Made for the Journey

Made for the Journey – One Missionary's First Year in the Jungles of Ecuador
By Elisabeth Elliot
Published at Revell
About the Book
In this deeply personal account of her first year as a missionary, Elisabeth Elliot shares the challenges she faced as she worked in the jungles of Ecuador to bring the Word of God to a people virtually untouched by the outside world. With fascinating detail, she captures the stark realities of life in the jungle, the difficulties she encountered while developing a written language for the tribe, and her confusion when God didn't "cooperate" with her efforts to accomplish what she believed was His will.
More than just a memoir, Made for the Journey is a beautifully crafted and deeply personal reflection on the important questions of life and a remarkable testimony to authentic Christian obedience to an unfathomable God.
Who is Elisabeth Elliot?
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was one of the most perceptive and popular Christian writers of the last century. The author of more than twenty books, including Passion and Purity and The Journals of Jim Elliot, Elliot offered guidance and encouragement to millions of readers worldwide.
My Thoughts
Elisabeth Elliot has become an inspirational Christian woman through her writings. But before she became an inspiration to many she was herself a missionary who spent many years in Ecuador.   This book is about her first year as a missionary in the jungles of Ecuador. 
This book is literally an adventure in itself.  You will embark on a journey following the footsteps of Elisabeth Elliot (then Howard) as she arrives and travels through the jungles to her destination in order to help in the Colorado tribe.  While reading this book you will be in awe of her courage, fear at times during their journey, experience joy and sadness and much more.  This book is packed with emotions as you read her journey and experience in the jungles of Ecuador.   One specific chapter highlights all the work that had to be done when it comes to drinking water or milk as well as food preparation.   It is amazing to realize that in North America we sometime wait at the last minute to prepare our food while back then as a missionary (and I am sure still today in some countries) you would have to plan in advance and manage to live without a refrigerator or a freezer.   This particular chapter was an eye opener of the kind of environment some missionary might live in to this day in certain parts of the world.
Elisabeth Elliot’s book is written in such a way that you will be immerse in the atmosphere describe in each chapter.  It is almost as if you are witnessing the scene as she unfold it under your eyes.   I enjoy that time of writings when it comes to biographies.   I find that it makes it more personal, more realistic for the reader.  I have heard of the tragic end of her first husband Jim Elliot but I had never read anything from Elisabeth Elliot until now.  I have enjoyed reading Made for the Journey and will definitively look read more books from Elisabeth Elliot in the future.
Whether you are thinking of going on a mission trip or you simply enjoy learning more from inspirational Christians of the past, this book is a delight to discover.   This book will help you to better visualize the life of a missionary in regions where not a lot of our regular North American amenities exists.   It will give you a better understanding and perspective of their lives as they work to reach out and teach the gospel to people groups that have not been touched by it yet.
Made for the Journey is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

Disclaimer: The copy of this book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.