*For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” — Philippians 1:21
Seventy years ago today, on January 8, 1956, five young men stepped onto a riverbank in Ecuador with love in their hearts and Christ as their purpose. By sunset, they were gone — but the good news was not.
They had every reason to protect themselves. Yet they chose obedience over self-preservation. Their confidence was not in weapons or escape, but in a sovereign God.
The world called it tragedy. Heaven called it faithfulness.
From their sacrifice came an open door: the Waorani people heard the good news, Word of God was translated, and even the killers became brothers in Christ. What enemy meant to silence the message, God used to amplify it.
Jim Elliot’s words still challenge us:
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
Today, their story asks us a simple question:
Are we willing to trust God not only with our future — but with our obedience today?
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