Rachel Saint, who served alongside Elliot, died in 1994. You will meet one person and they seem very content. When she returned to the States, she launched an impressive writing and speaking ministry, and remarried in 1969. Valerie: Besides speaking the truth to me, she always gave me the confidence and the encouragement that I was loved. I just have to sayI always look forward to Christmas morning. Lars Gren and Elisabeth were married from 1977 until June 2015, when Elisabeth passed away at the age of 88. ", CT blogger Ed Stetzer highlighted Elliot's comments on the place of women in missions, which a CT cover story called the "key to the future of missions. In 1977, she married Lars Gren and together they traveled widely to numerous speaking engagements, focusing much on the themes about . Due to seasonal conditions, the tree planting takes place during the spring and summer. His son would take him to the hospital and this man with Alzheimers disease would pray over other people who were sick and offer words of encouragement. Steve Saint, son of Nate Saint, wrote a cover story examining the reason they were killed. But the great thing that I seeand, of course, having had only one child myself, I didnt think about these things nearly as much as I do now, although I came from a family of six. Elisabeth: Well, I really dont like the word, struggle,so Im sorry to hear that I used that word because, Dennis: I dont think you used the word, struggle., Elisabeth: In my opinion, the word, struggle,99 times out of 100 means delayed obedience. You know, as long as we can give ourselves permission to struggle, we dont have to obey God. Elisabeth Elliot's Lost Manuscript | Christianity Today Elisabeth: He already knows. [Laughter]. All rights reserved. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. Kay Warren, wife of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, considered Elliot one of her most sacred companions" and honored her with a reflection that concluded: Elisabeth, thank you for shaping me into the woman I am, for modeling for me what it looks like to follow hard after Jesus, for never walking away from God in your darkest days and for holding true to your faith to the end. Elisabeth: I was just going to tell some of the things that had happened in my mind, months before you actually. This is your friend, Elisabeth Elliot. The Grens later worked and traveled together. A Love Story: Lars and Elisabeth Elliot Gren, Part 1. For everything else, theres Lars Gren, her husband of 36 years.