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One hundred years.
Many channels. Living water.
For a century New Zealanders have left these islands to live and work in places where Jesus is least known.
The Braided River gathers together a hundred years of their stories, the letters and the photographs, recounting both the celebrations and the struggles.
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All are convinced that no one should live and die without hearing God’s good news.
Some have stayed a few months. Some have given a lifetime.
All have come home changed.
Inside look : Who has gone before
Artists and pilots, teachers and farmers, doctors and office workers.
Accountants and child-care workers too, among the many who have partnered with SIM to go. Meet four of them.
The teacher
She sold her horse to go and teach in Ethiopia. Then she met boys, once living on the street, caring for horses on a farm.
Page 161
The office worker
She left an office job in Oamaru with no idea God could use a bookkeeper overseas. She went on to serve for 42 years.
Page 139
The pilot
He grew up on a Southland farm while his father served in Bolivia. At 24 he went to fly beside him.
Pages 115–116
The doctor
He planned to serve in Nigeria, but the door closed. So he went where a hospital needed a doctor, learning to improvise with very little.
Page 91
Also inside
100 Years of Stories, a timeline of the century, and The River’s Reach, a map of where the story has gone, with pages of photographs.
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Format
Paperback, A5
Pages
Over 200, with photographs
ISBN
978-0-473-81143-3
Published by
SIM New Zealand with Castle Publishing
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