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Through Gates of Splendor: The even that shocked the world
By: Elisabeth Elliot
“I would say, without hesitation, God used this book to change my life.” ~Chuck Swindoll
In 1956, five young men, including Elliot’s husband, Jim, traveled into the jungles of Ecuador to establish communication with the fierce Huaorani Tribe, a people whose only previous response to the outside world had been to attack all strangers. The men’s mission combined modern technology with innate ingenuity, sparked by a passionate determination to get the gospel to those without Christ. In a nearby village, their wives waited to hear from them. The news they received – all five missionaries had been murdered – changed lives around the world forever.
Written while she was still a missionary in South America and at the request of the men’s families, Through Gates of Splendor was Elisabeth Elliot’s personal account of the final mission of these five courageous men. Filled with quotations from letters, material from personal journals, a wealth of photographs, and an epilogue update, this reprint of the original hardcover edition tells a lasting story of God’s grace, unconditional love, and great courage. This story inspired the 2006 box office hit End of the Spear and is sure to inspire the next generation of servant believers.
Elisabeth Elliot is the author of more than twenty books.. Born in 1926 to missionary parents in Brussels, Belgium, Elisabeth answered her own call to the mission field as a young adult, partnering with her husband Jum, to take the gospel to the people of Ecuador. She, along with her daughter, Valerie, later spent two years living with the tribe members who killed her husband. After many years in South America, Elisabeth returned to the United States, where she became a noted speaker and host for nearly thirteen years of the popular daily radio broadcast Gateway to Joy. The mother of one and grandmother of seven, Elisabeth lives in Massachusetts with her husband Lars Green.
ISBN-13: 9781619706057
Publisher: Hendrickson (2015)
Binding: Hardcover
Weight: 1.0 pound
Dimensions: 6 x 8.8
Pages: 288
Author: Elliot, Elisabeth
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