I received this email, from a trusted Republican who lived near this beery place and knew the families of the men the film is about. In fact, his father now has one of the spears over his bay window. I tell you this to show you part of the email and the appeal for a wide audience.
A movie called "End of the Spear" will come out Jan. 20th in movie theaters. True story, highly recommended. Read below to find out more.
A major film, called End Of The Spear, will be launched January 20. I believe God will use it in a big way. It depicts the effects of the grace of God in very powerful and spectacular ways. The story begins in 1956, when five Christian missionaries (Jim Elliot was among them) gave their lives in an Ecuadorian jungle, attempting to bring the gospel to the Waodani stone-age people. At that time they were the most violent tribe on Earth --and yet they became the most loving and peaceful!
The missionaries made friendly contact, but something went terribly wrong. The Waodani speared them to death. A tragedy? Yes, but God turns everything to good, for the blessing of many and for His glory, and this was no exception.
God used this tragedy to motivate more people to become missionaries than any other event in modern history -- perhaps ever. He also used two women to complete the work of the five martyred missionaries, bringing the Waodani
to himself. So the deaths of those five men did more to advance the kingdom of God than their lives ever could.
But the story doesn't end there. It seems God is about to use the tragedy that happened 50 years ago to help hundreds of thousands -maybe millions to come to know Christ in our day, using The End Of The Spear. It is a major motion picture (production cost $12 million) that tells the story of God's grace from the perspective of the Waodoni.
Beginning January 20, End Of The Spear will be shown in theaters across the United States. If it does well it will be accepted by many other theaters, but it must do well right from the start. This is where you and I come in.
We can make the film do well. Our prayers can make it prosper, and also we can do something to answer our own prayers. We can work together to get at least 100,000 people to see the film on January 20th. How? Very simple. This e-mail is going to hundreds of addresses, many in
America. Just about everyone else has American Christian friends. Our connections are endless! So, if each of us were to pass this e-mail on to just 10 others (some can share it with hundreds!), and each of them did the
same, our goal of getting 100,000 people to see the film on January 20 would be reached easily provided.
A Google search for "End Of The Spear" will yield several
excellent web sites, including
www.endofthespear.com
Then there is a special web site for Christians at
http://www.daretomakecontact.com/ http://www.daretomakecontact.com/>
It offers lots of helps to help us promote the film and make it a huge
success. You'll really get the flavor of the film by watching the trailer.