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Through Gates of Splendor

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This edition is dedicated to these five women whose faith, courage, and support of their beloved husbands and their calling not only led them to the remote mission fields in Ecuador but also—when they were left to carry on as young widows—continued throughout the entirety of their lives, helping them to serve and shine the light of Christ … for HIS glory.

GLOSSARY

(All a’s are pronounced halfway between the a in father and the a in cat.)

ARAJUNO a-ra-hoo-no. An abandoned Shell Oil Company base in the eastern jungle. The station where the McCullys worked; also the base from which the rescue party set out.

ATSHUARA at-shwa-ra. A group of Jivaro Indians among whom Roger Youderian established an outstation.

AUCA ow (rhymes with cow)-ka. A group of savage Indians inhabiting the eastern jungle. The word is a Quichua term meaning “savage.”

CURARAY coo-ra-rye. The river on which the five missionaries established their “beachhead.”

DAYUMA dye-u-ma. An Auca woman who escaped from her tribe several years ago. She furnished Jim Elliot with the data used on the initial contact.

JIVARO he-va-ro. A group of Indians known for their ancient practice of head-shrinking, who live in the southeastern jungles of Ecuador.

MACUMA ma-coo-ma. Home base of the Youderians. A jungle station among the Jivaros.