{"id":11845,"date":"2026-01-13T19:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11845"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:17:02","slug":"keith-elliott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2026\/keith-elliott.html","title":{"rendered":"Keith Elliott"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>We would appreciate your prayers for the family of our former director, Keith Elliott, who passed away this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eba4502221e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69eba4502221e\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliotts-cottrills-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11846\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliotts-cottrills-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliotts-cottrills-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliotts-cottrills-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/elliotts-cottrills.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Elliotts and Cottrills 2016 (click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith was our Canadian director back before Camino joined with Avant. He and his wife, Ruth Ann, were a great encouragement to us at the time. In fact, as you may guess from the picture above, they visited us here in Ixtapaluca 10 years ago next month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith&#8217;s obituary explains what happened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Keith was able to fulfill his heart&#8217;s desire to be the kidney donor for his beloved wife and life-long ministry partner, Ruth Ann.&nbsp;Keith experienced a complication from the transplant surgery. After many days on life support, surrounded by his family, Keith passed from this world into the loving arms of his Saviour on Saturday, January 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/erbgood.com\/tribute\/details\/17961\/Rev-Gordon-Elliott\/obituary.html\">Obituary Rev. Gordon Keith &#8220;Mateo&#8221; Elliott<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We had actually been hoping to have Keith and Ruth Ann down here again to do some ministry with our pastors, and were very much looking forward to having them. But the Lord had other things in mind. We&#8217;ll have to wait a little longer to see him again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Elliotts served for many years as missionaries in Mexico, and in Ecuador. 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