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Jungle Pilot

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"Jungle Pilot" is very good Christian literature. A good day to day account of Mission Aviation Fellowship operations in there out stations. Nate Saint's Jack of all Trades and the Master of Most attitude fits in well with a Bush Pilots mentality. I would recommend to aviation and religious readers alike. A good companion book would be "Through Gates of Splendor" by Elisabeth Elliot who's husband was martyred with Nate.

Insightful, often humorous, and deeply challenging biography of an ordinary American with an extraordinary faith in God and committment to His call to the life of a missionary pilot in Ecuador in the 1950's. Along with four friends, this warm, deeply spiritual man, a tinkerer with a love for "airplanes and Indians", was killed in 1956 by the tribal people to whom they had committed their lives. This noble life, willingly sacrificed for love of God, makes a book of which it can rightly be said, "it will change your life." Don't miss reading this one!

This is one of the multitude of venerable Christian missionary biographies, ala Through Gates of Splendor or Evidence Not Seen or Peace Child. It feels a little dated in its presentation and context, but it is contemporary to its subject, and with only a minimal dose of sentimentalism, this book provides a thorough and enlightening presentation of the life and example of Nate Saint - a seemingly selfless and cheerful martyr for the message of God's Son. Beyond the account of the murder itself, which is treated frankly, insight is given into jungle penetration method, the business of building a mission, and Saint's small aircraft innovations. Your missionary canon is not complete without this one.

Awesome, awesome true story about five missionaries (particularly the life of Nate Saint, though, obviously) and their families sharing the lives to the many various tribes of Indians found in the Ecuador mountains. I love to read biographies, however, this one has been one of my all-time favorites. I purchased another copy on Amazon to pass along to a friend.

Jungle Pilot is an amazing biography of Nate Saint. It will inspire you and move you in your walk with the Lord. Above all it teaches the most valuable lesson anyone can learn: I can do anything through Christ who gives me strength.

The book is basically an autobiography of Nate Saint, the missionary, pilot, and martyr. The story begins slowly with an account of his family when he was young, his trials in the Army Air Corps. and his life as it developed afterwards. Being a pilot myself, I would have liked more details about his flying experiences (it seemed that the author was not a pilot). The story did focus on Nate's humor, his tenacity, his love and commitment to God, his love and close relationship with his wife and family(and mother and Father). Without a doubt the author captured the feelings of Nate and his spiritual duties and successfully relayed them to me. It left me with envy of Nate and his willingness to commit so fully and totally to his endeavor. A commitment like his must truely be a reward unto itself..

Why is a person's life important?

Enjoyable as this biography was, I struggled for a time to understand Nate Saint's passion for such a small tribe when he was such a skilled and intelligent individual. Couldn't someone else do the job?

Ask that question when you read the book, and you'll be treated to a powerful reminder that for Christians, life value is not found in name recognition or influence or popularity (though Saint's death brought those things about!). Instead, Saint highlights the truth that value in the Kingdom of God is determined by unquestioning, always hoping, joyful submission to God's will. As God directs Nate's life, you will rejoice to see people come to know Christ through Nate's commitment to serving his Savior.

The book is simple, clear, and wonderful. I read it when I was 10, and understood it perfectly. I read it again when I was 21, and enjoyed it just as much. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

At first I thought this would be just another book about a missionary dying for God. Don't get me wrong thats great, but I've just heard it so many times. This book is different, I've heard this story my whole life, but reading it on my own, I had a different understanding. I really enjoyed it and I know you would to.

I've read some biographies of amazing men that have fallen flat. This is not such a biography. It is entertaining and interesting. Russel Hitt does a wonderful job at painting a picture of a very real man who had failings and giftings and willingly laid his life down for the sake of Christ.
This story is one of many that have influenced my life greatly.