Christian missionary was k*lled by the Sentinelese tribe trying to introduce them to Christianity.

John Allen Chau, an American evangelical Christian missionary was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity. He was awarded the 2018 Darwin Award.

In his first contact attempt with the tribe, the first islanders to appear reportedly carried their bows with unstrung arrows. Later, when they had their arrows strung on their bows, John paddled out of range and returned to the boat. He approached again that afternoon, delivering more gifts and approaching an islander before a young Sentinelese man shot an arrow that lodged firmly in the waterproof Bible he was carrying.

On that second contact attempt, John got out of his kayak hoping to appear less threatening. When he retreated from the island, he left the kayak, with his U.S. passport inside, and swam back to the fishing boat. After that eventful day, he poured out his heart in the pages of his journal, which the fishermen later delivered to Christian friends.

“The plan now is to rest and sleep on the boat and in the morning to drop me off by the cache and then I walk along the beach toward the same hut I’ve been giving gifts to. It’s weird — actually no, it’s natural:
I’m scared.” He wrote.

On Nov. 16, 2018, John went ashore on North Sentinel Island for the last time. When the fishermen returned the next day, according to the police report, they saw “a dead person being buried at the shore which from the silhouette of the body, clothing and circumstances appeared to be the body of John Allen Chau.”
Nothing is known about what happened between John’s arrival on the beach and his death.

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John Allen Chau, an American evangelical Christian missionary was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity. He was awarded the 2018 Darwin Award.

In his first contact attempt with the tribe, the first islanders to appear reportedly carried their bows with unstrung arrows. Later, when they had their arrows strung on their bows, John paddled out of range and returned to the boat. He approached again that afternoon, delivering more gifts and approaching an islander before a young Sentinelese man shot an arrow that lodged firmly in the waterproof Bible he was carrying.

On that second contact attempt, John got out of his kayak hoping to appear less threatening. When he retreated from the island, he left the kayak, with his U.S. passport inside, and swam back to the fishing boat. After that eventful day, he poured out his heart in the pages of his journal, which the fishermen later delivered to Christian friends.

“The plan now is to rest and sleep on the boat and in the morning to drop me off by the cache and then I walk along the beach toward the same hut I’ve been giving gifts to. It’s weird — actually no, it’s natural:
I’m scared.” He wrote.

On Nov. 16, 2018, John went ashore on North Sentinel Island for the last time. When the fishermen returned the next day, according to the police report, they saw “a dead person being buried at the shore which from the silhouette of the body, clothing and circumstances appeared to be the body of John Allen Chau.”
Nothing is known about what happened between John’s arrival on the beach and his death.

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[cherrylebee]

Kinda seems like God was giving him a sign whith the arrow in the Bible.

[Whyistomatoafruit]

EVERYONE tried to warn this guy and talk him out of it. Even the guys who took him to the island via boat tried to talk him out of it. But he was bound and determined 🤦🏻‍♀️

[karenebevanswild]

This tribe has survived this long without outside influences. Wish i was with them . Just glad he didnt make them sick.

[workingproleinc.]

Particular the irony that the tribe was isolated, imagine he was sick, what would happend to tribe.

[omarrsolis]

Leave these people alone. If they wanted different religions they would look for it.

[Truthspreader]

Sounds like a Fuk around and Find out moment went wrong for John

[glendamary]

I think he would have been more effective by just praying for them. God is perfectly capable of going to them and revealing himself.

[C.freebad]

He was awarded for not respecting their already made clear will?

[riyaannthomas-hwrh]

As a Christian 😅, I'd say, " Leave people alone with their faith. Tribals have their own set of beliefs and customs, let's just not mess with them and give them germs that they're not immuned to."

[eshafbgig]

They’ve survived this long alone, they must be pretty badass. Wish I was among them. Bet they’re healthier than all of us.

[samuraijackoff]

Im not exactly a religious man, but god definitely gave him a sign to not teach these people yet. The first arrow was a warning.

He could have literally decimated their entire population being there before they have learned any teachings. It's suppose to take time.

[spazpaz]

outrageous that people are continuously rewarded for colonist behaviour.

[Sope]

Some peoples stupidity is beyond our understanding

[JustaNilbody]

Consequences of trying to buy people into a religion.

[nokiavideos]

“Do you wanna hear about our lord Jesus?”
“Nah we’ll just send u to him”

[kenseihaup]

I mean, I hate to victim blame but the dude asked for it. Literally.
Leave people alone, you want religion? Well, then have it. That doesn’t mean you get to shove it down other’s throats, because they just may shove an arrow down yours.

[cjtranslationsjasmine]

Leave them alone. No one needs to be listening to bs

[cmbaz]

You cannot teach to those not willing to learn.
well...besides this guy obviously he learned his lesson for sure when they killed him.

[DUNESDAY_ART]

I just wanna make this clear, may he rest in peace. What happened to him is tragic.



*However, *
If I were able to ask his soul one thing, it would be what was he thinking. I mean, for Pete's sake, he won the Darwin Award (the award for a person who died in the dumbest way of the year) for finding out why the Sentinelese remain uncontacted. Did he not read up on all the different times people like him tried to do exactly that and failed?