Jim Elliot
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Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an American Christian missionary and one of five people killed during Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador.
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Born | (1927-10-08)October 8, 1927 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | January 8, 1956(1956-01-08) (aged 28) Curaray River, Ecuador |
Education | Benson Polytechnic H.S. (1941–45) Wheaton College (1945–49) |
Spouse | Elisabeth Elliot |
Children | Valerie Elliot |
Parent(s) | Fred Elliot Clara Elliot |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Plymouth Brethren[1] |
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