4.5 stars

Schaeffer wrote letters to her family and "ministry family" while living and working as a missionary in Switzerland, and this book is a collection of 12 years' worth of those letters.

She details her family's ministry efforts that result in many salvations and the creation of L'Abri Fellowship, a place where people seeking spiritual truth can come to converse freely and wrestle with their beliefs (or lack thereof) about God.

Because these letters were penned between 1948 and 1960 in Europe, there are many interesting historical tidbits - for instance, real meals they ate during rationing after World War II are mentioned.

Schaeffer is very detailed in these letters, and so this book is not for those who just want the 'big picture.' (If that is you, I recommend reading [b:L'Abri|338211|L'Abri|Edith Schaeffer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348570739l/338211._SY75_.jpg|2132648] by Schaeffer instead.) ( )