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For months, they exchanged gifts with the tribe via an "ingenious bucket drop" from a plane.

Months later, the missionaries shared that one night, a violent gang intended to attack their house but suddenly fled in terror. The Missionaries

When a gang member was later questioned, he claimed they saw 26 armed soldiers standing guard around the house. The missionaries confirmed the date matched the exact night of the prayer meeting. Historical Martyrdom: Operation Auca (1956) For months, they exchanged gifts with the tribe

This account follows a pastor who felt a spiritual prompting to hold a specific prayer meeting for missionaries serving in a high-risk area overseas. The missionaries confirmed the date matched the exact

Exactly 26 believers attended this meeting and prayed intensely for the missionaries' safety.

On January 8, 1956, they were violently killed by warriors who misunderstood their intentions.