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A young British civil engineer has allowed God to seize hold of his life. He fi nds himself working in Pakistan where he falls in love with an American missionary nurse. Within a few months of their marriage they are running an orphanage of more than fifty girls in Karachi. his is merely the beginning!
Ken shares this warm and wonderful account of nearly forty years of service in Pakistan. The last twenty years were in a kind of 'Boys Town' in Gujranwala, a bustling Punjabi city. Walking the Way is a glimpse into the challenges a Christian faces as he lives out his faith positively and creatively in an Islamic culture. This heart-lifting book will refresh your spirit as you discover the infectious hope and joy found in Walking the Way.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Author and poet, Kenneth Old, was born in Cornwall, England. Military service took him to India/Pakistan where he returned as a civil engineer in 1953 and remained until 1990. Ken and his wife Marie were missionaries with the Presbyterian Church of North America (now PC(USA)). They were involved in the education of young men in technical and manual skills. He received an O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) from the Queen for his work in education and community development in the Punjab. A year after Marie's death in 1997, Ken remarried. He and his wife Patty lived in a Tudor farmhouse in Kent, England where he enjoyed writing and growing roses until his death in 2007. You will also want to read Ken Old's book of beautiful inspirational poetry, "Footprints in the Dust."
Titel: Walking the Way
Verlag: Yorkshire Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Brand New
Anbieter: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Signed copy. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Flat signed by the author on title page. Artikel-Nr. 423960
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