Elizabeth Elliott is one of the best-known Christians of the 20th century.

After the death of her husband, Jim, and four other missionaries in Ecuador,

Elizabeth famously returned to live and minister among the same people who had killed her husband just years before.

Her legacy, however, extends far beyond those events.

Today, I have the privilege of speaking with Lucy S.R. Austin,

who spent over a decade studying Elizabeth's life, thought, and writings.

In this interview, she shares her experience meeting Elizabeth,

near the end of her life, insights into her missionary work in Ecuador, and how her writing in

the years that followed impacted thousands of believers around the world. Lucy S.R. Austin is a

writer, editor, and teacher. She served on the editorial staff of the Spring Hill Review, contributed

to various publications, and developed two high school English textbooks on prominent

Christian authors. Her research into Elizabeth Elliott are published in a new biography for

Crossway called Elizabeth Elliott A Life. Let's get started. Lucy, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast. I'm really glad to be here. Thanks for having me.

So could you just describe very briefly who was Elizabeth Elliott?

Elizabeth Elliott was a foreign missionary in Ecuador in the 50s.

And her husband was killed in the process of trying to reach a previously uncontacted people group.

And she wrote a book about it.

And the rest is kind of history.

Yeah, yeah.

And my understanding is that you had a chance to meet her before she

died. I think it was in 2015. Is that when she passed away? Yes, in June of 2015. And so when did

you get to talk with her and meet with her? So I was invited to be in her home and spend some

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