Jungle Pilot

Nate Saint's short, intense life was as full of incident and accident as any active young American's could be, but it was also full of entire dedication to the cause that claimed it: that of offering the Gospel of Christ to the last and loneliest outpost of man. Here is the whole amazing story, from harum-scarum boyhood to the last burst of activity in planning the memorable airborne mission to the Aucas - much of it told in Nate's own vivid language. Nate Saint was early destined for his role as a pioneer. He came from a long line of inventors and was born into a family where art, mechanics, and deep religious faith seemed mixed in equal proportions. After a tour of duty in the Air Force, cut short by a recurrence of osteomyelitis, he show more joined the now well-known Missionary Aviation Fellowship in its early days as mechanic-pilot. Before long he became the planner and logistics expert of "Operation Auca." It was he who worked out dozens of ingenious aids to their missionary enterprises and as pilot perfected the now-famous "bucket drop" for plane-to-ground communication. Nate was as curious, impulsive, and experimental a boy as ever pushed daylight in an American small town. His love of "gimmicks" ofttimes dismayed, sometimes blessed his playmates and associates as he grew older. But the slightest incident might uncover his deep seriousness, his passion for soul-winning, for supporting God's people in their attack on ignorance and savagery. Having given his love so often and so freely, he found it easy to accept the Greater Love offered him as he and his four teammates met their god on "Palm Beach" in Auca-land. show less

First rate and unusual missionary biography. Hitt does such a good job at including formative experiences and skills that served Nate Saint on the mission field. Read this out loud to our children, in particular because Saint's life showed you don't have to be a preacher to have a heart for missions.

Even if you're not religious, this is a gripping account of a group of missionaries' attempt to contact a little-known tribe in Ecuador and the tragic (and eventually, not-so-tragic) events that followed. The book it well written and researched, even containing some relevant photographs. It concludes with an epilogue by one of the missionaries' sons.

Interesting biography of the life of Nate Saint and his work as a pilot in Ecuador. This book really encompassed his whole life, not just his time as a missionary. It was great to get to know the man. It contained many parts of letters he had written, so some of the book is first hand, which was interesting.

He was killed by a native group called "Aucas" in a group of men including Jim Elliot (husband of author Elizabeth Elliot).

Worthwhile read.

Much of the book comes directly from letters and logs of Nate Saint which gave me a sense of rather direct contact with him. I had read _End of the Spear_ by Nate's son, Steve Saint which was about Steve's experience in Ecuador, but also contained what Steve learned about his father's death. _Jungle Pilot_ was about Nate Saint's life and dedication to mission and to family and most of all to God.

Incredible story of one of the five missionaries, Nate Saint, killed in Ecuador by the Auca Indians, The epilogue brings the story up to date, being written by Nate's son, with lots coming to faith

"Jungle Pilot" is about the life of Nate Saint who is one of the five missionaries that was killed in Ecuador along with Jim Elliot. They made a movie about these missionaries and how they were martyred called "The End of the Spear". The story of his life was amazing; how God worked through his life and his death.