While I was in California in February I visited the HQ of Mission Aviation Fellowship. There in the lobby of the building was a display with the remains of the plane Nate Saint & Jim Elliott flew into the Auca village where they became martyrs for the gospel. When I was younger I had read "Through Gates of Spleador" Elizabeth Elliott's story of her husbands martyrdom and eventually how she went to the same village and evangelized the tribe. I was struck by the price that was paid and how much love must have been in Jim & Nate's hearts to do this and pay the ultimate price for the gospel. Oh, that we would be "living martyrs" counting all as loss for the sake of Christ!
stephenjenks
Worship, Community, Kingdom of God, World Transformation
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