1. Nathanael Saint was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot who, along with four others, was killed in Ecuador while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts known as Operation Auca.
10 Facts About Nate Saint
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Nate Saint's brothers made a sleeping patio on the roof of their home, and his father built a roller coaster in the backyard.
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When Nate Saint was asked by a friend to fix a plane somewhere in Mexico, he agreed.
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In September 1955, Nate Saint was joined by his teammates, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian.
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Nate Saint finally found a Huaorani settlement while searching by air.
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Nate Saint was the third of the five missionaries to be speared to death.
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Rachel, Nate Saint's sister, continued the mission efforts to the Huaorani.
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In 1966, Marjorie Farris Nate Saint married Abe Van Der Puy, president of HCJB World Radio.
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Nate Saint is buried in Highland Memorial Park, south of Ocala, Florida.
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Steve Nate Saint helped write Jungle Pilot, based on his father's diary about his time in Ecuador and work with the Huaorani Indians.