{"id":5961,"date":"2023-01-21T08:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/randyalcorn\/?p=5961"},"modified":"2023-01-15T20:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:02:25","slug":"month-marks-67th-anniversary-martyrdom-five-missio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/randyalcorn\/2023\/01\/month-marks-67th-anniversary-martyrdom-five-missio\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month Marks the 67th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Five Missionaries in Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Steve Saint texted me a couple weeks ago, reminding me that it was the 67th anniversary of the death of his father Nate Saint and the other missionary martyrs in Ecuador: Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, and Pete Fleming. Their story touched me deeply as a brand-new Christian.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s amazing to think that Steve and his wife Ginny, Mincaye (the former warrior who was one of the murderers), Bert and Colleen Elliot, Steve McCulley, and Nanci and I were all together in January 2006, the 50th anniversary month, at our services for Good Shepherd Community Church, and then at the Elliot family home in Portland where Jim and Bert grew up. For Nanci and me, it was an unforgettable day.\u00a0Here\u2019s the full service<\/a>\u00a0we were part of that day:<\/p>\n