Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savagely speared her husband Jim and his four colleagues. - Elisabeth Elliot, age 21.
Let me remember the Cross.
Hold me there.
Set the fire, Father! Bind me with cords of love to the Altar.
For Elisabeth, the central question was not, "
How does this make me feel?" but, simply, "is this true?"
If so, then the next question was, "what do I need to do about it to obey God?"
My life is on Thy Altar, Lord for Thee to consume.
It\'s the story of a hilarious, sensual, brilliant, witty, self-deprecating, sensitive, radical, and surprisingly relatable person utterly submitted to doing God\'s will, no matter how high the cost.
In this authorized biography, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, bestselling author Ellen Vaughn uses Elisabeth\'s private, unpublished journals, and candid interviews with her family and friends, to paint the adventures and misadventures God used to shape one of the most influential women in modern church history.
She was a pillar of coherent, committed faith; a beloved and sometimes controversial icon.
This courageous, no-nonsense Christian went on to write dozens of books, host a long-running radio show, and speak at conferences all over the world.
Compelled by her friendship and forgiveness, many came to faith in Jesus. and lived in the jungle with the Stone-Age people who killed her husband.
Incredibly, prayerfully, Elisabeth took her toddler daughter, snakebite kit, Bible, and journal..
Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savagely speared her husband Jim and his four colleagues
