Shandia (pronounced SHAN-dya) is a town located in the rainforest of eastern Ecuador. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. It is inhabited mostly by Quechua Indians. Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America.
It was used as a mission station by missionaries Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming from 1952 to 1954. A religious Mission or Mission station is a location for Missionary work Philip James Elliot ( October 8, 1927 &ndash January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian Missionary to Peter Sillence Fleming (1928-1956 was an evangelical Christian Missionary to Ecuador who along with four others was Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Fleming later married and moved to a different station, but the Elliots stayed there until Jim's death in 1956. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim's wife, Elisabeth Elliot, continued to work there for several years. Elisabeth Elliot Gren (née Howard; born December 21, 1926) is a Christian Author and speaker
There was a devastating flood in Shandia in 1953 that destroyed much of the houses. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
References
- Elliot, Elisabeth (1957). Elisabeth Elliot Gren (née Howard; born December 21, 1926) is a Christian Author and speaker Through Gates of Splendor. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. .
- SPANISH PROGRAM IN THE JUNGLE "SHANDIA"
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic