Isobel KuhnRezensionen

Trying to follow where God might lead. That’s what Isobel Kuhn writes with honesty and plain speaking. It’s her story of how God worked in her early life and how she found direction. Written in the 1950s, it remains a readable story, full of surprises and epiphanies. I found it inspiring and thought-provoking (in a good way).

Isobel Kuhn, with China Inland Mission, writes of her and her husbands time among the Lisu people in the great mountains of West China from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. I was greatly honored to read of these people and the love of these missionaries; the culture, the living conditions, the living on the side of the mountain, the Lisu people and how they took what they learned and became missionaries themselves. And also how much prayers are needed for the work to continue and more importantly how many more workers are needed to take the gospel to those who haven't heard. To God be the glory for the things He has done in and through these people. A book that will long stay with me.½

Remarkably honest first person account.

Isobel Kuhn details her change from skeptic to Christian and where that journey then led her. It is a short account but very detailed. It stops short of documenting her missionary experiences which are contained in other books.

I know this is a classic and I did enjoy it but found the tone slightly irritating in places. I can't really explain why. There was also some unnecessary detail of matters which seemed unimportant.

Recommended though for those interested in preparation for missions or even those wondering how to "search for God!"

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Isobel had the privilege of seeing the Spirit of God moving among an unreached people group. First published 61 years ago, and considered worthy of reprint in 1999.

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Christians are on display, like someone condemned to die in the arena. Isobel was convinced that the trials of her life are 'arena experiences' from which are learned the most valuable lessons.

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First published in 1947, this book has become a classic of the work of the Holy Spirit in transforming lives characterised by fear, sin and darkness into beauty, joy and the hope of resurrection - amongst the Lisu people of southwest China.

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John and Isobel were two ordinary people who made an extraordinary commitment in their marriage, to put God first. With transparent honesty and humour, Isobel shares stories from her life as
a missionary wife in China.

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A new name, the name of Jesus, was heard on the lips of tribe after tribe. Some wondered if He had power to dispel the darkness of their bondage to demons; others whispered His name in secret; but a few would own Him as Saviour, and worship Him as the Son of God.

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The Salween River carves its way through granite masses, delving a canyon thousands of feet deep. For centuries the Lisu plowed these hillsides into cornfields, reaping a rough living. This is the story of Mary, a young Lisu tribeswoman - and the God who transformed her into a rare gem, a stone of fire.

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This manuscript was discovered tucked away in a file several years after Isobel’s death by cancer. These six Second Mile People were friends and colleagues whose lives made a deep impression on her.

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This is the story of the reluctant exodus, when the last of the China Inland Mission members were forced from Communist China.

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Isobel Miller gave up God for the world. But as graduation approached and her engagement broken, she questioned that decision. 'If You will prove to me that You are … I will give You my whole life.' God heard Isobel's prayers and responded - giving her a new life of fruitful service in China.

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