Pete Fleming
Pete Fleming | |
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Born | Seattle, Washington | November 23, 1928
Died | January 8, 1956 | (aged 27)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Washington (1946–1951) |
Occupation | Missionary |
Spouse(s) | Olive Fleming (née Ainslie) (June 26, 1954 – January 8, 1956) |
Parent(s) | Kenneth Fleming Greta Fleming |
Peter Sillence Fleming (November 23, 1928 – January 8, 1956) was a Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador.
Early life[]
Fleming was born in Seattle, Washington. At Queen Anne High School, Fleming earned letters in basketball and golf and graduated as valedictorian of his class. He also won a citywide oratorical contest.[citation needed]
In 1946, Fleming entered the University of Washington as a philosophy major. He was very driven in college, working part-time and dedicating much time to prayer and Bible study, as well as keeping up on his classes. He was also elected president of the UCA at his college, and received a master's degree from there in 1951.
Fleming met Jim Elliot during many conferences and mountain climbing expeditions arranged by a large Christian organization.[which?] They were good friends and once spent six weeks preaching together across the country. Elliot had a great deal of influence on Fleming and was largely responsible for his becoming a missionary and for his decision to (temporarily) break off his engagement to Olive Ainslie, a childhood friend.[citation needed]
References[]
- Elliot, Elisabeth (2005). Through Gates of Splendor. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale. ISBN 0-8423-7151-6.
- Fleming, Ken (1995). Peter Fleming: A Man of Faith. . p. 152. ISBN 1-888735-86-3.
- Liefeld, Olive Fleming (1990). Unfolding Destinies: The Untold Story of Peter Fleming and the Auca Mission. Discovery House Publishers. ISBN 1-57293-041-1.
- 1928 births
- 1956 deaths
- 20th-century Protestant martyrs
- American people murdered abroad
- American Plymouth Brethren
- American Protestant missionaries
- American evangelicals
- Operation Auca
- People from Seattle
- People murdered in Ecuador
- Protestant missionaries in Ecuador
- Victims of anti-Christian violence
- 1956 crimes in Ecuador
- 1956 murders in South America
- 1950s murders in Ecuador
- American expatriates in Ecuador