Saw this story by Randy Alcorn today.
Jim Elliot had a brother, Bert, who was a missionary before Jim was ... and who served for 60 years on the mission field before passing away this past February.
Jim Elliot had a brother, Bert, who was a missionary before Jim was ... and who served for 60 years on the mission field before passing away this past February.
Bert said something to me that day I met him that I’ll never forget: “Jim and I both served Christ, but differently. Jim was a great meteor, streaking through the sky.”
Bert didn’t go on to describe himself, but I will. Unlike his brother Jim, the shooting star, Bert was a faint star that rose night after night, faithfully crossing the same path in the sky, to God’s glory.
In missions work, suffering sometimes results in a short life culminating in martyrdom, sometimes in a long life of daily dying to self and living for Christ. I believe Jim Elliot’s reward is considerable, but it wouldn’t surprise me to discover that Bert and Colleen’s will be greater still.
Read the whole article here. (HT: Justin Taylor).
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