A soldier in a different Army

When a soldier joins the military he or she signs a blank check payable to the government proffering their life. When that soldier dies in battle only the sickest of people deride him for making a poor choice.
Amazingly, when that person is a soldier for Christ things change dramatically. John Chau was a minister and missionary. He saw the people of Sentinel Island as his calling. John journeyed to North Sentinel Island on 15 November He met the people there who shortly attacked him and forced him to flee. John made it back to the boat which was sitting a half mile off shore. After patching his wounds, John rested, then returned to the fight the following day. John was subsequently killed shortly after reaching the beach.
If this seems like a wasted life, it was not. Consider that one of the very first Christian missionaries was martyred in Jerusalem. The martyrdom of Stephen is recorded in Acts. Shortly after Jesus' assent into heaven, Rome outlawed Christianity. Early converts were killed in many horrible ways. One hundred years ago Christians in Armenia were crucified by moderate Turkish muslims. In recent years missionaries have been murdered in New Guinea and also in parts of South America. Still people who actually believe the Bible is GOD's word set out to bring the news of salvation to indiginous people all over the world.
Some people say the Sentinelese  should be allowed to live without interference. Those same folks demand the right to interfere with our lives since we reside in the United States and are Caucasian.
John did not go there intent on killing the Sentinel people. his only goal was to make Satan's habitation a little smaller, his list of controlled people a few names shorter.
John Chau joins a long list of martyrs. John was a soldier in the LORD's Army. Christians today are routinely slaughtered in many parts of Africa workers in Saudi Arabia are often beheaded and sometimes crucified for telling the good news. Even here in "civilized " America, our beliefs are under siege.
Today I give thanks that there are still people like John willing to tell of GOD's love.