


Through Gates of Splendor: The Elisabeth Elliot Story. Her choice to forgive, rather than retaliate, sparked a change in the Waodäni, who turned from a cycle of violence to a life of love. Her best-selling book, Through Gates of Splendor, began a writing and speaking career that would go on to span six decades, ending only with her death in 2015.Ĭome explore the life and legacy of Elisabeth Elliot. In 1958, Elisabeth Elliot returned to the Ecuadorian rainforest to live with the tribe who had killed her husband only two years earlier. She eventually returned to the United States, becoming an active and vocal advocate for the gospel, for missions, for families, and for women. In the years that followed, Elliot created a writing system for the Waodäni language, advocated for their education, and paved the way for a New Testament translation in 1992. Elliot’s remarkable story rippled across the globe, inspiring millions to serve God through missions. Her choice to forgive, rather than retaliate, sparked a change in the Waodäni, who left behind a cycle of violence to embrace a life of love. In 1958, Elisabeth Elliot returned to the Ecuadorian rainforest to live with the tribe who had killed her husband only two years earlier. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed. The book tells the story of Operation Auca, an attempt by five American missionaries Jim Elliot (the author's husband), Pete Flemming, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, and Roger Youderian to reach the Huaorani tribe of eastern Ecuador. Through Gates of Splendor is the true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador.

Urn:oclc:779287284 Scandate 20100414185902 Scanner a new “Personal Stories” exhibit opening March 30, Museum of the Bible will explore the life of Christian missionary Elisabeth Elliot. Through Gates of Splendor is a 1957 best selling book written by Elisabeth Elliot. OL15154284W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.16 Pages 280 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0903843315 Urn:lcp:throughgatesofsp00elli:epub:1e94013d-3a65-4690-92fd-cfdd37b1e600 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier throughgatesofsp00elli Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4xh08g6x Isbn 0842371524ĩ780842371520 Lccn 85051792 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:16:14 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA115523 Camera Canon 5D City Wheaton, Ill.
