THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR

In January 1956, a tragic but inspiring story broke in headlines across the world. Five young men had dared to make contact with a Stone Age tribe deep in the jungles of Ecuador. The goal: to establish communication with a people whose only previous response to the outside world had been to attack all strangers. The men's mission combined modern technology with innate ingenuity, sparked by a passionate determination to get the gospel to a people without Christ. After several preliminary overtures of friendship, the men set out on a crucial January day in 1956 for a meeting with the Auca tribespeople, who had reacted with apparent tolerance to earlier gifts and messages. At an agreed-upon time, the five young wives sat by their radios, waiting for news ... The story of Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Jim Elliot was recorded several months later in Through Gates of Splendor by Jim's wife, Elizabeth. This anniversary edition of the book. Physical Info: 0.9" H x 6.9" L x 4.2" W (0.35 lbs)