Elisabeth Elliot

Elisabeth Elliot is a missionary who spent some years among the Waorani people in Ecuador. Her husband, Jim Elliot, was one of five men who made initial contact with the Waoranis, then called Aucas, on January 6, 1956. Two days later Waoranis returned and killed the men.

Related Topics:
Missionary - Waorani - Ecuador - Jim Elliot - January 6 - 1956

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Elisabeth Elliot went to the Waoranis with Rachel Saint, sister of Nate Saint, another of the five, and learned the language with the help of Dayuma, a Waorani who had spent some time among the Quechuas. The Waoranis called her Gikari (Woodpecker).

Related Topics:
Rachel Saint - Nate Saint - Dayuma - Quechua

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Elliot has a daughter, Valerie Shepard, and has since married Lars Gren.

Related Topics:
Valerie Shepard - Lars Gren

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