"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -Jim Elliot

Yesterday in small group, we watched Steven Curtis Chapman's concert DVD. They showed a video clip of Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, and Peter Fleming's missionary expedition to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. They were all killed... but the story continues with Rachel Saint (Nate Saint's sister) and Elizabeth Elliot (Jim Elliot's wife) being able to connect with the Aucas. Steve Saint (Nate Saint's son) and his family is invited to live with them, and the Auca Indians become "God followers."

So after all the video clips and the story telling and the music, Steve Saint comes out with the very man that killed his father. But they now have the relationship of father-son. It was pretty amazing. Their relationship is amazing. Their love for one another is amazing. Leaves you standing in awe of the God who wrote this story.