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Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction | Religion

Historical Time Period
Modern
Date
1900s
Topic
Auca Indians | Biography | Christian | Martyr
Geographic Region
Ecuador | Latin America | South America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book | Ebook

Nate Saint: Operation Auca (Torchbearers)

Author: Drummond, NancyPart of a Series: Torchbearers

Nate Saint peered eagerly over the edge of his big brother Sam’s Challenger biplane. His heart thumped against his ribs in anticipation of takeoff. “You ready for this?” Sam asked. Nate nodded enthusiastically. “Well then, off we go!”
Strapped securely in place in the open cockpit Nate grinned, and Sam grinned back. Then the engine sputtered and roared to life. They were on their way. It was Nate’s first flight but it would be one of many that would eventually take him thousands of miles into the jungles of Ecuador. From the base of Shell Mera Nate would take part in countless operations to help missionaries spread God’s word. From his vantage point in the skies Nate would scour the jungle floor in order to find the elusive Auca tribe who had never heard the truth of God’s word.
On January 8, 1956, Nate and some other missionaries flew to an area near an Auca village and landed at strip of sand that they had named Palm Beach. This was Nate’s final flight for he and four other missionaries on the plane that day were martyred when tribesmen attacked with spears a few days later.
Although this was Nate’s last flight – it wasn’t the end of his work. What he and the other martyred missionaries had done for the Kingdom of God convicted many to listen to God’s call to mission. And the work of evangelism continued to the Aucas too. Many in that village came to accept Christ including several of the men who had thrown their spears on that terrible day.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grade

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction | Religion

Historical Time Period
Modern
Date
1900s
Topic
Auca Indians | Biography | Christian | Martyr
Geographic Region
Ecuador | Latin America | South America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book | Ebook

Jim Elliot: He Is No Fool (Torchbearers)

Author: Howat, IrenePart of a Series: Torchbearers

Jim Elliot had a loving wife, a beautiful little girl, and a reason for real joy. God had called him to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the Auca Indians. The love of Christ not only thrilled him but also gave him peace. Jim would spend the rest of his life bringing Jesus to the lost Aucus … but the rest of Jim’s life was only a matter of months.
Persecution and death are a reality for many Christians today. Jim Elliot and four other young men died in the middle of doing God’s work. The very people they had come to rescue came out against them with machetes and clubs. Jim had realised for quite some time what serving God really meant. There is nothing that is worth more than Jesus – not even your life. ‘He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
This is the story of Jim’s love for a fighting people and of his fight for a loving God.
When his life ended, the work went on and many of the Auca Indians today have the same reason that Jim Elliot had for real joy.
Included in this book are a map, timeline and information on Ecuador.

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