Through Gates of Splendor

This is probably one of the most famous missionary stories in the world. Five men, sold out for God, entered the dangerous territory of the Auca tribe in Ecuador in the 1950's to try and reach them with the Gospel. They never returned. Their bodies were found a few days later on a beach. Elisabeth El......more

I rate this book 5 stars for the story itself, the writing is actually more like 4 stars at best. This book has really made me think. I find myself in moments of silence returning back to the story and the messages one can draw away from it. The book was about 5 American missionaries who were murder......more

The powerful and "cut-to-the-heart" challenging account written by the widow of one of the 5 young missionaries who gave up their earthly lives with the death-defying intention of reaching the Auca Indians in Ecuador for the sake of their Sovereign God and His Gospel. I am profoundly impacted by the......more

"Of whom the world was not worthy." I started this yesterday, when the tears had already been flowing over the stories flooding social media on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks (which, as it turns out, was rather embellished). Todd Beamer's face crossed my screen at least a dozen times as friends......more

I think I cried every chapter. I hope I never forget how I feel after reading this book!......more