Those that have gone before us

As I sit in the hospital with my sweet wife thinking about our future, I am reminded that today marks the 56th anniversary of the death of five men who have gone before us.  Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Flemming, and Roger Youderian were all men of God who left the comforts and safety of home and took their families to Ecuador.  Their life mission was to reach the Auca Indians (head hunters) with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Fortunately, they were killed by the very people whom they were trying to reach, but their work was not in vain.  I say fortunately because these brave and obedient men paved the way for people like us to proclaim the gospel in Ecuador.   Check out the following articles on their work in Ecuador.

http://www.scriptoriumdaily.com/2009/01/08/today-jim-elliot-was-killed-1956/

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459532/posts

Trevor