Who is Clara Elliot from Shadow of the Almighty and what is their importance?

Clara is Jim Elliot's mother. She meets her husband-to-be at age 18 when he visits her parent's home as he travels with a preacher by the name of Mr. Ironside. Three years later, while she is away at Chiropractic school, she meets him again as he preaches in a nearby Baptist church. The two fall in love and marry. She is a typical mother who makes Jim Elliot's story one that many can relate to. She fears him going on the mission field and tries to talk him into reaching those who need the Lord in North America instead of traveling to far off and dangerous places. Her soft gray hair and caring smile offer a manifestation of motherliness. Kindness is not only perceived in her life but shown in acts like caring for a little old lady known as Aunt Frostie for twenty years.