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'

Carly Hoilman : Feb 25, 2019
Faithwire.com

"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

[Faithwire.com] Many are familiar with the story of Christian missionary Jim Elliot from the popular book, "Through the Gates of Splendor" or its 2005 film adaptation, "End of the Spear," which chronicled the evangelist's final and fatal mission to reach a remote Ecuadorian tribe for Christ. (Screengrab image: via the Gospel Coalition-Facebook video)

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

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