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Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living.

Jim Elliot

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
Bible Translator
Missionary
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
Slay
Appetite
Longing
Living

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