I've (Salvador) met a UMM student from Ecuador and a fellow family member of my local church in Morris went to Ecuador on a mission trip. This has been my only connections so far as of today (Sunday, September 24th of 2006). I decided to write on this unique nation after watching "End of the Spear" (more down below). We sometimes forget that not every country in South America has citizens that speak Spanish. This continent, like North America, had indigenous tribes before the "white man" brought their latin languages (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, e.g.).
End of the Spear Special
End of the Spear - Trailer
" Trailer for the movie 'End of the Spear'"
From: Harper, Marc
To: Morris Community Church (Pat, pastor)
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: End of the Spear (movie )opens in Benson theater next Friday
"END OF THE SPEAR is from the powerful true story about the missionaries speared in Ecuador in 1956 and about the Waodani tribe they were there to help. I'm sure you agree it's rare for Hollywood to portray the Great Commission. Please show your support by making plans to take your staff, a larger group from your church, and/or encouraging your group to invite people to the movie that may not be open to attending church.
TESTIMONIES
Not every church will use the movie in the same way. Pastor Gary in Missouri for example purchased a theater's entire seating. His church family was encouraged to reach out to unchurched friends and bring them to the movie ... free! At the end of the screening, Pastor Gary shared the gospel, and offered an invitation. Seven people made commitments to Christ! You can read more testimonies by clicking on link #5 below.
DOWNLOADABLE CHURCH RESOURCES
1. "Let God Write Your Story" - A sermon by Steve Saint (PDF Format, 113K)
2. Sample Bible Study Discussion Questions (PDF Format, 64K)
3. End of the Spear Movie Trailer Download (ZIP Format, 30Mb for High Speed Internet Users)
4. End of the Spear Powerpoint Template Download (1.4MB, Movie Artwork and Program Ideas)
5. Testimonies of people who "Dared to Make Contact" (PDF Format, 218K)
6. Endorsement List (PDF Format, 84K)
7. Teaching with Story - End of Spear overview (PDF Format, 2Mb)
8. FOR RADIO AND MEDIA - Audio Interview soundbytes with Steve Saint
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Related Resources:
End of the Spear - Casting
"An Interview with Mark Fincannon, the Casting Director on "End of the Spear" discussing the daunting task of casting indigneous Indians for this powerful film about the 5 missionary men killed by the Auca Indians in Ecuador in 1956..... Only to then have a couple of the loved ones of the missionaries move into their villages and teach them about forgiveness and help them to end the cycle of revenge killings that had been a part of their culture for so lon"
Government
MINISTERIO QUICHUA DE LA BIBLIA DICE
"UN VIDEO DEL MINISTERIO QUICHUA DE LA BIBLIA DICE UN PROGRAMA PRODUCIDO PARA GENTE EN HABLA QUICHUA DE PERU BOLIVIA VENEZUELA ECUADOR"
History
Maps
Miscellaneous
Ministry
"23 Hours Dead" - Testimony of Angelica Zambrano (with English voice-over)
"For a period of 23 hours, a young Ecuadorian girl named Angelica was shown the Kingdoms of Heaven and Hell, and the Return of Christ. She witnessed Jesus weeping as He overlooked multitudes of souls lost forever, a world that has rejected Him, a Church that is mostly unprepared for Him, a people that have stopped witnessing to the lost, and an entertainment industry that even lures children to satan.
Full description at: http://www.divinerevelations.info/
A transcript is here: http://spiritlessons.com/Documents/Prepare_to_meet_your_God/index.htm
For those who want to know how to avoid hell, the plan of salvation is as easy as ABC...
A- Admit you are a sinner. (Romans 3:10; 23)
B- Believe that Jesus died for your sins. (Romans 5:8)
C- Confess your sins asking Jesus to forgive you for them (I John 1:8-9) and to become the Lord (director) of your life. (Romans 10:9-10)
D- Develop your relationship with God from the truth of the Bible (John 17:17) and through daily prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
E- Evangelize: Share this plan with everyone!
This interview was uploaded to Youtube in 6 parts by PasionateLatino. As it is free for distribution (i.e. not copyrighted) I took the opportunity to put the parts together, enhance the quality, and uploaded the full video.
My website:
http://www.ministerbarry.com"
Missions
-Prison
Prision de Mujeres en Ecuador
"Esto es un video de nuestro Viaje Misionero a Ecuador adonde pudimos visitar una prision de Mujeres."
Music
Travel
-Attractions:
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands
"This is a compilation of my visit to the Galapagos Islands, July 2005. Unfortunately the images are not as sharp as my origional version, but you get a good impression anyway! Enjoy!"
Tribes