The belief of Christianity and the Sawi tribe were completely different. One of the main beliefs of Christianity is forgiving others. In the book of Matthew, Jesus tells us to forgive seventy times seven. But the Sawi knew no forgiveness. They rather praised Judas for his betrayal. Instead of forgiving, they revenged using waness and chopped off the head of the ones who did them wrong. Christianity is also known as a religion of love. In the culture of Sawi, there were betrayal, waness, cannibalism, and other things that were far off from love. But as the Sawi people converted to Christians with help of Don Richardson, the culture started to change. The Sawi learned of forgiveness through the concept of peace child. As more Sawi convert to Christians, traditions like waness, treachery, and cannibalism disappear. “A tiny crack had opened in the base of the first pillar. The ascendancy of the second pillar had begun.”(pg197) The first pillar represents the culture of the Sawi and the second pillar represents the new culture that is about to begin. Don Richardson also made and taught them language so that they can read the bible as he translates. The barbarous traditions and cultures of the Sawi are starting to crack as the new culture of Christianity steps into their lives.

One of the most important things in Christianity is mission. In Acts1:8, Jesus tells us of the great commission to go to the ends of the earth and tell people about Him. Christians have the obligation to prepare for the coming of the Christ by spreading God’s faith and love. One great way to tell other cultures and faiths of God is by showing love. By us showing the unconditional love of God to them, they will see that there is something different and special about Christianity. Elisabeth Elliot is a missionary who showed this unconditional love to the people in Ecuador. While her mission in the savage place, she had to experience losing her husband by Auca warriors in Ecuador. She still went back to the same people who killed her own husband with loving and forgiving heart. When the people of Ecuador saw the love that seems impossible in her, they opened and accepted their heart to Jesus. Elisabeth didn’t give up or hold grudge on them even when they killed her own husband; instead she went back to them with love and forgiveness to bring gospel to them. But one thing we have to be careful of is that we don’t offend their cultures by insisting only our way of believing God. Offending them will automatically shut their heart and it will be hard for them to accept anything we say. For that to not happen, we have to truly love them and understand them. By then, we would be able to open their heart to Jesus.