Bill,
Thanks for a really great E-mail. It is good to hear that you and
your Dad
had an association with that tribe and opened the first landing strip there.
I think
we have an MAF chapter here in Arlington, Tx.
It was just this morning that mywife, Beth, told me she was going to
look in the
paper for a theater showing "End of the Spear". We will be going soon.
May God Bless,
Ray
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Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: KR> End of the Spear-must see movie!
> Im going to plug a movie for yall at this time - not necessarily KR news
> but
> interesting aviation news.
> As many of you know I grew up in the jungles of South America in a
> town
> called Shell Mera in Ecuador. (named after the Shell oil company). In
> 1965
> five missionaries were killed by the Waudoni indian tribe after an
> attempt to
> reach them with the gospel. This was big news in the USA back then and
> affected the lives of many people. One was my father who dedicated his
> life to
> the mission field and mission aviation in particular. While my dad
> started
> and worked on his flight training and Bible studies the Waudoni were
> reached
> peacefully by Rachel Saint and Elizabeth Elliot (wives of the killed
> missionaries) Their efforts resulted in the Gospel transforming the
> tribe. In 1974 we
> moved to Ecuador and my dad served in Mission Aviation Fellowship as
> chief
> pilot and mechanic. His dream of serving the Waudoni came to pass as he
> was
> able to open the first airstrip serving this once violent tribe. Many
> among
> the Waudoni are close personal friends of ours to this date. This
> August in
> Oshkosh WI my daughter Elaine was able to meet Mincaye (one of the
> Waudani
> that killed Nate Saint) and Steve Saint. Ill post pictures on Glenda's
> website later (awesometrvl.com) The PA 14 used in the movie was on
> display. There
> are scenes of a PA14 being hacked up in the movie. That PA14 is one on
> donation from my father for that use - not an airworthy plane at this
> time. If
> you get a chance and want to see a very interesting movie involving
> airplanes
> and history I can recomend this one. There are some beautiful flying
> sequences in it.
> For more information about the history of the five missionaries there
> are several options. "Beyond the Gates of Splendor" DVD is a great
> documentary from the book by Elizabeth Elliot. "Jungle Pilot" is also a
> great book
> about the life of Nate Saint - the MAF pilot that was killed. These are
> available at Christian bookstores all over.
> Now the KR part - My dads first experimental was N2CC - a KR2 - Turbo
> Revemaster - that was built in the jungle of Ecuador and first flew on
> Thanksgiving day of 1981. It was the first homebuilt ever in Ecuador -
> and maybe
> South America at that time. They actually shut the town down and had a
> band and
> about 500 spectators lined up and down the runway - NO PRESSURE!!!! The
> first flight went without a hitch and many more afterwards. I inherited
> the
> plane and refurbished it and flew it to Sun and Fun in 1995. I sold it
> in 1996
> to pay school bills and it was destroyed by the new pilot soon thereafter
> (no fatalities).
> That is a bit of my history and the ties I have to a very neat part of
> the world. I hope you have a chance to see the film and promote some of
> the
> better films out now.
> Bill and 41768
>
>
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