Beyond the Gates of Splendor (imported from Myspace)

Watched "Beyond the Gates of Splendor" last night. It is a documentary about the five missionaries killed by the Auca Indians in Ecuador in 1956, including Jim Elliott. Andy and I went to see "End of the Spear" when it was in theaters with several friends. I liked it, but this documentary was much better. Could be because I am a documentary junkie and I like the medium better. But anyway, all the widows of the five missionaries (including Elisabeth Elliott!) were interviewed, along with the children and pretty much anyone else who was a direct participant. It will choke you up to see these women tear up after fifty years. What an amazing testimony. What shocks me is their willingness to go and live with the very people who speared their husbands to death. I can safely say that I have not reached that level of spirital maturity yet. It stuns me. But it is a great flick - highly recommended. I am attempting to show it to our youth, but I don't think that they have "gotten" it like I had hoped. But I might not have either at their age. But at least they are exposed to it.