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Last night my family watched "End of the Spear". We've had the DVD for awhile but hadn't had a chance to watch it, and the holiday provided just the opportunity.
What a sobering reminder of the sacrifices sometimes demanded from us, and the mighty works that God will bring out of our faithfulness in those sacrifices. Most of you know that this movie tells the story of five famous Christian martyrs: Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian, and of their legacy, as the faithfulness of their wives and children led to the salvation of many of the Waodani tribe in Ecuador.
The Waodani were a barbarian tribe, living in the Stone Age even in the 20th century. These 5 men made contact via airplane with the tribe, and eventually moved on to land contact. Five days after they made land contact, all five men were speared to death.
What awes me most about their story is the reaction of their families. Less than three years later, Elisabeth Elliot (Jim Elliot's widow) and Rachel Saint (sister of Nate Saint) had not only reestablished contact but had established permanent residence with the Waodani. None of the widows bore anger or bitterness towards the Waodani. This reaction was probably key in the Waodanis' reaction to accept the Gospel.
(Spoilers ahead, but come on, we all know how it ends!)
The scene in the movie that probably moved me most was at the end. Mincayani, the Waodani man who speared Nate Saint, held a spear to himself and begged Steve Saint (Nate's son) to spear him and avenge his father's death, according to tribal tradition. Steve looked at Mincayani and said "No one took my father's life. He gave it". And it was there that Mincayani changed, accepted Christ and truly left his life of barbarianism behind.
What a mighty God we serve. There are no words to describe His power and His might. All I can say is, if you haven't accepted Jesus, watch out. There's no where you can hide from His love.
What a sobering reminder of the sacrifices sometimes demanded from us, and the mighty works that God will bring out of our faithfulness in those sacrifices. Most of you know that this movie tells the story of five famous Christian martyrs: Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian, and of their legacy, as the faithfulness of their wives and children led to the salvation of many of the Waodani tribe in Ecuador.
The Waodani were a barbarian tribe, living in the Stone Age even in the 20th century. These 5 men made contact via airplane with the tribe, and eventually moved on to land contact. Five days after they made land contact, all five men were speared to death.
What awes me most about their story is the reaction of their families. Less than three years later, Elisabeth Elliot (Jim Elliot's widow) and Rachel Saint (sister of Nate Saint) had not only reestablished contact but had established permanent residence with the Waodani. None of the widows bore anger or bitterness towards the Waodani. This reaction was probably key in the Waodanis' reaction to accept the Gospel.
(Spoilers ahead, but come on, we all know how it ends!)
The scene in the movie that probably moved me most was at the end. Mincayani, the Waodani man who speared Nate Saint, held a spear to himself and begged Steve Saint (Nate's son) to spear him and avenge his father's death, according to tribal tradition. Steve looked at Mincayani and said "No one took my father's life. He gave it". And it was there that Mincayani changed, accepted Christ and truly left his life of barbarianism behind.
What a mighty God we serve. There are no words to describe His power and His might. All I can say is, if you haven't accepted Jesus, watch out. There's no where you can hide from His love.
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