Being Elisabeth Elliot, Ellen Vaughn
Being Elisabeth Elliot, Ellen Vaughn
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Being Elisabeth Elliot

Author: Ellen Vaughn, Joni Eareckson Tada

Narrator: Connie Shabshab

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2024

Synopsis

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. And yet, she stayed in the jungle with her young daughter to minister to the very people who had thrown the spears, demonstrating the power of Christ’s forgiveness. This courageous, no-nonsense Christian went on to write dozens of books, host a long-running radio show, and speak at conferences all over the world. She was a pillar of coherent, committed faith—a beloved and sometimes controversial icon. And while things in the limelight might have looked golden, her suffering continued refining her in many different and unexpected ways. Her early years, related in Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, traced the transition of a young woman who dealt in “certainties” to the woman who lived with the unknown. Now, being Elisabeth Elliot increasingly meant confronting how much she did not understand. She sought her reference point beyond her own experiences, always pondering what she called the “impenetrable mystery” of the interplay between God’s will and human choices. And it is that strange mystery which shaped the rest of her startling life story.

About The Author

Ellen Vaughn is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has written or co-written twenty-four books. Former vice president of executive communications at Prison Fellowship, she collaborated with the late Chuck Colson on a number of his seminal works. She speaks at conferences, often travels to interview Christ-followers in hostile parts of the world, and serves on the board of directors for ICM, the global church developer. With degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Richmond, Ellen lives in northern Virginia and enjoys reading, hiking, drinking coffee with friends, and staring pensively at the ocean.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on January 14, 2024

I started reading Being Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn with fear and trembling. As with most Christian women my age, Elisabeth had been a huge influence on me. Her no nonsense advice had teleported me through the hard years of raising 9 children, even when I found her a little too severe sometimes......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 14, 2023

It has taken me a few days to pinpoint the feeling I experienced upon finishing this book. I thought at first it was anger. I realize now what it was: this book broke my heart. Elisabeth Elliot's writing helped shape my attitudes towards obedience to Christ, and of course I knew something about the e......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on December 27, 2023

Whew, this is a heavy book. I deeply appreciated this look at the woman whose writings have impacted me so much over the years, though it was heartbreaking to have a closer look at the painful experiences she went through. As other reviewers have noted, there are some private details that I think th......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen on August 19, 2023

Being Elisabeth Elliotis a startling conclusion to the life story of a woman whom many of us have long counted as one of our heroes. The first volume by Ellen Vaughn, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, was gripping and even compelling. But there wasn't a lot that surprised or shocked me—other than the......more

Goodreads review by Susy C. on January 10, 2025

** The fact it took me 5 months to read this says something. But not sure what. Need to sit on this review for a bit. Teetering between a 4/5 star for me- the author finished this book right after her husband battled a short horrific bout with brain cancer and passed away. 🥹 ** It took me about a mon......more

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