I just finished reading this book for the second time and thus the choice of special for today.
Elisabeth Elliott wrote this in 1956, months after her husband (and four others) were martyred. This edition has several updates since then on the Waodani people, as they call themselves (Auca was the name the nearby Quichua tribe gave them at the time).
I have rarely read such a moving testimony to God's grace in modern times. The five missionaries died just two years before I was born.
If you like to read, you will not be able to put this book down!
P.S. Donna Reynolds met Elisabeth Elliott at her church in Jacksonville, FL and got to ask her a question after she spoke there!!! How cool!
Mary, my wonderful husband found the movie on YOUTUBE last night after Church. We watched as long as we could before turning in as it was getting late. I am sure we will pick back up tonight. Yes, we met Elisabeth Elliott in person and she was humble and funny as we chuckled over a few things while she was signing my book. I had an immediate adoration for her as my sister in Christ! We must have given our movie to one of the kids, so I am thankful Craig found it on YOUTUBE and I hope you get to watch it soon. The song you sang for us yesterday in service was Beautiful. Thank you for that!