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Through The Gates Of Splendor

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...(1981) by Elisabeth Elliot, 274 s. Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers.

2. Summary of Book
This book tells the true story of five missionaries and their families in Ecuador. The missionaries (and their age at death), Jim Elliot (28), Peter Fleming (27), Ed McCully (28), Nate Saint (32) and Roger Youderian (31), were viciously martyred by the Auca tribe, also known variantly as the Waodani or Huaorani Indians on January 8, 1956. The Auca were known to be the most vicious Indians in that region of Ecuador. Unphased by their reputation, these five young men took numerous steps to be friendly with the tribe. For instance, they flew over the village shouting friendly messages in the Auca language and lowering baskets of food and gifts for the Indians. Besides food, the missionaries gave the Indians cloths, beads, machetes and a photograph of each of the five missionaries. They began these trips in October...

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