the life & testament of Jim Elliot Elliot, Elisabeth. creator text biography Biography. cau San Francisco Harper & Row [1989], ©1958 1989 1st Harper & Row paperback ed. monographic eng

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256 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm A republication of the 1958 text in which Elisabeth Elliot reconstructs the life of her husband Jim, a Christian missionary who was killed along with four other men by the Auca Indians in Ecuador in 1956, based on the memories of family members and friends, as well as Jim's own writings. Portland, Oregon, 1927-1945 -- Strong roots -- Orator and garbage collector -- Wheaton, Illinois, 1945-1949 -- Degree of A.U.G. -- Straight for the goal -- Flame of fire -- Behold obscurity -- Wine of bewilderment -- Sheep-destined for the altar -- Goaded by God -- The Renaissance -- Portland-Oklahoma-Wisconsin-Indiana-Illinois-Portland, 1949-1952 -- The test of free time -- The test of service -- Impelled by these voices -- The pattern tested -- Hemmed in to nothing -- Exactly timed for good -- The hand is on the plough -- Ecuador, 1952-1956 -- Under way -- Dreams are tawdry -- The realized will -- Three challenges to faith -- Lo, this is our God -- The pattern at work -- Mission accomplished. by Elisabeth Elliot. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper, 1958. s-ec--- n-us--- Elliot, Jim 1927-1956 Missionaries Ecuador Biography Missionaries United States Biography BV2852.E45 E45 1989 922 E46S 006062213X 9780060622138 89011028 DLC 890424 20190103185931.0 19672916 eng