You Must See This Movie!

I had heard about End of the Spear last year at church and I was very interested in seeing it in the theater. It came out at a time when I was really busy and I just didn't have time to go see it. Now it's out on DVD. I rented it last night and I think it will be one of my favorite movies for a long time to come.

End of the Spear tells the true story of Nate Saint, an American missionary living in the Ecuadorian jungle in the 1950s. In attempting to make first contact with an extremely violent group of native people, Saint and four of his fellow missionaries are murdered by the very people they seek to help. The events that follow are truly inspiring as the wives and children left behind choose to live with the people who killed their husbands and teach them a way of life beyond violence and revenge. The movie is about Christian missionaries, but it's not overtly religious. I think the message of forgiveness, sacrifice, and redemption are universal in their appeal.

There is some graphic violence, so it's not really a good movie for young children.

Put this one on your list of summer rentals!