How Rachel Saint Changed The Waorani Culture

At the end of her life Rachel Saint said, “I loved the Lord Jesus with all my heart … and just learned to persevere in doing whatever He gave me to do.” (Steve Saint). Rachel saint was a “Star in the Jungle” (Benge cover) She had an amazing early life, life’s work and lasting legacy.

On January 2, 1914, Rachel Saint was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania (The Gospel Coalition ). Although, when Rachel was growing up, her family was very poor, (Benge 18) her early life was full of adventure because their mother wasn’t very strict (Saint 6). Rachel had seven brothers, out of all seven, Rachel was closest with her brother, Nate (Benge 19). Her grandfather was an inventor and her father was a window maker; he would travel around making windows

Rachel Saint’s contribution was important, in fact; it saved the lives of the Waorani people (Benge 170), because she brought them from killing to peace (Saint 9), therefore she changed the Waorani culture (Kane). Not only did she change the lives of the Waorani, but she also surely changed the life of Betty Eliott, her partner whom she was almost complete opposites with, because Rachel taught her how to work with people who you do not really get along with. That is a good life lesson (Steve Saint). Furthermore, she showed great kindness by sharing God’s word to these people who shouldn’t get it, especially from Rachel after they murdered her brother, a missionary, trying to help them because one man had done something against the law, and in order to protect himself he blamed the missionaries. Consequently, a few were baptised where Nate and the 4 others were killed (Benge 184). She lead the Waorani into a new way of life she changed them from a killing revenge system to people risking their lives for others and to share God’s “carvings” (thetravelingteam.org). Rachel shows how to care for others even when they seem like they don’t deserve