Devotedly, Valerie Elliot Shepard
Devotedly, Valerie Elliot Shepard
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Devotedly
The Personal Letters and Love Story of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot

Author: Valerie Elliot Shepard

Narrator: Valerie Elliot Shepard

Unabridged: 13 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2019

Synopsis

Their paths to God’s purpose led them together.Many know the heroic story of Jim Elliot’s violent death in 1956, killed along with four other missionaries by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe they were seeking to reach. Many also know the prolific legacy of Elisabeth Elliot, whose inspiring influence on generations of believers through print, broadcast, and personal testimony continues to resonate, even after her own death in 2015. What many don’t know is the remarkable story of how these two stalwart personalities—single-mindedly devoted to pursuing God’s will for their young lives, certain their future callings would require them to sacrifice forever the blessings of marriage—found their hearts intertwined. Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Now, for the first time, their only child—daughter Valerie Elliot Shepard—unseals never-before-published letters and private journals that capture in first-person intimacy the attraction, struggle, drama, and devotion that became a most unlikely love story. Riveting for old and young alike, this moving account of their personal lives shines as a gold mine of lived-out truth, hard-fought purity, and an insider’s view on two beloved Christian figures.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erica

“But for my own part, if a book is well written I always find it too short.” - Jane Austin That’s how I feel about this book. Filled with such an incredible love story, told in mostly their own words, the love of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot is one that was deeply rooted in God and provided much wisdom a......more

Goodreads review by Joy

This will easily be in my top 3 books of 2020, if not my number 1. As a teenager, reading Elisabeth Elliot's works radically shaped the woman that I have become, specifically Passion and Purity. Jim and Elisabeth have been life-long "friends" and mentors to me through her writings. So, to have this......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen

In Devotedly, Valerie is finishing the love story that Elisabeth told in brief in Passion and Purity. Instead of feeling like snippets used for purposes of illustration, Devotedly gives us a more complete picture of how Jim and Elisabeth fell in love and finally married. It’s not an exhaustive accoun......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Why I loved this book so much: 1. It showed to people who placed their love and trust in Jesus above all else, even when people thought they were crazy. 2. Valerie Shepard let us see her parents flaws. Sometimes, in reading what some people wrote about them, it was hard to imagine anyone being so perf......more

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