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THE FILM...
 Steve Saint was five
years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was
speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood,
Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the
United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again.
But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife,
and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve
learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts
difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds.
Now a major motion picture (January 20, 2006), End of the
Spear brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first
captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, Through
Gates of Splendor.
This story was made
famous by LIFE magazine and the book Through Gates of Splendor by Elizabeth
Elliot. Many people are familiar with the story
of the missionaries, but no one has heard the rest of the story, from the
perspective of the tribe, until now.
The End of the Spear
film follows
this remarkable true story through the life journeys of two people. Mincayani,
a Waodani warrior who led the raid that killed
the missionaries, and Steve Saint, the son of the missionary Mincayani killed.
Mincayani grew up knowing
he must spear and live or be speared and die. His isolated stone-age tribe
struggles to survive the revenge spearings that
threaten to wipe out his family completely. Their encounter with the five
missionaries propels the tribe down an
extraordinary path that culminates in them not only departing from violence,
but caring for the enemy tribe they once raided.
Every Tribe Entertainment
was created to produce motion picture experiences that delight and inspire a
broad international audience with true stories.
ETE selects stories from the documentaries made by Bearing Fruit
Communications that unquestionably inspire the
human soul, and translates them into memorable motion picture experiences.
THE BOOK...
Summary
Steve Saint was five
years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was
speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood,
Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the
United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again.
But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife,
and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve
learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts
difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds.
Now a major motion picture (January 20, 2006), End of the
Spear brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first
captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, Through
Gates of Splendor.
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“When I was a
boy, I cried. But now I see it well.”
Steve Saint spent
his childhood in the jungles of Ecuador among the Waodani tribe.
They were his friends. They were his family. They were also the
people who had speared and killed his father.
Decades later,
having learned to walk God’s trail, the Waodani held Steve to a
binding family custom. They insisted that he return from the
United States with his own family to live among them in the jungle
and teach them how to interact with the outside world.
Also the
inspiration for a major motion picture, Steve’s incredible true
story is told here in full. End of the Spear relates how Steve and
his families—his wife and children and his Waodani family—were
caught between two worlds. Steve thought he would teach the tribe
how to survive in the modern world they now faced. But it is Steve
who learns painful lessons about the Waodani’s drastically
changing world; it is Steve who must face the tragic events of his
father’s death and learn to fully trust God to write the story
of his life.
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They call themselves
the Waodani—the True People. But for many years, the outside
world knew them only as Aucas, a word meaning “savage
killers.”
Steve Saint was
only five years old when his father and four other missionaries
were speared to death in an attempt to contact the Waodani. When
Steve’s aunt Rachel bravely chose to befriend and serve the
tribe, Steve spent his formative childhood years among the Waodani
and watched the gospel completely transform their lives. The
Waodani taught him to live as one of them—one of the True
People—but these amazing lessons were almost buried by the
successes he achieved back in the United States. With a wonderful
family and a thriving business career, Steve never expected he’d
return to live in the jungle once again.
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Steve Saint
grew up in Ecuador among the Waodani. His father, Nate Saint, was
one of five missionaries martyred in their attempt to befriend the
Waodani. After graduating from Wheaton College, Steve launched
several successful businesses. He has also been a missionary in
West Africa, Central America, and South America. At the request of
the Waodani elders, he returned to the Amazon in 1995 along with
his family. Steve’s experiences living in the jungle led him to
establish I-TEC, a nonprofit organization that assists the
“hidden church” in its journey toward independence,
self-sustenance, and maturity.
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