End of the spear :
Saint, Steve, 1951-
End of the spear : a true story / by Steve Saint. - xvi, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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. ... 'End of the Spear' brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, 'Through Gates of Splendor'.--www.amazon.com.
Adults.
Displayed on Mobile Library Trolley 10 July 2016.
084238488X (paperback)
Saint, Steve, 1951-
Missionaries--Biography.
Huao Indians--Missions.
Huao Indians--Religion.
Huao Indians--Social life and customs.
Missionaires--Violence against--Ecuador.
Missionaries--Ecuador--Biography.
End of the spear : a true story / by Steve Saint. - xvi, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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. ... 'End of the Spear' brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, 'Through Gates of Splendor'.--www.amazon.com.
Adults.
Displayed on Mobile Library Trolley 10 July 2016.
084238488X (paperback)
Saint, Steve, 1951-
Missionaries--Biography.
Huao Indians--Missions.
Huao Indians--Religion.
Huao Indians--Social life and customs.
Missionaires--Violence against--Ecuador.
Missionaries--Ecuador--Biography.
