Becoming Elisabeth Elliot (Unabridged)
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savagely speared her husband, Jim, and his four colleagues. Incredibly, prayerfully, Elisabeth took her toddler daughter, snakebite kit, Bible, and journal...and lived in the jungle with the stone-age people who killed her husband. Compelled by her friendship and forgiveness, many came to faith in Jesus. 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. She was a pillar of coherent, committed faith; a beloved and sometimes controversial icon.
In this authorized biography, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, best-selling author Ellen Vaughn uses Elisabeth’s private, unpublished journals, and candid interviews with her family and friends, to paint the adventures and misadventures God used to shape one of the most influential women in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. 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.
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. Set the fire, Father! Bind me with cords of love to the Altar. Hold me there. Let me remember the Cross.” (Elisabeth Elliot, age 21)
Customer Reviews
The Narrator
I love Elisabeth Elliott. I’ve listen to her podcasts and lectures almost daily since discovering her this summer so I was excited to listen to her biography but I can’t stomach the the narrators voice. That old fashioned, high pitch, clutching-my-pearls type of voice makes the book read more like a parody. Elisabeth spoke in a down to earth, no nonsense voice which is a big part of what makes her attractive- her realness. The narrators voice makes her seem unrealistic. I’ve listened to about 2 hours so far and can stomach no more. I hope I can get a refund.