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We are excited to share that a new resource from the Elisabeth Elliot Foundation is now available! We offer you the chance to dive into The Shaping of a Christian Family with this new Companion Study guide.  Throughout her ministry, Elisabeth heard from many parents who desired to establish Christian homes but had no background to look to.…

We are thrilled to announce that the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C is opening an exhibit of our beloved Elisabeth’s life and legacy. It opens on March 30th and will be on display until the end of 2023. This has been an endeavor of years in the making; Lars and the Elisabeth Elliot…

We thank you for making this year one to remember. Your prayers, encouragement, and partnership have been invaluable and a blessing to us at the Elisabeth Elliot Foundation… Elisabeth thoughtfully provided her listeners and readers with help to enjoy Christmas traditions filled with love, joy, and the hope of Christ. On that note, we are excited to…

Thoughts from Elisabeth’s dear friend, Arlita Winston… Memories are made of this! One of my favorite memories as a child was gazing into a kaleidoscope.  It was a long brass tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored glass or paper at one end.   Looking through a keyhole at the opposite end, I slowly turned it.  …

Throughout her life, Elisabeth gleaned wisdom from her constant reading. As she immersed herself in her treasured books, she enjoyed sharing what she learned with others. She kept a record of titles she recommended and would often send it to her friends and correspondents. Her list included works of various genres and authors, and books…

Many of you have so kindly inquired about the well-being of Elisabeth’s Lars, (affectionately known as the 3rd Mr. Elliot).  We thought an update was in order for you to enjoy. For those who didn’t know, Lars was diagnosed with dementia in 2016.  He sold the lovely home he and Elisabeth built together at 10…

Recently, Jim and Elisabeth’s daughter, Valerie Elliot Shepard gave a virtual presentation hosted by the European Christian Mission-Poland. We are excited to be able to share with you that talk, entitled: The Legacy of Jim & Elisabeth Elliot.   Valerie shares: Of her parents faith and its impact on her own life Insights into the…

Today marks the 65th Anniversary of the passing of Jim Elliot and 4 fellow missionaries through Heaven’s Gates of Splendor. In memoriam, we share with you this documentary narrated by Elisabeth Elliot about these 5 men. Jim, Pete Fleming, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, & Ed McCully left behind a legacy of passion, dedication, and love…

Without a doubt, Christmas at the Cove was a special highlight of the holiday season.  The Grens hosted an annual Christmas party for the Gordon-Conwell seminary wives and their husbands as well as local family and friends.  My sister Karen and I had the blessing of helping at many of these parties.   We all gathered in the…

We hope you enjoy this loving tribute from Valerie Elliot Shepard for her parents, Jim & Elisabeth Elliot… Today, Oct. 8, 1953, is the anniversary of my parents’ wedding when they joyfully were married in a civil court in Quito, Ecuador.  They had waited faithfully and hopefully since June of 1948 when my father confessed…