And so here we are, looking back on Ecuador. Welcome to another look into the life and

message of Elizabeth Alliet as she called us to live to a higher standard each day. Not

to be satisfied with just throwing a little religion into our lives as a shallow substitute

for giving God our best. As this podcast series continues in the coming weeks we'll hear

from family friends and others who are influenced by Elizabeth's life and message. Today we conclude,

that's right, we conclude our extended series about Jim Alliet and Operation Alka and other

events during Elizabeth's time in Ecuador. At the end today I'll tell you more about what's

coming next but first we have two more Gateway to Joy programs to wrap up this extended look

looking back on Ecuador. Writing an unwritten language and then Gateway to Joy 132 reflections

on life in Ecuador. Today we hear from Jim and Elizabeth daughter Valerie as she remembers going

back to Ecuador in age 11 and we'll also hear from a memorial service from 1956. What do they

have to say just days after the death of the missionaries? That's later today. Right now let's

begin with Gateway to Joy 131 writing an unwritten language. You know there are thousands of unwritten

languages in the world. The Alkas thought everyone could speak or soon would speak their language.

So why was this woman? This adult unable to speak the language? She must be they figured

less than smart. You are loved with an everlasting love. That's what the Bible says and underneath

are the everlasting arms. This is your friend Elizabeth Elliott talking with you this time about

writing an unwritten language. Many of you are familiar I'm sure with the fact that there are

thousands of unwritten languages in the world. They've never had any form of writing whatsoever

and there are hundreds of missionaries working on the reduction to writing of those languages.

It was in order to do that kind of work that I became a missionary back in 1952. I had taken

special training at the University of Oklahoma in linguistics and learned things like how to

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