I found an article by Steve Saint, son of Nate Saint, the famous missionary pilot who was speared in Ecuador in 1956. The same Indians who killed Nate and his four companions have now repented and become God-followers. If you aren’t familiar with the story, then I don’t know where you’ve been all your life.
Anyway, my point is that I found an amazing article written by Steve Saint, about how he once took a group of secular University students to visit the Huaorani (or Waodani). The climax of the story is that the Huaorani told the students how they used to live, then presented them with the gospel message! Imagine that; it took a trip to one of the most isolated areas in the world for these kids to hear the gospel message in its entirety! Well, maybe some of them had heard it before, but since our culture glorifies the traditions of the primitive tribes in the world (or at least calls it politically incorrect to say that their ways were foolish; we need to be one with mother nature, etc.), the students were more inclined to give it some thought. I would strongly suggest that you read the whole article here.
For those of you who are like me and want more information, visit these sites:
Nate Saint info
Jim Elliot info
Five Missionary Martyrs
I-TEC (Steve Saint and Huaorani’s organization)
Here are some informative videos:
