Through Gates of Splendor (1957)

So glad I got to read the edition with her epilogues, in which she again gives glory to God for His good will without tying it to visible results. Trusting God as God means having no expectations other than His faithfulness in eternity. He is the Maker.

The story itself is harrowing of course, but well told. ( )

Five men entered the jungle in search of a savage tribe . . . and never returned.

In January 1956, a tragic story flooded headlines around the world. Five men, spurred by a passion to share the good news of Jesus Christ, ventured deep into the jungles of Ecuador. Their goal: to make contact with an isolated tribe whose previous response to the outside world had been to attack all strangers.

At an agreed-upon time, their five young wives sat by their radios, waiting for a message that never came. . . .

"Through Gates of Splendor, " the story of Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Jim Elliot, was first recorded in 1956 by Jim's widow, Elisabeth. Decades later, its story of unconditional love and complete obedience to God still inspires new readers. This edition contains subsequent developments in the lives of the families and the Waodani tribe.

"Through Gates of Splendor, " Elisabeth Elliot's first book, has become the best-selling and most powerful missionary story of the twentieth century. Elliot has gone on to become a popular speaker and the author of several books and a host of magazine articles.

Read about the continuing story of the Waodani and the missionaries' families: This edition includes two preview chapters from "End of the Spear, " the new book by Steve Saint (Nate Saint's son), about his return to the jungle and the people who took his father's life. This story is now a major motion picture.

The true story of the murder of five Christian missionaries in 1956 in Ecuador during Operation Auca. The touching story of five men whose desire to be missionaries among the heathen turned out badly. ( )

Account of the faith and determination of five missionaries who died seeking to reach an Indian Tribe in Ecuador. ( )

Account of the faith and determination of five missionaries who died seeking to reach an Indian Tribe in Ecuador. ( )