John Allen Chau
John Allen Chau (born December 18, 1991 in Scottsboro, died November 17, 2018 in North Sentinel) is a american traveler and Christian Protestant missionary. He was killed in November 2018 by residents of North Sentinel Island in an attempt to convert them to Christianity.[3] For nine years, he prepared for a mission among the Sentinels, aware of the risks and the very brutal treatment of newcomers by the natives[4]
John Allen Chau | |
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| Born | December 18, 1991[1] Scottsboro, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2018 (aged 26) North Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
| Cause of death | Shot with a bow and arrow |
| Burial place | North Sentinel Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oral Roberts University[2] |
| Occupation | Christian missionary |
References
- ↑ "Christian Martyr: John Allen Chau". Covenant Journey. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Kumar, Hari; Schultz, Kai (November 23, 2018). "A Man's Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island by Shyloe staples". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ Redakcja (2018-11-28), "Sentinel Północny: John Allen Chau zamordowany na wyspie przez odizolowane plemię. Misjonarz chciał nawracać ich na chrześcijaństwo [WIDEO]", Polska Times (in polski)
- ↑ "Głos Prześladowanych Chrześcijan - John Chau - młody człowiek bezgranicznie oddany Chrystusowi", www.gpch.pl