Peace Child: An Unforgettable Story of Primitive Jungle Treachery in the 20th Century
In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi people of New Guinea. Peace Child told their unforgettable story of living among these headhunting cannibals who valued treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the slaughter. God gave Don...
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In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi people of New Guinea. Peace Child told their unforgettable story of living among these headhunting cannibals who valued treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the slaughter. God gave Don and Carol the key to the Sawi hearts via a redemptive analogy from their own mythology. The peace child became the secret to unlocking a value system that existed through generations over centuries, possibly millenniums, of time. This new edition of Peace Child will inspire a new generation of readers who need to hear this unforgettable story and the lessons it teaches us about communicating Christ in a meaningful way to those around us.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780830737840 (0830737847)
ASIN: 830737847
Publish date: August 8th 2005
Publisher: Regal
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
After reading "Jungle Jewels and Jaguars", I was reminded of this wonderful book by Don Richardson and his experience with a tribe of head-hunting cannibals in Irian Jaya Indonesia. Don Richardson, his wife, and infant son go to live among the Sawi people as Christian missionaries. Unreached by out...