A 24-year-old YouTuber went to a far-flung island in hopes of filming an encounter with the Sentinelese, the Indian authorities said. It is illegal to make contact with the tribe.
Tag: North Sentinel Island (India)
American’s Death Revives Evangelical Debate Over Extreme Missionary Work
Some evangelicals say John Allen Chau’s push to contact an isolated island tribe in the Indian Ocean was reckless.
‘The Goal Is to Change Hearts, Not to Change Cultures’: Missionaries on the Death of John Allen Chau
The death of an American missionary this month has led to an internal reckoning among many of his fellow missionaries.
Have You Worked as a Missionary? We Want to Hear From You
The Times would like to better understand how missionaries are reacting to the death of an American missionary, John Allen Chau.
Retrieving Body of Missionary Killed on Remote Indian Island Is a Struggle
John Allen Chau’s corpse has not been found. Those who have stepped ashore North Sentinel Island have been shot with bows and arrows.
A Man’s Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island
John Allen Chau’s letter to his parents from the Andamans lays out a disturbing account of his final days trying to spread Christianity.