I finished another Trailblazer book. This one was called The Fate of the Yellow Woodbee and was about Nate Saint. I have recently read End of the Spear, which is the same story as this one - about the 5 missionaries in Ecuador who go to meet the Auca Indians, but end of being speared to death. However, their wives continue to try and make contact with the Aucas and successfully meet them, eventually living with them in their village.
In this book, Dave and Neta Jackson mostly focus on the method the men use to make contact with the Aucas - their yellow plane. They send gifts down from the plane in a bucket to show they are friendly. An Auca sends his pet parrot back up one day, and the men know they are one step closer to making full contact. They find a place to set up camp and wait for the Aucas to show up. A man and 2 Auca women show up, and the missionaries use what few Auca phrases they know to show they are friendly. They share some food, and the man takes a ride up in the plane.
Even though the initial contact seemed to go well, other Aucas come later on and spear the 5 men right by their plane. Eventually, Nate Saint's children meet the man who speared their father. His children and some Aucas are baptized in the same waters the men were killed in as the truth of God's Word was able to come to the village. What a powerful story of fogiveness!
In this book, Dave and Neta Jackson mostly focus on the method the men use to make contact with the Aucas - their yellow plane. They send gifts down from the plane in a bucket to show they are friendly. An Auca sends his pet parrot back up one day, and the men know they are one step closer to making full contact. They find a place to set up camp and wait for the Aucas to show up. A man and 2 Auca women show up, and the missionaries use what few Auca phrases they know to show they are friendly. They share some food, and the man takes a ride up in the plane.
Even though the initial contact seemed to go well, other Aucas come later on and spear the 5 men right by their plane. Eventually, Nate Saint's children meet the man who speared their father. His children and some Aucas are baptized in the same waters the men were killed in as the truth of God's Word was able to come to the village. What a powerful story of fogiveness!
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