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According to church tradition, June 29 marks the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul. This year, Christians around the world will take time on June 29 and throughout that weekend to honor the legacy of those who have sacrificed their lives for the advancement of the gospel. The Day of the Christian Martyr 2022 Inductee is John Chau, who was killed by the North Sentinelese when he went to their island with the gospel.

God called John Chau to North Sentinel Island, where the Sentinelese have no contact with outsiders, their language is unknown, and they have responded violently to past contact. John still obeyed, preparing for the next 9 years to live among them.

On Nov. 15, 2018, John made first contact with the islanders in a kayak. A Sentinelese boy fired an arrow at John that lodged in his Bible. John retreated. “God, I don’t want to die,” John wrote in his journal. “WHO WILL TAKE MY PLACE IF I DO? Forgive any of the people on this island who try to kill me, and especially forgive them if they succeed.”

The next day, John penned a note to his family. “You might think I am crazy in all this. But I think it’s worth it to declare Jesus to these people.” On Nov. 17, the fishermen who left John saw tribesmen burying his body.

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