Jesus Led Me All the Way by Margaret StringerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Delightful autobiography written by a delightful missionary to Papua (formerly Irian Jaya, part of Indonesia). This brave woman was willing to go to cannibals, headhunters, and other people who had never seen a white person. She was willing to eat anything, sleep anywhere, and otherwise learn to be a part of the people to whom she had been sent. She translated the New Testament into the Citak language, and followed up with another translation for a similar dialect. As a result of all her hard work (and that of her teammates and national helpers), she was able to present the people with the New Testament in their native "heart language," and she reaped rewards that those of us in the cushy U.S. have no understanding of. And she writes with humor about the many situations that developed. Well worth the read. I deducted one star only because of several editorial missteps throughout - they were not prominent enough to affect the message of the book.
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I don't know how I missed knowing about this book! I always hoped she would write an autobiography. I read her earlier one, From Cannibalism to Christianity, but will have to get this one. She was one of our favorite speakers for our ladies' group in Spartanburg.
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