Jim Elliot’s Death – Cause and Date

The religious leader Jim Elliot died at the age of 28. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Remembered as one of several missionaries killed during Operation Auca, an evangelical enterprise in Ecuador, he was the subject of several documentary films, including Torchlighters: The Jim Elliot Story and Beyond Gates of Splendor.

He and his wife, Elisabeth Elliot, were the subjects of a 2003 musical theater piece titled Love Above All. The couple’s marriage resulted in a daughter named Valerie (born in 1955).

Quotes

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“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” (Jim Elliot)

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“God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.” (Jim Elliot)

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“Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores – more than abundantly – what it takes away.” (Jim Elliot)

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“Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.” (Jim Elliot)

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“Wherever you are – be all there.” (Jim Elliot)