John Chau Archive

John Allen Chau was a 2014 graduate of Oral Roberts University who was slain by members of the Sentinelese people, a remote tribe on India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chau believed God spoke to him to take God's light and gospel to one of the most isolated and hostile unreached people groups in the world. He knew that his work could result in his death but he was compelled by the love of Christ to try. Chau's story received global attention as news outlets around the world reported and commented on Chau's death as a result of his efforts to reach these people.

While at ORU, John, who graduated cum laude in 2014 with a B.S. in Exercise Science, was actively involved with both the men's soccer team and in local outreach, clearly demonstrating his heart for helping people. He organized numerous charity soccer events all over the world, including a soccer outreach to Tulsa’s Burmese refugees, soccer clinics in Northern Iraq for Syrian refugee children and local Kurdish youth, and interning as a soccer coach at Ubuntu Football Academy in South Africa. While in Tulsa, he assisted in developing an after-school program to reach under-privileged youth where he faithfully served.

President William M. Wilson commented, "Oral Roberts University alumni have gone to the uttermost bounds of the earth for the last 50 years bringing hope and healing to millions. We are not surprised that John would try to reach out to these isolated people in order to share God's love. We are deeply saddened to hear of his death."

This is a collection of artifacts from John Chau's life as well as links to news reports of his death.

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