“I would never go because I thought it would be “safe” but for any other reason, such as “carrying on my husband’s work” or whatever. There is one reason alone: I believe it is simply the next step. It is the thing required at the moment."

Letter. Paper, 8-1/2 x 11", printed. October 4, 1958. Letter sent out by Elisabeth Elliot in a mass mailing to those people who supported her work, explaining her plan to accept the invitation she and Rachel Saint received from a Waorani group to go and live among them. From BGC Archives, Collection 278, Box 2, Folder 6.