![]() The deep burn of phosphorus running in the wake. White stars breaking through a high mist. The Territory of Operation Auca The Territory of Operation Auca, inset map CHAPTER I I Dare Not Stay Home Key Through Gates of Splendour is still a powerful and poignant work of Christian literature and still has the power to move, inspire, and encourage Christians today. This edition also contains an excerpt from End of the Spear, written by Nate Saint's son who tells of his return to the jungle and to the tribe who killed his father. The book also continues the story of the Huaorani tribe and later missionaries' efforts to evangelise them. ![]() ![]() Written by the widow of Jim Elliot, Through Gates of Splendour tells of unconditional love and obedience to God, and the importance of evangelisation and how important these are to the Christian no matter where they are. ![]() Yet as it is already known, the missionaries' friendly overtures were met with violence and the five were killed. The Huaorani during the time of the missionaries' visit in the 1950s were locked in a violent blood-feud against their own clan members and outsiders, yet the five missionaries were steadfast in reaching this previously un-contactable tribe. Through Gates of Splendour tells the story of five American missionaries to Ecuador to evangelise the Auca (or Huaorani) people. ![]()
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