[Recently]…Elisabeth Elliot came face to face with her heart\u2019s truest love\u201d\u201dJesus Christ. On Earth, she married three times\u201d\u201dher first two husbands preceded her in death \u201d\u201c but from earliest childhood her deepest affections were for her Savior, and it was for Him that her soul yearned. June 14, 2015 is the day her lifelong passion, zeal, and rugged obedience see fulfillment in his presence. I am thrilled for her!<\/p>\n
I, on the other hand, am sitting here with tears in my eyes, already missing one of my most sacred companions on the journey towards home. I know from the get-go that I will not be able to fully articulate her impact on me; words are going to fail me in my attempt to honor her, but I have to try.<\/p>\n
As a college freshman in 1972, I got to be a part of history. My little (at the time) college\u201d\u201dCalifornia Baptist\u201d\u201dwas no different than hundreds of other Christian colleges. We lived in the era of no dancing, drinking, smoking, girls couldn\u2019t wear pants to class, \u201cmixed bathing\u201d\u009d was frowned upon, drums and guitar in worship were radical ideas, and boys with long hair were instantly pegged as hippies (which was definitely not a good thing). Our faith was buttoned up, quiet, respectful, filled with rules and regulations, and not very exciting or challenging.<\/p>\n