By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” By the time we encounter the story of Jim Elliot, we are no longer in the world of the Reformation or the early church, but in the modern era, the age marked by unprecedented global access, growing opportunity, and expanding influence. And yet, the call of Christ has not changed. The same gospel that called the first disciples still calls today. The same cross still stands at the center of discipleship.