EARLY LIFE Jim Elliot began his life in Portland, Oregon in the USA. His mother, Clara, was a chiropractor and his father, Fred, was a minister. They married and settled in Seattle, WA where they welcomed their first son, Robert in 1921. Later they relocated the family to Portland where Herbert arrived in 1924, Jim in 1927, and Jane in 1932. Jim knew Christ from an early age and was never afraid to speak about Him to his friends. At age six Jim told his mother, “Now, mama, the Lord Jesus can come whenever He wants. He could take our whole family because I’m saved now, and Jane is too young to know Him yet.” THE YEARS THAT CEMENTED HIS DESIRE TO SERVE THE LORD IN MISSIONS Jim entered Benson Polytechnic High School in 1941. He ... continue

Gladys Aylward

British missionary

(1902 - 1970)

Gladys Aylward was born in London in 1904 (or a few years earlier). She worked for several years as a parlorma...
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Isaac Watts

Hymnwriter

(1674 - 1748)

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart, prepare him room / And hea...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Lecturer

(1906 - 1945)

"Cheap grace is preaching forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communi...
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