Through Gates of Splendor

Posted on 02 February 2018 by Elisabeth Elliot

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 has 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. Free Read [ Through Gates of Splendor ] by [ Elisabeth Elliot ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is probably one of the most famous missionary stories in the world.Five men, sold out for God, entered the dangerous territory of the Auca tribe in Ecuador in the 1950 s to try and reach them with the Gospel They never returned Their bodies were found a few days later on a beach Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of Jim, collated their journals and filled in the gaps with first hand knowledge What struck me most forcefully was the wholehearted commitment of every one of these men to give up eve This is probably one of the most famous missionary stories in the world.Five men, sold out for God, entered the dangerous territory of the Auca tribe in Ecuador in the 1950 s to try and reach them with the Gospel They never returned Their bodies were found a few days later on a beach Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of Jim, collated their journals and filled in the gaps with first hand knowledge What struck me most forcefully was the wholehearted commitment of every one of these men to give up everything worldly for the sake of Christ This, desp...I rate this book 5 stars for the story itself, the writing is actuallylike 4 stars at best This book has really made me think I find myself in moments of silence returning back to the story and the messages one can draw away from it The book was about 5 American missionaries who were murdered by the hands of those they were striving to teach and convert to Christianity Some of the thoughts that came to mind when reading this book were, what makes a man so completely devoted to his fait I rate this book 5 stars for the story itself, the writing is actuallylike 4 stars at best This book has really made me think I find myself in moments of silence returning back to the story and the messages one can draw away from it The book was about 5 American missionaries who were murdered by the hands of those they were striving to teach and convert to Christianity Some of the th...The powerful and cut to the heart challenging account written by the widow of one of the 5 young missionaries who gave up their earthly lives with the death defying intention of reaching the Auca Indians in Ecuador for the sake of their Sovereign God and His Gospel I am profoundly impacted by their testimony, as I am by the events following this book Elisabeth, widow of Jim Elliot, and Rachel Saint, the sister of another one of the her martyrs Nate, remained in Ecuador in their work amongst The powerful and cut to the heart challenging account written by the widow of one of the 5 young missionaries who gave up their earthly lives with the death defying intention of reaching the Auca Indians in Ecuador for the sake of their Sovereign God and His Gospel I am profoundly impacted by their testimony, as I am by the events following this book Elisabeth, widow of Jim Elliot, and Rachel Saint, the sister of another one of the her martyrs Nate, remained in Ecuador in their work amon...Wow I don t know what to say The story of theses 5 missionaries and their wives is incredible All of them were completely and utterly devoted to Jesus, and the way they lived and died is proof of that I already knew the story pretty well, but reading it in Elizabeth Elliot s words and the words of the others through journal entries gave it apersonal and weighty feeling The five men were obedient to God s calling on their lives and so attentive to God s leading It was amazing to s Wow I don t know what to say The story of theses 5 missionaries and their wives is incredible All of them were completely and utterly devoted to Jesus, and the way they lived and died is proof of that I already knew the story pretty well, but reading it in Elizabeth Elliot s words and the words of the others through journal entries gave it apersonal and weighty feeling The five men were obedient to God s calling on their...I had read this book quite a few years ago, but we just finished reading it as a family my husband and I and our 4 older children I am left feeling moved and inspired to continue to serve and sacrifice Christ no matter what the cost The devotion of these men to their Saviour, reflected so well in their own journal writings, was incredibly touching and inspiring It was this story that God used in my life as a college student, to touch my heart and propel me into missions What a joy to read I had read this book quite a few years ago, but we just finished reading it as a family my husband and I and our 4 older children I am left feeling moved and inspired to continue to serve and sacrifice Christ no matter what the cost The devotion of th...This story impacted me as a child, and then Wycliffe did a musical based on the story that made me consider becoming a Bible translator for a while I ve read this at least five times, but not in 12 years.This is not a tragic story.I mean, it s sad I felt so many feelings, especially towards the end, and a sense of shock and horror and just plain sadness.But it s also so inspirational How God used those missionaries to dogood th...I gave this a 4 star rating not because the writing was amazing it was dry slow at times butbecause the faith and daily living of these men and their wives was truly amazing They gave all and really lived out what the Bible speaks.I had to read this last year in eighth grade While reading the book I thought it was the worst thing in the world It bored me to death, but probably most likely because I am young It got to the point where I had to get it on audio book, and I don t like audio books, but we thought I might understand it better if I could both hear and see the words.I still didn t finish the book I often fell asleep in the middle of listening to it, and didn t exactly do my homework when I was supposed to read I had to read this last year in eighth grade While reading the book I thought it was the worst thing in the world It bored me to death, but probably most likely because I am young It got to the point where I had to get it on audio book, and I don t like audio books, but we thought I might understand it better if I could both hear and see the words.I still didn t finish the book I often fell asleep in the middle of listening to it, and didn t exactly do my homework when I was supposed to read x amount of chapters a day But once we actually broke down the situation and story line, the whole scheme of things was tragic but interesting I still didn t like the book, but it earned its second star for the over all story, and its third star for a very interesting documentary about it Although the documentary doesn t really have anything to do with the actual book, it does tell the initial story in under thirty minutes and has footage as well.Personally, as a you...True story of 5 male missionaries who were murdered by indigenous people in Ecquador in the fifties The author is the wife of one of the murdered men I have a vague recollection of hearing or reading or seeing a TV special about this incident and these people, so when I found this book in an RV park library, I snagged it It s a good story that would have been better told by someone else I read th...

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02 February 2018

Elisabeth Elliot