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The Living Waters Podcast

Ep. 185 - Jim and Elisabeth Elliot’s Extraordinary Sacrifice

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.93K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The latest Living Waters Podcast episode takes us on an intriguing journey—one that starts with the nostalgia of childhood memories and culminates in the profound story of missionaries Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. This isn't just another story. It's an introspection into our faith, our trust in God, and how far we are willing to go for our beliefs. This episode begins with the sharing of light-hearted anecdotes about childhood costumes and laughter-induced moments. The guys discuss the hi...

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And so, you know, they spent about three years with a people that were known as the Quikuz,

0:07.5

or the Quikukuz, I don't know how to even say that.

0:11.0

And then after that, you know, they had to start reaching them, they started coming to the

0:14.3

Lord, and then his ultimate goal of reaching the Akas was realized.

0:20.0

And so they start flying over there, and I got to remember, these people were hardly touched

0:24.8

by civilization.

0:25.9

So while he got, when Jim and Elizabeth Elliott and the rest of the crew got to Ecuador,

0:31.0

at first they were just there to reach lost people in general.

0:34.0

And in the process of learning the language and understanding the land, they hear about

0:39.5

sort of almost like old wives' tales, that there's this tribe out there, that nobody

0:44.3

can get to, that nobody can reach, that if you get close, they'll attack you.

0:49.0

And his response, while everyone else is like, stay away from them, like the Elliott's

0:53.3

response was, that's where the Lord wants us.

0:56.6

Not away from danger, but into danger, not because they were adrenaline junkies, but because

1:02.2

what they heard were there are people out there who are lost.

1:10.0

You guys are obviously familiar with the, where are they now, articles, and documentaries

1:16.1

that regularly pop up online.

1:17.1

They can be very cruel, annoyingly so sometimes, yeah.

1:20.5

But my mind recently went on a, where is it now, journey, like where's that funky little

1:26.6

outfit that I wore in that picture of me at Disneyland when I was five years old, the

1:29.6

one that had the apples on it, looked like a matching pair of underwear and undershirt

1:33.7

that my mom dressed me up in.

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