Only in the last few chapters is he on the mission field. The story weaves together Jim’s early life, his consecration to ministry, his college days, and rather distanced courtship with Elisabeth. The Elliots may come off to some people as traditional or perhaps stodgy, but no one can doubt this: their story has become a living link between the crucifixion and the Great Commission.Īlmost the entire narrative happens in the United States, which emphasizes Elisabeth Elliot’s firm stance on missionary preparation. Numerous people first encountered the truth of the missionary call through Elliot’s books. Meat: Shadow of the Almighty is essentially a journal of missionary consecration. Chronologically, this book ends where Through Gates of Splendor begins. Overview: Shadow of the Almighty is “the life and testimony of Jim Elliot,” one of five men who were killed in the Ecuadorian interior while trying to make contact with an unknown tribe, then known as the Aucas, now known by their endonym, Huaorani (also spelled Waodani).Įlisabeth Elliot had already shared the thrilling story of Operation Auca in her other bestselling book, Through Gates of Splendor, so this book acts as a prequel in some respects.

After publishing the bestselling story of “Operation Auca” in 1957 ( Through Gates of Splendor) and Jim’s story in 1958 ( Shadow of the Almighty), she returned to the Huaorani with Rachel Saint to serve as a missionary until 1963, and became a respected devotional author in her own right. Who: Elisabeth Elliot first became famous as the wife of Jim Elliot, missionary who was killed in Ecuador in 1956.

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