These Strange Ashes

by Elisabeth Elliot

Overview

In this deeply personal account of her first year as a missionary, Elisabeth Elliot shares what it was like to work in the jungles of Ecuador with a small group of women, bringing the Word of God to the Colorado Indians. With fascinating detail, she captures the stark realities of life among this primitive people and reflects upon the "strange ashes" that can result when an act of obedience is passed through the fires of God's perfect -- yet mysterious -- will.

These Strange Ashes is more than a remarkable sharing of a year in the life of a Christian missionary; it is a reflection on the great questions of life and a memorable testimony to the realities of authentic Christian commitment. First published over twenty years ago, this edition includes the author's candid observations about that first year of ministry and how that experience continues to affect her life today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800745462
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/26/2023
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Elisabeth Elliot, one of the outstanding women of present-day Christianity, has been a conference speaker and is an author of over twenty books. Her titles include Passion and Purity, No Graven Image, Be Still My Soul, The Path of Loneliness, Secure in the Everlasting Arms, The Music of His Promises, and Keep a Quiet Heart. She and her husband, Lars Gren, live in Magnolia, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
1.	The Way In	13
2.	A Missionary House	23
3.	A Missionary Journey	29
4.	San Miguel de los Colorados	35
5.	A Jungle Home	41
6.	A Church, a School, and a Language	45
7.	Jungle Housekeeping	53
8.	An Unwritten Language	59
9.	The Neighbors	69
10.	Jungle Trails	75
11.	Distractions	83
12.	Birth and Death	91
13.	Times and Seasons	97
14.	The Life Around Us	105
15.	A Fishing Expedition	111
16.	A Fish or a Scorpion	119
17.	My Wellbeloved's Leisure	129
18.	An Alphabet for Tsahfihki	133
19.	The End of the Matter	143
	Epilogue	149