadow of the almighty. Nate saint born august 30, 1923 he was an continuous learner and always loved the thought of flight and took flight lessons in high school. Saint finally found a huaorani also known as aucas settlement while searching by air. Jim elliot by janet benge overdrive rakuten overdrive. On the fateful day the missionaries were killed, jim elliot and the other men had guns.

End of the spear is a powerful, dramatic retelling of the story of five missionaries and their wives who made contact with the vicious waodani tribe in the jungles of ecuador in 1956. The news of their deaths was broadcast around the world, and life magazine covered the event with a photo essay. Jim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, pete fleming, and roger youdarions story of sacrifice and devotion to god still strikes at the heart and inspires other people to risk their lives for the gospel. One of the most touching lines in the movie is when steve saint, the son of one of the missionaries, nate saint, asks his dad if they will use their guns if the waodani attack them. How five martyrs transformed the waodani people of ecuador. Elizabeth elliot and rachel saint nate saint s sister eventually returned to work among the huaorani.

On january 8, 1956 five missionaries were murdered in ecuador. In september 1955, nate was joined by his teammates, jim elliot, ed mccully, pete fleming, and roger youderian. His mother, clara, was a chiropractor and his father, fred, was a minister. Kathy and steve saint, children of nate saint, baptized by dyuwi and kimo in the curaray river. This book fleshes out the real life of nate saint, the christian missionary who was martyred in ecuador along with jim elliot and two other missionaries. Nancy drummonds new biography of nate saint is a rare emotional gem. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This then lead to him serving in the united states army and after some conflictions with combat he was sent home due to an infection in his leg which was treated and cured. These thrilling true adventures are the bestwritten biographies for ages 10 and up. The story of what happened on that january day in 1956first told in newsweeklies and life magazine and then in numerous books. I keep my eye on the red feather in the birdbreast headpiece worn by an elfin man. Jim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, pete fleming, and roger youderian had been working at various jungle mission stations among the quichua and jivaro indians for several years. The world has long heard about scripture but there has been little love shown in conjunction. In the movie, the end of the spear, mincayani, one of the indians responsible for killing nate saint, jim elliot and other missionaries is said to have seen nate saint and others.

Their daughter valerie was born on february 27, 1955. Nate saint, jim elliot, roger youderian, pete fleming, and ed mccully were missionaries in ecuador in the 1950s. I was obsessed with women like amelia earhart and jackie cochran because i wanted to be a pilot and then i discovered betty greene, and from janet benges betty greene book, i found nate saint jim elliot and then the glory of elisabeth elliot s books. Jim elliot and his coworkers surrendered their lives in ecuadors jungle, trusting that their sacrifice would not be in vain. Jim and the four other ecuador missionaries began to plan a way to show the aucas they were friendly. In the fall of 1955, the missionaries made initial contact with the huaorani. Because of his death at the hands of the auca indians, many others have been inspired to give their lives to be used by god, too.

One missionary, nate saint, flies over the jungle day after day to find these fierce people, as they are known. The story of nate saint, martyred missionary to ecuador hitt, russell t. One day in october of 1955, nate saint flew into our station to tell us that he had discovered the auca houses. Comprehensive leaders guide in pdf on the video and on this. Pour forth your holy spirit upon your church in every land, that. In 1959, nate saints sister rachel and jim elliots widow, elisabeth. Jim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, pete fleming, and roger youderian had been working at. The torchbearers series covers the lives of christian martyrs in a narrative fashion. After a few minutes, all were relaxed, and the little group settled at the americans camp, drinking lemonade and jabbering in their mysterious dialect. Through gates of splendor has since become a classic, one that has inspired hundreds of thousands of people. The men, protestant missionaries in their twenties and thirties, had been accompanied by their wives. Operation auca was an attempt by five evangelical christian missionaries from the united. I have watched end of the spear based on the book by steve saint, nate s son.

The death of these five brave missionaries happened on january 8, 1956 jim elliot, nate saint, roger youderian, ed mccully, and pete fleming did much for the kingdom of god. Operation auca torchbearers i was introduced to the missionary nate saint at an early age through a series of comic books based on books about christian leaders. The story of nate saint and jim elliot continues the. First christian convert in tribe that killed jim elliot. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nate saint. Flying into a remote jungle airstrip they were met by my fathers sister rachel. His journals are filled with inspiring thoughts and quotes, such as. End of the spear is the story of mincayani, a waodani tribesman from the jungles of ecuador. The killings once prevalent in their tribe virtually stopped and many of the waodani heard the gospel and believed. On january 8, 1956, deep in the amazon jungle of ecuador, five missionaires jim elliot, nate saint, roger youderian, ed mccully, and pete fleming were brutally murdered by. May 15, 2017 among the missionary group are members nate saint and jim elliot. Jan 01, 2006 the crowd in the echoing hall of the airport ebbs and flows like flotsam and jetsam in a dirty river. Jan 08, 2016 elisabeth elliot memorialized the story in her book shadow of the almighty. Listen to through gates of splendor by elisabeth elliot at.

This is where jim elliot was slain in the shadow of the almighty. The most reliable source of information on the massacre is miguel angel. They were jim and elisabeth elliot, nate and marjorie saint, ed and marilou mccully, pete and olive fleming, and roger and barbara youderian, who, along with their children, moved to ecuador in order to learn the language and customs of these primitive people and to establish contact with them. Janet and geoff benge are a husband and wife writing. Nate saint, jim elliot, and ed mccully, three college friends working as. Nate saint, jim elliot, ed mccully, roger youderian and pete fleming. Aug 31, 2016 ublished on feb 16, 20 my 11 year old son, matthew, was given a school assignment to create a video book report that retold a portion of the book the class had been reading nate the saint. Or the eskimos say, why should we believe you and your old book. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose. Who were the five missionaries who died in the ecuador jungle. As an added bonus, the program includes an interview with steve saint, son of nate saint, a fellow martyr with jim elliot. They married and settled in seattle, wa where they welcomed their first son, robert in 1921.

Operation auca christian focus publications, 2012 is written for ages 9 to 14 or to be used as a readaloud for younger children for christian focus torchbearers line. Jul 16, 2010 nate saint may not have been fit to be a fighter pilot, but he was more than able to fly for god. Ed mccully, peter flemming, jim elliot, nate saint, and roger youderian were true men of god. Background in early 1956 christian missionaries roger youderian, nate saint, pete fleming, ed mccully, and jim elliot lost their lives on palm beach on the banks of the curaray river in a steamy jungle in ecuador. Dec 30, 2008 through gates of splendor by elizabeth elliot is a book that really impacted me and challenges me in any ways. Before this book, i read jim elliot in this series. Today id like to share some thoughts from his fellow missionary, pilot nate saint. But each man had promised he would not kill an auca, who did not know jesus, to save himself. They were brutally killed by an unreached tribe they.

These are excerpts from the movie the end of the spear, about 5 missionaries who travel to a remote part of ecuador to share the gospel of. They were brutally killed by an unreached tribe they had worked long and hard to reach with gods love. End of the spear pictures part 1 resources eternal. Read beyond the gates murder, forgiveness and transformation and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. I came to find nate saint through a rather more obscure way than most. Jim elliot s most famous quote is he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose. Their efforts came to an end on january 8, 1956, when all fivejim elliot, nate saint, ed mccully, peter fleming, and roger youderianwere attacked and speared by a group of huaorani warriors. Jim elliot began his life in portland, oregon in the usa. Another book in the heroes of the faith book series, a series of biographies targeted at young adult readers, focused on various influential christian persons. There are many biographies from ywam publishing and you can even see a chronological list to easily tie them in with your historical studies.

He was a firebrand in his youth, a great writer, a lover of the word of god, and a zealous christian. This week s inspiring story covers one of the detailed events of operation auca, and the death of nate saint, jim elliot, pete fleming, roger youderian, and ed mccully. Join facebook to connect with angel elliott and others you may know. Jim elliot was not a fool for going to ecuador and knew the risks of going. Mincaye, once a murderer of missionaries, has become a missionary. Sixty years after nate saint gave his life, and years after his sisters work with dayuma, the lord sent a couple of daystar baptist missionaries to reach the grandson of this dear sweet saint. I have met nates son, steve saint, and if you want to learn forgiveness, read that book. Nathanael saint august 30, 1923 january 8, 1956 was an evangelical christian missionary pilot to ecuador who, accompanied by four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the huaorani people through efforts known as operation auca. Background to the book in early 1956 christian missionaries roger youderian, nate saint, ed mccully, pete fleming, and jim elliot lost their lives on palm beach on the banks of the curaray river in a steamy jungle in ecuador. He and fellow missionaries jim elliot, ed mccully, pete fleming, and roger.

Aug 01, 2005 the story of nate saint, roger youderian, ed mccully, pete fleming, and jim elliot was recorded several months later by jims wife, elisabeth. Jim elliot, nates closest friend, waded towards them. If you know any missions history, youre probably familiar with jim elliot, the leader of the aucan five. Decades after their murder at the hands of an amazon tribe, the legend of these five martyrs jim elliot, nate saint, pete fleming, roger youderian, and ed mccullycontinues to inspire. I just want to leave you with a quote from jim elliot, that you have probably heard before, but let it really sink in this time. Beyond the gates murder, forgiveness and transformation. Our family was already familiar with what happened to the five missionary martyrs, including nate saint and jim elliot. The journals of jim elliot edited by elisabeth elliot. Nate saint was raised in a conservative christian family that was deeply devoted to living for christ. English, spanish, portuguese, arabic, cantonese, mandarin, korean, hindi, gujarati with optional english subtitles. Nate saint, jim elliot, roger youderian, ed mccully, and peter fleming. Life magazine and then in numerous books and documentariesbecame a.

After reading this book, we all felt that we were a part of nate saint s family, and we wept at the end of the book. Almighty god, who called your faithful servants nate saint, ed mccully, jim elliot, peter fleming, and roger youderian to be witnesses and martyrs to the huaorani peoples in the rain forests of ecuador, and by their labors and suffering raised up a people for your own possession. I read the story of jim elliot and his fellow missionaries in the abbreviated version of through the gates of splendor by elisabeth elliot, wife of jim elliot. I really liked how the author would write about the safety inventions that he helped create. Each man had promised the others that he would not save himself by killing those they had sought out in jesus name. Its the story of jim elliott and nate saint and the five missionaries who went to ecuador in the fifties and were martyred by the tribe known at the time as the acuas. Not only did the aucas learn about jesus forgiveness and love, but many other people all over the world decided to serve the lord too after they heard.

In the fall of 1955, the missionaries made initial. On january 8, 1956, deep in the amazon jungle of ecuador, five missionaires jim elliot, nate saint, roger youderian, ed mccully, and pete fleming were brutally murdered by a tribe of stone age. A number of years ago olive fleming liefeld and her second husband walt visited the site in the ecuadorian jungle where olives first husband pete had been speared to death, along with ed mccully, roger youderian, jim elliot and my father nate saint. T he year of christianity todays birth also brought the death of five american missionaries in ecuador. Life magazine 1956 operation auca the life magazine article from january 1956 about the spearing martyrdom of jim elliot, nate saint, roger youderian, peter fleming and edward mccully in the amazon jungles of ecuador. Journals of jim elliot edited by elisabeth elliot is published. Here, nate built his family a house which would also serve as a guesthouse and a radio center with the other missionaries.