Rescue The Captors

The terror began on August 14, 1983.

American bush pilot Russell Stendal, on a routine flight, landed in a remote Colombian village — and within minutes, gunfire erupted. Russell was kidnapped at gunpoint by guerrilla fighters, launching a 142-day ordeal deep in the jungle.

With nothing but time and his faith, Russell began to write. He documented his life, his captors, and the raw reality of survival in a hostile world. His writings became a bridge between captive and captor — and now form t...