Publisher's Synopsis
Compiled by the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in the late 19th century, this rare collection of stories and reports from the field provides an enlightening glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of early Protestant missionary work in Asia and Africa. The authors, many of them women, share their experiences of evangelism, education, medical care, and social justice in vivid detail, and offer insights into the cultural clashes and collaborations that shaped the global church.
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