This is the context in which the story must be understood—as....

“ This is the context in which the story must be understood—as one incident in human history, an incident in certain ways and to certain people important, but only one incident. God is the God of human history, and He is at work continuously, mysteriously, accomplishing His eternal purposes in us, through us, for us, and in spite of us. ”

Elisabeth Elliot

From : Through Gates of Splendor