2005 ECPA Retailer's Choice Award winner for best biography/autobiography! 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. Soon to be a major motion picture (January 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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
I want more:
This book was so interesting, it left me wanting more. I would like to read a followup story to this.
What man meant for evil, God meant for good:
Basic story: Author, Steve Saint's father was speared along with four other missionaries as they were trying to bring the gospel to the Waodoni-one of the most fierce tribes in the world. But this book is not really about what happened to his father as much as the ripples it created in this tribe and in Saint's life. He takes you on a trip to the deepest part of the Amazon to experience how great our God truly is and how deeply His plan goes beyond what we can understand. I was encouraged by his love and... more info
captivating:
In order to get the most out of this very well written and captivating book you need to read "Through Gates of Splendor" by Elisabeth Elliot first. It is the beginning of a very inspiring story about 5 missionaries in Ecuador who got killed by the Waodani (Aucas). In "The Savage, my Kinsman" also by
Elisabeth Elliot the story continues.It is the story of forgiveness and love. You get to know and love the Waodani people. And then you still want to know more. This is where this book comes in. Steve... more info
Eye-opening:
Fascinating. Makes you think about things like subconscious cultural superiority, the way we educate, the thinly veiled brutality of our own culture. Things like, how do we preserve the beauty of different people's cultures while still providing them with medicine and similar things they desire and deserve to have?
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