This disk contained not only jim s story, but an interview with steve saint, nates son who lived with the natives who killed his father. The torchlighters is an animated series telling the stories of great heroes of the faith. Heroes of the faith on the torchlighters before i went to ireland for the first time in 2009, i knew exactly two things about st. Set includes all dvds in the torchlighters series, featuring. The very first torchlighters dvd told the story of jim elliot and four other men who died on this date 64 years ago while trying to take the gospel to a remote south american tribe. Kids will see what god can do through a torchlighter and will be challenged to carry their own torch while learning about the. The nonprofit organization, the christian history institute, is set to release its 16 th animated torchlighters dvd later this year, more than a decade after its first release, the jim elliot story, proved that childrens stories about heroes of the faith can compete against the likes of toy story, frozen and finding dory in home entertainment. Now how different is that than most of the popular childrens entertainment media out there. Jim elliots story through the free extracurricular guide, or buy the ultimate activity book to learn about all the torchlighters. Very positive human examples portray bravery, selflessness and devotion to jesus. When kids see what god can do through a torchlighter who is devoted to carrying out his will and purposes, they too may want to carry a.
Mar 4, 2019 im starting a new series of posts called mission focused mondays where ill be sharing about different missionaries we are learning about or missionsrelated activities we are doing with our family or church. It is a story that rocked the world 60 years ago and still touches hearts today. The fifth entry in the series is the gladys aylward story. The torchlighters series is a great way to teach children ages 812 about men and women who have served god in the centuries since the bible was written. For more information on the torchlighters series, visit. Christian missionaries animation video the story of jim. Each torchlighters episode presents the story of a truelife hero from christian history. Enter or paste email addresses from others in your church or organization spouse, group members, pastors, etc. The remote waodoni tribe is suspicious and antagonistic when the missionaries begin to fly over their territory with peace of ferings. In this inaugural torchlighters episode we follow jim s adventures in faith from his college years to his work in the jungles, showing young people his faith in action as he answers gods call to do the seemingly impossible. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. The story about a mission turned world news and how one young man became a hero.
Jim elliot biography story of the man from end of the. The torchlighters is an ongoing series of animated programs with strong values and educational content for youth ages 812. The jim elliot story is the first of a new series entitled the torchlighters. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. Mind you, i probably wont post every monday, but ill do my best to make this a regular series. Then i actually spent 25 minutes or so talking with nate saint when i was a freshman at wheaton in 1952.
Later they relocated the family to portland where herbert arrived in 1924, jim in 1927, and jane in 1932. Torchlighters the jim elliot story dvd christian movies. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, news spread around the world that five young american men were mercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now known as the waodania people those young men had gone to. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, newsspread around the world that four young americans weremercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now knownas the waodani a people those young men had gone to serveand befriend. Jim elliot began his life in portland, oregon in the usa. A preacher who would not, under any circumstance, stop preaching what was in.
English, spanish, portuguese, arabic, cantonese, mandarin, korean, hindi, gujarati with optional english subtitles. The torchlighters jim elliot story kept our 7 and 9 year olds attention 100 percent. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, news spread around the world that five young american men were mercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now known as the waodania people those young men had gone to serve and befriend. I watched jim elliot wrestle at wheaton college when i was in high school. Honor their sacrifice by sharing this powerful story with the next generation with the torchlighters jim elliot story. It is a production of christian history institute along with international films and voice of the martyrs. Jan 01, 2016 watch torchlighters full episodes online. See more ideas about christian movies, christian and cool things to buy. Torchlighters is a series of animated programs for youth ages 812, presenting the lives of truelife heroes from christian history. In this episode of torchlighters we follow jims adventures in faith from his college years to his work in the jungles, to the legacy he and his fellow missionaries left behind. That seemingly senseless tragedy a half century ago has become an inspirational marvel as that same tribe is now friends with the families of those they killed. This is the story of one of those brave torchlightersjim elliot. Apr 22, 2017 the nonprofit organization, the christian history institute, is set to release its 16 th animated torchlighters dvd later this year, more than a decade after its first release, the jim elliot story, proved that childrens stories about heroes of the faith can compete against the likes of toy story, frozen and finding dory in home entertainment. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, news spread around the world that five young american men were mercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now known as the waodania people those.
Oct 17, 2016 the torchlighters is an ongoing series of animated programs with strong values and educational content for youth ages 812. This is the story of one of the brave torchlighters who lost his life that fateful day. This short animated film does an excellent job in brining to children the story of jim elliot and his four fellow missionaries. Massive discount if you add all 18 torchlighter dvds to cart it will cost only r900. His mother, clara, was a chiropractor and his father, fred, was a minister. Spanish option, and a comprehensive leaders guide with reproducible student work sheets in pdf format. Torchlighters season 1 how the daughter of a watch maker saved the lives of innocents when all seemed doomed. E15 torchlighters the martin luther story in a world ruled by the church, all it took was one little nail, one wellwritten scroll, and one sharptongued monk to turn everything upsidedown. The torchlighters is an animated series that tells the stories of heroes of the christian faith. For the first time ever, all 16 episodes of the torchlighters are being offered in a 4 dvd set, in both english and spanish along with a full color, 144page activity book. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
E01 torchlighters the jim elliot story five missionaries are martyred in ecuador. Watch the torchlighters heroe free tv series full seasons. Christian missionaries animation video the story of jim elliot torchlighters series. For a short animated account, they did a great job with this. Jim elliots inspiring story is one of sacrifice, and how doing so lit the torch of faith for ecuador.
Jim elliot has spent his youth preparing to share the gospel with those whod never heard it, but nothing could have prepared him for the dangers he faces in the jungles of ecuador. Geared for children ages 812, this stunning, halfhour, actionpacked program uses top quality animation to bring to life the story of missionary martyr jim elliot. William tyndale, perpetua, jim elliot, amy carmichael, gladys aylward, john bunyan, richard wurmbrand, erid liddell, william booth, samuel morris, augustine, corrie ten boom, john wesley, robert jermain thomas, martin luther, adoniram and ann judson. Something went terribly wrong, however, and when news reached the outside world that the five men, including jim elliot, had been brutally. This is the story of one of those brave heros of faithjim elliot. They married and settled in seattle, wa where they welcomed their first son, robert in 1921.
Heroes of the faith programs bring real life christian heroes to kids, teens and adults through top. After listening to elisabeth elliots year radio program, gateway to joy and hearing her share her account of the missionary massacre, that included the death of her husband, jim elliot, and then reading her book that recounts these events, through gates of splendor, i can say that this cartoon version of the jim elliot story moves me. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, news spread around the world that five young american men were mercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now known as the waodani a people those young men had gone to serve and befriend. For the first time, the awardwinning torchlighters series is being offered with a new 144page activity book. This everexpanding series includes the following heroes from church history. The torchlighters tell stories about the lives of many church history heroes. Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover. Something went terribly wrong, however, and when news reached the outside world that the five men, including jim elliot, had. That seemingly senseless tragedy a halfcentury ago has turned into an historic inspirational marvelas that same tribe is. Now, for the first time ever, all 16 episodes are being offered in a 4 dvd set, in both english and spanish along with a full color, 144page activity book. Jim elliot missionary of ecuador the torchlighters. Interview with steve saint, son nate saint, a fellow martyr with jim elliot autobiography of marj saint van. Follow along in this account of the life of jim elliot. Geared for children ages 812, this stunning, halfhour, actionpacked program uses top quality animation to bring to.
The first in this series was the jim elliot story and this was followed by the william tyndale story, the john bunyan story and the eric liddell story. This ambitious attempt to bring the great stories of famous christians to the attention of children 812 years old is highly commendable. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing torchlighters. That seemingly senseless tragedy has become an inspirational marvel as family members of those young men have now befriended that very same tribe. But nothing could have prepared him for the dangers and challenges he would face in the jungles of ecuador. In 1956 jim elliot, along with four other young missionaries, were killed by a vicious tribe of euadorian natives whom the men were trying to reach with the gospel. The jim elliot story jim elliot christian films christian videos amazon instant video my fathers world college years sunday school movies and tv shows movie tv. From the steamy jungles of ecuador, news spread around the world that five young american men were mercilessly killed by members of the auca tribe now. Jim elliot spent his youth preparing to share the gospel with those whod never heard it. Torchlighters are actionpacked, awardwinning animated stories, featuring reallife heroes of the faith that are sure to inspire. The jim elliot story the year was 1956, and jim elliot was setting off in a little plane with four other young america missionaries into the steamy jungles of ecuador.