Mission to the Headhunters (Frank Drown)

Mission to the Headhunters

How God’s Forgiveness Transformed Tribal Enemies

Suspicion, hatred and killing was what marked the Shuar and Atshuar Indians. The first missionaries in the Ecuadorian Rain forest Frank & Marie were committed to bringing about life changes in these tribes by seeking to communicate forgiveness of sin and new life which found in Christ. Frank and Marie Drown prepared the way for Jim Elliott, Nate Saint and their colleagues. Frank was the person who discovered their bodies.

Mission to the Headhunters is the account of a family who served as missionaries in Ecuador for 37 years.  They saw enormous changes take place in the lives of tribal Indians whom they reached with the gospel!  This is their remarkable story.

Endorsements 

“Straightforward and beautifully written. It’s a page-turner. I was staggered and rebuked, helped and cheered by the steadfast faithfulness of this humble couple.  I’m sure they would call themselves merely ‘ordinary’. Read it!”
— Elisabeth Elliot, author of Through Gates of Splendor

“Frank and Marie’s story is one of God-given vision and undaunted perseverance. It is an incredible story of how God used this mid-west American couple who had simply responded to His call. As a result, an unreached people has been transformed for His glory.”
— Dr. Jean Barsness, Missions consultant and educator

“We don’t often discover a book which is at the same time interesting, instructive, and inspiring. They tell a true and glorious story of God working through them and their co-workers to bless and lift a needy people. All of us may profit from reading this missionary epic.”
— Dr. Abraham C. VanPerPuy, Former President, HCJB/World Radio, Quito, Ecuador

“Few people know missions from the inside out the way Frank and Marie Drown do. Mission to the Headhunters captures their commitment and passion for reaching a lost world with the gospel. The message of this book is greatly needed by today’s generation.”
— Don Hawkins, Back to the Bible Broadcast, President, Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham, Alabama

Table of Contents

Preface by Elisabeth Elliot

1. Preparation for a Mission
2. Scorpions & Vampire Bats
3. Fallen Hope
4. Back to Civilization
5. Beginning Life in Makuma
6. Alone on the Station
7. Where Christ has not Been Named
8. New Creations in Christ
9. Medical Missionaries
10. The Fateful Trees of Cangaimi
11. Crack in the Wall
12. A Voice From the Sky
13. The Open Door
14. Shuartica Begins to Shake
15. Evidence of the Holy Spirit
16. The Testing of Tsantiacu
17. Strengthening Jungle Churches
18. A Wild Trip with Tsantiacu
19. The Gospel Goes Farther Faster
20. Another Jungle Martyr
21. “Give me that Airplane!”
22. A Giant Step Forward
23. Renewed Contacts with Atshuar Indians
24. Celebrating Makuma’s Fiftieth
25. Epilogue: Shuar & Atshuar in the New Millennium