On April 28, 2020, Mincaye died. Who was this man? Would we have ever known about this man in the big scheme of things? Probably not. But God.

Can we truly understand God’s ways? No. We are not God, He is. God had other plans for Mincaye and his people and his family. God had other intentions. God had intentions to save a people group that was thought to be savages.

In January 1956, God sent five missionaries to the Waodani (then known as the Aucans to the outside world) to teach them about Jesus and the Gospel of His Love. Mincaye and his fellow warriors speared these five missionaries to death. One might think that was the end of the story, but God.

One of the five missionaries, Jim Elliot, had penned, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose”. These five missionaries ultimately gave their life for the Waodani people. The story does not end there. Elisabeth Elliott, a wife to one of the speared missionaries went to live with the Waodani. And, not only her. Rachel Saint, a sister to one of the speared missionaries also went to live with the Waodani. God sent these women to the Waodani. His plans would not be thwarted by the evil deeds of the evil one of this world. Ultimately, the lives of the five missionaries were given so that the Waodani would come to know Jesus Christ and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. They began to walk His trail. Praise God!

Below is a picture that my son took of me with this wonderful godly man, Mincaye and his wife, Ompodae in the year 2014. I was blessed by our Lord to have this opportunity to meet this man who had touched my heart in ways that only God knows. The story of the Waodani will be forever etched on my heart.

God clearly had different plans for the Waodani. The world does not understand why the five missionaries needed to die in order to bring this people group His message. One thing is certian, the Waodani would never be the same from that first encounter.

Mincaye is now with Father God and his Savior, Jesus Christ! He was taken to be with Him on April 28, 2020. Praise God for finding this lost soul, these lost souls! Praise God for His goodness towards us!

Works Cited : Benge, Janet & Geoff, Jim Elliott: One Great Purpose. Seattle: YWAM Publishing, 1999. Print.