End of the Spear

Saturday night Taryn and I went with friends to see "End of the Spear". Simply put, I thought it was amazing. The story is based on the real life interaction between five Christian missionary families and the Waodani, a violent tribe living on the Amazon basin of Ecuador. A friend (Dustin) who we saw it with pointed out that the movie does an incredible job of telling the story from the viewpoint of both the tribe and the missionaries. It truly does.

The story itself is powerful and challenging and would be without any added dramatic element. More so than most, including others based on real events, I walked out with an experience over and above simple entertainment. It refreshed my understanding of sacrifice, forgiveness and what it means to serve. And that's always good for me since I have a tendency to place boundaries on those things based on my own level of comfort. Anyway, it's a good film and one that I'd recommend to anyone.