Dennis: Im going to rescue you from this one. 00:00. I will certainly be one of them. She accepted those things, [knowing] they were no surprise to God, Gren said. What a blessing she has been to all the lives she has touched and will continue to be through her books and recordings! She studied Classical Greek at Wheaton College, believing that it was the best tool to help her with the calling of ultimately translating the New Testament of the Bible into an unknown language. Copyright 2015 FamilyLife. [citation needed], From 1988 to 2001, Elisabeth could be heard on a daily radio program, Gateway to Joy,[6] produced by the Good News Broadcasting Association of Lincoln, Nebraska. Last year, as Elliot's health declined, WORLDinterviewed her third husband, Lars Gren. Its fun to hear two people, who like each other, but who are very different. Why did you do it that way? God will not forget. She was the wife of Lars Gren. It seems that the walk of faith becomes much more difficult for them, and they seem less inclined towards it. View All Obituaries. I think many people, as they face the prospect of Alzheimers disease, can feel like those Israelites felt: this is absolutely overwhelming. And he can certainly address new challenges that come along in life. The King of kings and the Lord of lords is the One who came to deliver the peace of God between God and man. Valerie: She was just strict enough thatI never thought of her as too strict. 7. It is a devastating disease for many people, and there is great fear surrounding it. That is, we can know certain things about what they experience and we can talk with people, but we cant fully understand what it is like to live with Alzheimers disease. A visitation will be held prior to the service at the A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel from 9 to 10 a.m. with the burial at Hamilton Cemetery following the funeral service. In 1969 she married Addison H. Leitch, a professor at Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts. The impact of a family dedicated to seeking first the kingdom of God is evident to all who watch the video of the funeral service. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. That means its a brain disease that starts in a particularly small region of the brain and then spreads throughout. The daughter of missionaries to Belgium and a graduate of Wheaton (which offers a full biography), Elliot went on to write more than a dozen additional books and launched a radio show, Gateway to Joy, which ran through 2001. He was happily ensconced there with many visitors from coast to coast coming to see him. Are we talking about remembering what he has done in our lives personally, and what he has done generally through his Son Jesus? All rights reserved. It was just going to be Elisabeth Elliot and her husband. To the rest of us mortals she was an incredibly talented and gifted woman who trusted God in life's greatest calamities, even the loss of her mind to dementia, and who allowed God to use her. She just said, Elisabeth, it just wouldnt surprise me in the least if God would give you exactly that sort of a man., Very shortly, thereafter, I was convicted by the fact that God was saying to me: You have not asked Me one thing about this. Returning to the United States after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker. with Elisabeth Elliot Gren, Lars Gren | December 23, 2015 00:00 R F 00:00 Reminisce with us as we hear a re-air of a previous interview with the late Elisabeth Elliot Gren and her husband, Lars. She was widowed again in 1973. WORLD magazine reports that Elliot had suffered from dementia for about a decade, and died at the couples home in Gloucester. View the profiles of people named Lars Gren. If youve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? An Update on Lars Gren - Elisabeth Elliot .. Bob: And a little shorterlike above the knee? In some sense, it even seems to rob aspects of our personhood, of who we are. Her husband, Lars Gren, says Elliot died Monday morning. Reminisce with us as we hear a re-air of a previousinterview with the late Elisabeth Elliot Gren and her husband, Lars. Due to seasonal conditions, the tree planting takes place during the spring and summer. She accepted those things, [knowing] they were no surprise to God. But when they hear an old hymn that they know and love, they light up and sing every word of it. The couples became dear friends. Bob: And what did you think was appropriate? Two years ago I was invited to have tea with Elisabeth and Lars. Get email updates about Elisabeth Gren delivered directly to your inbox. [3] In addition to Philadelphia, she lived in Franconia, New Hampshire and Moorestown, New Jersey. With titles like Let Me Be a Woman and Passion and Purity (one of CT's Top 5 books on singleness), Elliot built a particular following among Christian women. She was the wife of Lars Gren. The other difficulty is the growing prevalence of this disease in our society. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend. See, itsyou cant see it back there, but its kind of square on top. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies. Dennis: We want you to listen in as we play a little tape of a phone call we had recently with Valerie, and then we want you to comment on this too. Your daily news briefing from the editors of CT. After My Dad Died, God Didnt Answer My Anguish, Leave it all in the hands that were wounded for you. (, This gift for this day; God still owns tomorrow. (, If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. (. Her second husband died of cancer just four years later, and in 1977 she married her present husband, Lars Gren. Through a remarkable meeting two years later, Elisabeth and her 2-year-old daughter Valerie were able to live among the Aucas where she took up the work of language translation. You will receive email notifications when changes are made to the online memorial, including when family and friends post to the Guestbook. I opened my Bible and, lo and behold, it was staring me in the face: Men have different gifts, but it is the same Lord who accomplishes His purposes through them all. It was through Scripture, it was through prayer, and it was through the wisdom of an older person / and I had several other older people, too, that said the same thing.
