MINCAYE

'Mincaye' (also 'Minkayi', or 'Mincayani'; Huao for '"Wasp"') (born ca. 1935) is a Huao Ecuadorian preacher and church elder. In 1956, he took part in the now infamous attack on five missionaries during Operation Auca. He is believed to have speared both Nate Saint and Ed McCully during the attack.
In 1958, missionaries made peaceful contact with the Huaorani tribe. They came to live with them, learned their language, and taught them the Bible. Mincaye soon converted to Christianity and stopped spearing people. He eventually became a preacher and an elder in the Huao church, and has become one of the most outspoken of the Huao Christians. He said of the change he saw in his tribe, "We acted badly, badly, until they brought us God's carvings (the Bible). Then, seeing His carvings and following His good trail, now we live happily and in peace."
Mincaye has become especially close with Steve Saint, Nate Saint's son, who lived in the tribe for many years. Mincaye even unofficially adopted Saint as his son, and after the Saint family came to live with the Huaorani in 1995, Mincaye adopted Saint's children as his grandchildren. Since 1997, Saint has taken Mincaye on several trips to the United States where they have made appearances together at churches, on talk shows, and at Christian concerts, speaking about the events that brought them together. Mincaye also appeared in the 2002 documentary ''Beyond the Gates of Splendor''.
The 2006 film ''End of the Spear'' largely tells the story of Mincaye and Steve Saint's lives. Mincaye was portrayed by Marco Flaco as a child and Louie Leonardo as an adult. He also made a brief cameo appearance towards the end of the film, in the scene reinacting the funeral of Rachel Saint.

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★ Elliot, Elisabeth, ''The Savage My Kinsman''.

★ Hitt, Russell T., ''Jungle Pilot''

★ Saint, Steve, ''End of the Spear'' (book)

★ ''Beyond the Gates of Splendor'' (documentary film)

★ ''End of the Spear'' (film)