Steve Saint

Stephen Farris Saint (born January 30, 1951) is an Ecuadorian-born business entrepreneur, pilot, and author.

He is known for being the son of Nate Saint, a famous missionary pilot, as well as for his own work among indigenous tribes.

It was during this time that his aunt, Rachel Saint, and Elisabeth Elliot successfully made peaceful contact with the Waodani and were living with them in the jungle.

In June 1965, "Babae", as he was called by the tribe, was baptized in the Curaray River by Kimo and Dyuwi, two of his father's killers who had since converted to Christianity.

[citation needed] After graduating from Alliance Academy in Quito, Steve Saint moved to the United States to attend Wheaton College where in 1973 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

It was there that he met and married his wife Virginia Lynn Olson (known as Ginny) who was from Minnesota and visiting Ecuador on a short-term mission team.

Saint left Ecuador in 1996, feeling that his continued presence in the tribe would hinder their progression towards self-independence.

Shortly later he founded the Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center, Inc. (I-TEC) whose projects include an airworthy flying car, the I-Fly Maverick.

Today, Steve and Ginny live in Ocala, Florida, and continue to make regular trips to Ecuador.