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Visit the official web site of The End of the Spear film from EveryTribe Entertainment for previews, multimedia, and more information about this exciting new film. This film has just been released on DVD this past mid-June.

The Official Synoposis from the Producers of End of the Spear:

Worlds collide and tragedy strikes as a missionary group journeys to the heart of the Amazon jungle in search of the Waodani or Huaorani, a tribe of fierce warriors on the brink of extinction due to revenge killings. When five of the missionary men are speared to death by tribesmen, their families are left husbandless and fatherless. Undeterred by their tremendous loss and spurred on by hope, the families decide to remain in Ecuador, and risk living among the Waodani. But the effects of that first encounter have yet to subside: A young boy, struggling to unlock the secret of his father’s death, must learn to accept a tragedy he cannot change in this powerful true story of sacrifice, courage, and reconciliation.

Ryan's Succinct Movie Review
Well, I just saw this film this past night, and no sooner than I finish it, I'm reviewing it a few hours later. It's really captivating, and though there are mild interludes of cinematic violence. Though, the underlying message of this film is one of redemption. Overall, it's a great movie, sad at times, but compelling.

This movie based on a true story about five Christian missionaries who set out on a mission of hope to reach the Woadani. Yet they were killed mercilously in the jungles of Ecuador in 1956 by the very people they hoped to reach. John 15:13 proclaims, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." The fallen missionaries were Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming, Ed McCully, Nate Saint and Roger Youderian. This film also revolves around a young boy Steve Saint's quest to find out what exactly happened to his father. The missionaries had set out to befriend the Woadani, an unreached people group deep in the jungles of Ecuador, but their initial effort ended in tragedy. The Christian theme is compelling, yet subtle and underlying. The missionaries embrace the Gospel in their lives, which is one of the more compelling ways that they convey it.

In an ironic turn, the widows and family of the lost missionaries make an effort to reach the Woadani, and share the light of the Gospel and live among them. Matthew 5:44 proclaims, "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Through their translator, they tell of a God who gave His life, and was speared, and in a bittersweet irony they turn the tragic deaths of their loved ones into an opportunity to manifest the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 53:5 proclaims, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed." It is a compelling message of self-sacrifice, forgiveness and reconciliation.

I had also read in a local features magazine from Wilmington, North Carolina where the director lives. He says that had been called by Christ and saved, and he now wants to dedicate his life to directing films that are morally-redeeming, family-friendly, and of interest to Christians.

Please visit their official website for previews and consider purchasing or renting this exciting film on DVD. I whole-heartedly recommend it.

Click here for a sermon on The Resurrection, a sermon by the real Jim Elliot. It requires Real Audio player,

Related Articles:
End of the Spear Tells of Forgiveness, Reconciliation - AgapePress
Jim Elliot Papers - Billy Graham Center
Jim Elliot - Portraits of Great Christians - In Touch Ministries