Book description from Christianbook.com:
“In this deeply personal account of her first year as a missionary, Elisabeth Elliot shares the challenges she faced as she worked in the jungles of Ecuador to bring the Word of God to a people virtually untouched by the outside world. With fascinating detail, she captures the stark realities of life in the jungle, the difficulties she encountered while developing a written language for the tribe, and her confusion when God didn’t “cooperate” with her efforts to accomplish what she believed what His will.
More than just a memoir, Made for the Journey is a beautifully crafted and deeply personal reflection on the important questions of life and a remarkable testimony to authentic Christian obedience to an unfathomable God.”
My Review:
Elisabeth Elliot was a Christian author and communicator like no other. Her books have always challenged me, and her radio show encouraged me for many years. This book was like reading a personal letter written by Mrs. Elliot. It is a clear and absorbing account of the beginning of her missionary career. She did not sugarcoat or romanticize any of the events of that happened to her during that time. She simply shares the lessons that God taught her during these days of service, and it is fascinating reading. We also get a glimpse of the beginnings of her feelings for missionary Jim Elliot and her desire to get married. As she shares victories and losses, I was encouraged to trust God through all the circumstances of my own life. Mrs. Elliot had a long and effective ministry to women until the Lord called her home, and our lives are the richer for this.
I want to make sure the reader of this review knows that this book is a reprint of the book “Strange Ashes” by this author, and was published in 1998. I did not read the earlier edition, and I’m not sure if any changes or updates were added.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.