Mountain rain eileen crossman
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“A Christian is immortal till his work is done.” (Mountain Rain, 5)
For reasons that are obvious (to me at least), many people have recommended this outstanding biography to me over the years, and only recently have I been able to sit down and enjoy it. Though Yunnan Province at the turn of the 20th Century had its fair share of foreign missionaries trying to till that tough and rocky soil, James Fraser was one of few whose eyes went beyond the cities teeming with Chinese souls to the mountains and the minority peoples who inhabited them. He kept finely written journals and corresponded with a number of prayer warriors in England through vividly colorful letters, and from these personal notes, Eileen Crossman and M.E. Tewskesbury have drafted a powerful living sermon from which all believers can learn.
Fraser first arrived in China in his early twenties and struggled for those initial years to grasp God’s perfect direction. Where should he settle? If he felt bu
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The next book you should read according to our pioneers
In a series of articles, RM family from around the world share which books have greatly impacted them.
In this post, discover books recommended by pioneers in the UK, the Netherlands and the Middle East.
Mountain Rain: A biography of James O. Fraser by Eileen Crossman
A review by Marie, Pioneering in Fakenham, UK
In 2022 my favorite and most impactful book was Mountain Rain by Eileen Crossman. This is the biography of James O. Fraser and his mission to reach the Lisu People in the mountains of China in the early part of the 20th Century.
James was only twenty-two when he abandoned a promising career and went to Asia. At first sight of the Lisu tribe’s people of Yunnan province he felt an immediate affection for them, and for the rest of his life he labored to bring them to Christ and to Christian maturity at great cost.
It was a powerful reminder to me of the realitie
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Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, pionjär Missionary of China
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Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer missionär of China
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By Eileen Crossman
James O. Fraser was only 22 when he abandoned a promising career and went to China. Living among the List people, he felt an immediate affection for them, and for the rest of his life he laboured to bring them to Christ.
Packed with anställda letters, insightful anecdotes and riveting stories of missionär life, this super biography written bygd Fraser's daughter shines with God's constant faithfulness and power over evil.