Many of the same events recounted by the Huaorani interviewees in Beyond the Gates were depicted dramatically in End of the Spear. The film also included new information that has since come out about the Palm Beach Massacre through communication with the Indigenous people.īeyond the Gates was very influential in the production of the drama film End of the Spear, which was released four years later. Therefore, Beyond the Gates recounts the unfolding story up unto the present day. In the years that followed, many Huaos were converted to Christianity and changed their lifestyle. One year after Gates was published, the first successful peaceful contact with the Huaorani tribe was made. A low budget documentary film was also produced with the same name in 1967. First published in 1957, the book told the original story of the five martyred missionaries. The title of the film references Elisabeth Elliot's 1957 bestseller, Through Gates of Splendor.
The film was produced by Bearing Fruit Productions and distributed by Every Tribe Entertainment.
It chronicles the events leading up to and following Operation Auca, an attempt to contact the Huaorani tribe of Ecuador in which five American missionaries were killed. It was a true pleasure to hear the words of this compelling story so wonderfully narrated by Marguerite Gavin.Beyond the Gates of Splendor (also Beyond the Gates) is a documentary film that was released in 2004. Thankfully we have this example of authentic faith to provoke us in prayer and action. It will take a new generation willing to prepare and sacrifice to reach them. The Christian community now faces the challenge of reaching multitudes locked behind a religious veil who have never heard of the great love Jesus demontrated on the cross. Their passion to reach the lost in the jungles of Ecuador 50 years ago still serves as profound inspiration for Christians today. She so vividly portrays the youthful zeal and ultimate hopefulness of these men right up to the unimaginable moment of their death. I am still blown away by the honesty of Elizabeth Elliot's writing. Through Gates of Splendor introduced me to the idea that vision, preparation, and sacrifice, anchored in a profound love for God can in fact change the world. I first read this book nearly 30 years ago as a High School student, it challenged me and changed my life.
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