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Because my visa is about to expire, I felt a little anxious. So today I went to the Immigration Office to ask about the progress. But my English is not very good, and I was not sure whether I could explain things clearly. Thankfully, when I arrived there, I saw Brother Koro. He helped me communicate with the immigration officers. When he left, he said that he had already been there for two hours and had just finished his business when I arrived. We both believed that this was not a coincidence, but the Lord’s arrangement. Although I still do not know what the result will be, when I came back, I was no longer so worried, because I know that God is in control of this matter. May His will be done.
Jim Elliot and his four coworkers (Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, and Pete Fleming) went to Ecuador to bring the gospel to an unreached tribe. Tragically, they were speared to death by the locals and became martyrs for the faith. When the attack occurred, though they carried guns, they did not fight back—only fired into the air to warn—because the natives are not ready for heaven, they were.[1]
After their sacrifice, Jim Elliot’s wife and a relative of another martyr courageously continued the mission in Ecuador. Motivated by love and forgiveness, they entered the very tribe that had killed their loved ones and lived among them. Eventually, most of the tribe came to believe in Jesus.[2]
One of the men who had personally killed a missionary was named Mincaye. He later repented, came to faith in Christ, and experienced a radical transformation—eventually becoming a pastor.[3]