These Strange Ashes: Is God Still in Charge?

This book is a recollection of Elliot's earliest days on the missionary field, before her marriage to the martyr Jim Elliot. It a a great insight both into the the experiences that shaped her, as well into mid 20th century mission work in the jungles in South America.

Elliot is brutally honest as she is in all her books, and her passion and love for God shine through brightly. Although this is more a "memoirs" type of book, it quickly moves to inspiration, as you move with her through the trials of ministering to people who dont want to be ministered to. The title comes from a poem by Amy Carmichael, of which Elliot is a big fan of.

I highly recommend the book to all people as insight into this great woman of God's life.