NO GRAVEN IMAGE ~ Elisabeth Elliot PB 1985 4th Printing MISSIONARY NOVEL

Description: NO GRAVEN IMAGEby Elisabeth Elliot_________________ Trade paperback; 244 pages; Size Approx. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4.Published by Crossway Books; 1985, 4th printing.Details: This is a missionary novel by Elisabeth Elliot who was a young missionary to the Auca Indians of Ecuador in the 1950's when her husband, Jim, was martyred along with four other missionaries. She is best-known for her classic book, Through Gates of Splendor.Synopsis: "Margaret, an intrepid twenty-five-year-old missionary, travels to the Andes Mountains of Ecuador to start her ministry. She sees little progress at first, but eventually gains a following and an enhanced reputation for her part in the safe and seemingly miraculous delivery of a breech baby. Things seem to be going well. She works on her translation of the Bible into the Indian language and befriends a native and his family. Then tragedy strikes, shaking Margaret's entire way of thinking. Full of excitement, human emotion, and exotic South American culture and color, No Graven Image is sure to captivate new readers everywhere."Amazon book review: "This was a surprisingly dark little novel but that left me as a missionary feeling both understood and encouraged. The story is told from the perspective of a young single missionary who begins ministering to an unreached indigenous group in Ecuador. She is full of ideals and with a pressure to be successful in saving souls. Through the eyes of the protagonist the author spends time gently critiquing the missionary community, the American church that sends her, and ultimately the young woman's own too tame view of God. So much of what she critiques belongs to an evangelical world of yesteryear. For instance, she describes an evangelical world which anticipates that every setback will have an easily discernable why--like my car had a flat tire and then I witnessed to the mechanic that stopped to help me and he accepted Christ. The young missionary learns that setbacks and frustrations happen but normally with no discernable reason why. The heart of her message [is] that God's ways are mysterious and that bringing the Gospel to a new area is a very slow process of humbly loving people. There are many short term missionaries today who come with a belief that they can do a huge work of mercy, share the Gospel a bunch, and think that they leave behind a big impact. As long term missionaries we come to the field with similar mistaken expectations. This powerfully related story makes this book a worthwhile read for anyone who is interested in missions."A fine addition for your bookshelf!Condition: Darkened a little around the cover and page edges, former owner's impressed seal in the front, in the manufacturing the top and bottom edges were not cut square with the sides but are skewed a little (see pictures), otherwise in good condition with a solid binding and clean pages. 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