Elizabeth Elliott knew serving Jesus meant putting it all on the line.

Here's Ellen Bond.

The missionary life was, in fact, what Amy Carmichael had called it, quote, a chance to die.

Going forth to deliver the good news in a hostile culture can cost one his or her life.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamoo.

Co-author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story.

For September 17, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh. We all want to please God and give our lives to them.

But can we say we want to do that even if it means actually, literally, giving our lives?

As we'll hear today, that's something Jim and Elizabeth Elliott had decided long before

while Donnie Spears entered the picture.

If you're a mom with a little one close by, you need to know that some of today's program

might be disturbing to young children.

You may want to distract your kids somewhere else or listen later. You can do that on

the Revive Our Hearts app or at revive our hearts.com. Now here's Nancy, continuing her conversation

with best-selling author Ellen Bonn. Many of our listeners are very familiar with the story of

Elizabeth Elliott, woman who lived from 1926 to 2015. The Lord took

her home. And you grew up under her teaching, her ministry, her radio ministry gateway to joy.

You've read her books. You've heard her speak. And so many women have told us Elizabeth Elliott was a

mentor to me. She was the spiritual mother I never had. She talked since and was no fluff and just

direct, but so helpful. And many women who are part of the Reviver Hearts family were deeply impacted by the life and the work of Elizabeth Elliott.

For some of you, she's new. For you, Elizabeth Elliott may be a less familiar name, and maybe you didn't grow up in that environment where she was talked about or you didn't hear her program, and that's okay because we're making up for

lost time this week by introducing you to the life and work of Elizabeth Elliott, particularly

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