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September 25, 2006
After the movie...
Following are some comments from people who came Sunday evening and watched "Beyond the Gates of Splendor." (The story of five missionary families who went to Equador to be Christ to the Auca/Waodani Indians.)
"Just watched the documentary Beyond the Gates of Splendor. To say that this film is powerful would not do it justice. It is beyond a story of missionaries and martyrdom. It is beyond a story of the power of obedience to God. It is beyond the story of a people, killing each other nearly to extinction in the jungles of Ecquador. It is simply a story about the power of God's love."
"That documentary last night was very powerful. I don't see how any human being could, in those circumstances: not use weapons as the five men chose not to, and not want to take revenge but take the opposite route the wives chose, this obviously was from divine intervention, grace from God or whatever wording one would use."
I (Pastor Ed) first watched this movie/documentary on TV. It really is very powerful. The thing I appreciate most of all is that it's not a story of just one person who decided to really allow Jesus use them and work through them as they followed his call to be missionaries. There are many such, also powerfu, stories. But this is more! This is the journey of a community of followers (five families) who decided to love a tribe of Indians as Jesus had loved them. When half of them were killed at the hand of the Auca, the wives and the children and even, later on, the grandchildren became a part of God's redemption story for this tribe who had almost driven themselves to extinction through the vengeful spearing of one another. This kind of love can only be found in one person, Jesus Christ.
For those who weren't able to take it in on Sunday evening, the DVD will be available for anyone who wants to borrow it.
Posted by: ed