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North Wind Books bring to the reader a series of biographies, imaginative literature, and popular theology designed to encourage people to follow God's call to purposeful and holy living.
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LibraryThing member sparkleandchico
The author lived an incredible life. I knew of her only through her children's books "Treasures of the snow" and "Secret Garden." But she was also a missionary primarily in Morocco where she ministered alone in a Muslim community after initially travelling there to help her brother in his hospital
Self-sacrificial is probably the word I would use to sum up her life. Her home was always open to those in need and people flocked to her whereever she went. She had little privacy and spent a lot of time caring for sick relatives. She didn't marry choosing to commit her entire life instead to the service of God and other people.
What amazes me is how she found time to write so many books. She not only wrote the much loved childrens books but also a series of biographies and other works. She mentions them all in this book detailing when she wrote them and what they refer to. She was always writing with a Christian purpose and that is evident in all of her stories.
I was challenged and inspired by reading about the life of Patricia St John. She allowed God to use her in many countries and in many ways. She will continue to touch people's lives through her book legacy no doubt for many more years to come!
I am rating this 4 as I found the last section of the book a little repetitive and with too much irrelevant detail about various organisations the author helped and how. It was almost as if there was a requirement to acknowledge everyone or to list every achievement. That may be interesting to others but I lost interest.
Receommended for Christians who want to make a difference.
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work. Her heart for the Gospel shines through the pages as she works as a nurse and does whatever is needed in the community to reach the people for Jesus. I enjoyed her sense of humour especially when talking about the cultural dynamics. I identified with a lot of the odd things she experienced and could imagine the situations.Self-sacrificial is probably the word I would use to sum up her life. Her home was always open to those in need and people flocked to her whereever she went. She had little privacy and spent a lot of time caring for sick relatives. She didn't marry choosing to commit her entire life instead to the service of God and other people.
What amazes me is how she found time to write so many books. She not only wrote the much loved childrens books but also a series of biographies and other works. She mentions them all in this book detailing when she wrote them and what they refer to. She was always writing with a Christian purpose and that is evident in all of her stories.
I was challenged and inspired by reading about the life of Patricia St John. She allowed God to use her in many countries and in many ways. She will continue to touch people's lives through her book legacy no doubt for many more years to come!
I am rating this 4 as I found the last section of the book a little repetitive and with too much irrelevant detail about various organisations the author helped and how. It was almost as if there was a requirement to acknowledge everyone or to list every achievement. That may be interesting to others but I lost interest.
Receommended for Christians who want to make a difference.
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LibraryThing member Rusty37
Patricia St. John writes about her childhood, her years working as a nurse during WWII, as a teacher and matron at a girls' boarding school, and as a missionary nurse in Morocco, as well as how she came to write each of her novels and the "backstory" behind them. I found this an interesting and
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Original publication date
1993
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7.8 inches
ISBN
1911272586 / 9781911272588