Pilipinto: The Jungle Adventures of a Missionary's Daughter

By Valerie Elliott Shepard

Book Overview

In 1956, Valerie's young missionary father, Jim Elliot, and four other men were speared to death by members of a remote Ecuadorian tribe. But the good news of the gospel did not die with them. When Valerie was just a toddler, she and her mother, Elisabeth, moved to live with that very tribe--showing the unconditional love of Christ so that the gospel could work in powerful and transformative ways. Pilipinto is an amazing story of courage and redemption--but it is also the simple story of a young American girl who grew up alongside the indigenous people of the 1950s Amazon jungle. That jungle, despite its dangers, became a delightful playground where Valerie learned to trust God's hand and respect all his gifts. Beautifully illustrated, Pilipinto is a child-appropriate introduction to several Christian heroes and heroines--powerful models in the faith who demonstrated reckless abandon for the kingdom of God.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629950254
• ISBN13: 9781629950259
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5