A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot"In a far more secular and self preoccupied time Amy Carmichael's vision of the unseen and her ardent effort to dwell in its light, making any sacrifice for its sake, seems hardly believable, let alone worth trying to imitate. Will we be put off by her awesome discipline, her steadfast ness, or perhaps by the cultural shift or the difference in vocabulary? She spoke often of the 'country whose forces move unseen among us? That country is our country.

"In a far more secular and self-preoccupied time Amy Carmichael's vision of the unseen and her ardent effort to dwell in its light, making any sacrifice for its sake, seems hardly believable, let alone worth trying to imitate. Will we be put off by her awesome discipline, her steadfast-ness, or perhaps by the cultural shift or the difference in vocabulary? She spoke often of the 'country whose forces move unseen among us? That country is our country. We are its citizens as she was, if we call ourselves Chris-tians. If its forces moved in Dohnavur, they move unabated here, too, where we live. If we are unaware, perhaps we have not listened, taken time to observe.

Have we been deafened by noise, some of the worst of which passes for music? Has our vision, spiritual as well as physical, perhaps been impaired by the glittering images of the ubiquitous screen?"

A Chance To Die is the life story of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary who spent 53 years in South India, without a furlough. She founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for children in moral danger. Elisabeth Elliot brings "Amma" to life, providing a compelling, unforgettable story that will provoke you to examine the depths of your own commitment to Christ.