Peace child tells their unforgettable story of living. From cannibals to christfollowersa true story in 1962, don and carol richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the sawi people of new guinea. What he discovered was the sawi concept of the peace child. Peace child tells their unforgettable story of living among these headhunters and cannibals, who valued treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the slaughter. Summary of peace child by don richardson in the context of.
The paper is about understanding principles and assumptions of effective communication. God gave don and carol the key to the sawi hearts via a. Once don richardson was able to reveal christ to them through their traditional idea of the peace child, salvation began among the people. Once don richardson and his wife felt called to the tribe the story picked up a bit. Don richardson, the bestselling author of peace child, eternity in their hearts, and heaven wins, has been studying the muslim world for more than 30 years. It summarizes the book peace child by don richardson within the context of the onion model by donald k. Three tribal villages were in constant battle at this time. Don designed an alphabet suited to the sawi language, authored 19 primers, taught the tribesmen to read in their native tongue, and translated the. The sawi were headhunters and cannibals when a young couple named don and carol richardson arrived in their village carrying their. Don richardson june 23, 1935 december 23, 2018 was a canadian christian missionary, teacher, author and international speaker who worked among the tribal people of western new guinea, indonesia. A powerful story of forgiveness and grace based on the the book and film peace child. He argued in his writings that, hidden among tribal cultures, there are usually some practices or understandings, which he calls redemptive analogies, which can be used to illustrate the. Don richardson, author of secrets of the koran, lords of the earth and eternity in their hearts, has been studying the muslim world for more than 30 years. An unforgettable story of primitive jungle treachery.
A missionary classic of dons account and tale of treachery and redemption on the mission field. In 1962, don and carol richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the sawi people of new guinea. He and his late wife, carol, spent 15 years among the sawi, a stone age tribe of irian jaya. Sold by brooksbest and ships from amazon fulfillment. An unforgettable story of primitive jungle treachery in. The film and book are based on the real life of don. A very thorough and exciting book by missionary, don richardson, as he struggled to explain god sending his son to make peace for usafter reading this book i recommend getting the disc, peace child, which will give you the video of actual happeningsreenacted by the natives of new guinea and the richardson couple.