Kim Elliot grew up, like many young girls, dreaming of a fairytale romance and a prince charming. That dream was shattered at age 26 when—still a virgin—she was raped and became pregnant. Once firmly pro-life, even in the case of rape, Kim suddenly found herself living the very scenario she had only discussed in theory. Desperate to escape her trauma, she
scheduled an abortion—but God intervened. What followed was a journey through darkness into light: dangerous, redemptive, and overwhelmingly triumphant.

Choosing life for her daughter, Kim embraced single motherhood and discovered that God can turn even the most devastating circumstances into beauty. Her Amazon #1 best-seller, Choosing Life After Rape, reveals the truths that set her free—truths about conception, motherhood, forgiveness, healing, and the God who redeems all things. Today, she speaks with transparency and grace about choosing life, love, and redemption—challenging audiences to go beyond being against abortion to celebrating women and empowering them to choose life.

Through her courageous story, people find freedom from shame, new understanding about “hard cases,” and encouragement to wait on God’s timing in love.

A She Leads Tennessee honoree for her pro-life influence and guest speaker for Tennessee Right to Life, Kim has written an op-ed for Live Action and appeared on numerous faithbased programs, including Life Issues Institute, Life Talk Tennessee, Brad Stine Has Issues, The Last Evangelist with director David Heavener, The Pro-Life Team with Jacob Barr, and Life Options Network. Alongside her husband, author and musician Gary Elliot, she co-founded God of the Romantic Presentations and co-hosts Redeeming the Romantic, where they inspire young people to love God first, know their worth and God-given purpose, and trust His divine design for romance and marriage.

Since 1996, Kim has shared her story at churches, pro-life conferences, and pregnancy center fundraisers nationwide. Her compelling passion is for every listener to encounter Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the LIFE—who makes all things new, including romantic dreams…even in the case of rape.

Kim and Gary live in Nashville, Tennessee, and travel often to Illinois for “play weekends” with their three beloved grandsons. Her other books include Veiled Unto His Pleasure and Violets in the Snow (2024, co-authored with Gary Elliot).