Jim Elliot (1) (1927–1956)

Jim Elliot was part of a team of young missionaries murdered in Ecuador in 1956 by the Auca Indians to whom they were witnessing. At the age of 29, he left behind a young widow, a baby daughter, and volumes of personal journals written over many years. In 1978, Revell published the complete and unabridged journals, edited by his widow, Elisabeth, and the journals have stayed in print ever since. And it's no wonder Jim Elliot was an intelligent thinker and strong writer in these personal, yet universal, musings about faith, work, and love. The Journals of Jim Elliot is a wonderful account of the life of a man who yearns to know God's plan for his life, details his fascinating missions work, and loves Elisabeth first as a single man, then as a happily married one. The Journals of Jim Elliot will intrigue fans of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot, readers interested in missions, and young people struggling to find God's plan for their lives.… (mer)

The murder of Jim Elliot and four fellow missionaries by the Auca Indians of Ecuador received extensive press coverage from coast to coast. Now, more than 20 years later, the personal diary of Jim Elliot is being published for the first time. Written in both good times and bad, here are the words and thoughts that portray his motivation, his faith and his determination. The Journals Of Jim Elliot will endure through the years as a testimony to a courageous man of God, a classic in the missionary tradition, a tribute to a dynamic faith.… (mer)