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Gospel in Ecuador's Jungles  Ad Feedback  The sight and sound of
a most unusual aircraft is turning heads in the jungles of
Ecuador these days.  But it's not just the parachute-plane, it's
the pilot. He's one of them. Tementa is a Waorani tribesman, and
in a remarkable role reversal the passenger is the missionary.
Tementa's coach and mentor is Steve Saint, and nobody is a
greater supporter of the Waorani.  "These people have the want
to. They know the Gospel. They love the Lord. They've proven
that they're able to face persecution, much more than we have,"
he said.  That's a big change from 1956 when Steve's father,
Nate Saint, flew four other American missionaries to a fateful
encounter with the Aucas, as the Waorani were known to
outsiders. Tementa's father was one of the killers in a massacre
that shocked the world.  But today, many Waorani are committed
christians, with a passion