
Torchlighters: The Jim Elliot Story
2005-03-21 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 4.0
This is the story of one of the brave Torchlighters who lost his life that fateful day. Jim Elliot spent his youth preparing to share the Gospel with those who'd never heard it. But nothing could have prepared him for the dangers and challenges he would face in the jungles of Ecuador. The remote Auca tribe was suspicious and antagonistic toward even the friendliest gestures from outsiders.
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- Robert Fernandez
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- Christian History Institute
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