Archivo: Jimandedplaque

Descripción: This plaque honoring Jim Elliot and Ed McCully is displated at Wheaton College, where both the men graduated. Text "GO YE AND PREACH THE GOSPEL" DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD McCULLY, PRESIDENT OF THE CLASS OF 1949, AND JAMES ELLIOT '49, LIKEWISE AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AND LEADER. BECAUSE OF THE GREAT COMMISSION, ED AND JIM, TOGETHER WITH NATHANAEL SAINT EX '48, ROGER YOUDERIAN AND PETER FLEMING WENT TO THE MISSION FIELD WILLING FOR "ANYTHING--ANYWHERE REGARDLESS OF COST." THEY CHOSE THE JUNGLES OF ECUADOR – INHABITED BY THE AUCA INDIANS. FOR GENERATIONS ALL STRANGERS WERE KILLED BY THESE SAVAGE INDIANS. AFTER MANY DAYS OF PATIENT PREPARATION AND DEVOUT PRAYER, THE MISSIONARIES MADE THE FIRST FRIENDLY CONTACT KNOWN TO HISTORY WITH THE AUCAS. ON JANUARY 8, 1956, THE FIVE MISSIONARIES WERE BRUTALLY SLAIN – – MARTYRS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. ERECTED BY THE CLASS OF 1949 JANUARY 8, 1957 "FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH US" II COR 5:14
Título: Jimandedplaque
Créditos: Transferido desde en.wikipedia a Commons por Lucien leGrey.
Autor(a): Captain Phoebus de Wikipedia en inglés
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Licencia: CC BY 2.5
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