Jungle Pilot: The Story of Nate Saint, Martyred Missionary to Ecuador

by Russell T. Hitt

Other authorsStephen F Saint (Foreword)

Paperback, 2016

Status

Available

Call number

B Sai

Publication

Discovery House (2016), Edition: Revised, 293 pages

Genres

Biography & Memoir

Biography

Religion & Spirituality

All Topics

Nonfiction

Collection

Your library

Description

In 1956, pilot Nate Saint and four other missionaries were killed in Ecuador by the Waodani(Auca) Indians they had come to serve. Now Nate's gripping story of faithful service for Christ is brought up to date through the epilogue written by his son, Steve.

User reviews

LibraryThing member MrsLee

A good story. Sad, yet uplifting at the same time. Adventurous, funny, romantic and suspenseful. So interesting to read of life in the jungle and how pilots manage to land there.

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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin

Even if you're not religious, this is a gripping account of a group of missionaries' attempt to contact a little-known tribe in Ecuador and the tragic (and eventually, not-so-tragic) events that followed. The book it well written and researched, even containing some relevant photographs. It

concludes with an epilogue by one of the missionaries' sons.

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LibraryThing member ajlewis2

Much of the book comes directly from letters and logs of Nate Saint which gave me a sense of rather direct contact with him. I had read _End of the Spear_ by Nate's son, Steve Saint which was about Steve's experience in Ecuador, but also contained what Steve learned about his father's death.

_Jungle Pilot_ was about Nate Saint's life and dedication to mission and to family and most of all to God.

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LibraryThing member jennannej

Interesting biography of the life of Nate Saint and his work as a pilot in Ecuador. This book really encompassed his whole life, not just his time as a missionary. It was great to get to know the man. It contained many parts of letters he had written, so some of the book is first hand, which was

interesting.

He was killed by a native group called "Aucas" in a group of men including Jim Elliot (husband of author Elizabeth Elliot).

Worthwhile read.

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