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Martyred Missionary Jim Elliot's Daughter Shares Stunning, Never-Before-Seen Love Letters Between Her Parents: 'We Live for God and for God's Glory... not for Ourselves'"My father and mother's love was huge and deep because they were so committed to loving God first, that they felt that each of the other was a gift." -Valerie Elliot Shepard
After Elliot was martyred alongside four other missionaries, his wife, Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot, kept Jim's legacy and mission alive by writing many popular books, including "Through the Gates of Splendor," and by sharing her testimony of faith with thousands. While the couple's inspiring faith is well known, perhaps equally astonishing is the story of how the two came together, which until recently was largely unknown. Earlier this week, The Gospel Coalition posted an up-close and personal video featuring Valerie Elliot Shepard, Jim and Elisabeth Elliot's only daughter, whose discovery of her parents' private journals and letters has offered powerful insight into their love for Christ and for each other. Shepard referred to the collection, which documents four years of her parents' courtship, as "unbelievable treasures"... ...In the video, Shepard shares never-before-seen writings from her parents that detail their complicated, arduous and incredibly beautiful journey to love... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to watch the video, and to read this article in its entirety. 
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