On the Back Road to Mandalay"On the Back Road to Mandalay" is the story of twenty years of life and work in the mountains of western Burma. To advance the Christian faith, they had an adventurous life raising their children, running schools, training men and women for ministry, translating the Bible, building churches, producing Christian literature and Sunday school material, and promoting health and education. |
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Índice
Preface | 9 |
The Back Road to Mandalay | 13 |
Entry into the Chin Hills | 19 |
Getting Settled in Tiddim | 23 |
Getting Started | 29 |
We Meet Rev Sang Ling | 35 |
Franks JeepDriven Washing Machine | 37 |
The Fine Art of Scrounging | 41 |
Touring the Mountain Villages | 157 |
Furlough and a Baby | 165 |
Our Return to Burma | 171 |
Changes and Challenges 1953 | 177 |
New Things in 1953 | 183 |
Seven Weeks and Bible Conference | 189 |
Jeep Accident at Mile 17 | 193 |
Farewell to Rev Sang Ling | 205 |
The Romance of Missions | 43 |
My First Trip to Rangoon | 47 |
Stranded in the Burma Jungle | 51 |
Hit by Dacoits | 57 |
Preparing for the Big Move | 61 |
Five Days with Mules | 67 |
Our New Home in Haka | 71 |
The Church and Cemetery | 77 |
A Diamond Ring | 83 |
To Weigh a Wife | 87 |
A Daughter Is Born | 91 |
Ruths Long Trip Home | 97 |
The East Bungalow Our New Home | 101 |
Bobs RicePowered Washing Machine | 105 |
Start of the Haka Bible School 1948 | 109 |
My Harley Davidson | 119 |
The FiftyYear Jubilee | 125 |
The CutOff Year 1949 | 131 |
We Lose a Son | 137 |
The Haka Bible School Final Years | 143 |
Shaking Hands with Lian Hmung | 149 |
Schooling for Richard and Lois | 153 |
Downs and Ups in 1954 | 209 |
Schooling for Our Children | 215 |
The Bible School Five Years in Haka | 219 |
The TwentyFive Incredible Years and a Tour toKanpetlet | 227 |
Printing Presses and MissionAided Schools | 235 |
Elizabeth Johnsons Work in Burma | 241 |
Second Furlough and Return to Burma | 247 |
The Conversion of Mang Kio a New Pastor | 255 |
Growing Up in Haka | 259 |
The Story of Nu Tin | 265 |
The Okay Years | 267 |
The Tough Year 1964 | 277 |
The Fruitless Revolution 1965 | 285 |
The Unfinished Bible | 293 |
The Stone Church | 299 |
Mrs Johnson and Martha Leave Burma | 313 |
The Last Months | 319 |
A Hundred Years a Marvelous Transformation | 335 |
Memories of Burma | 341 |
Memories of a Land Not Forgotten | 345 |
Boyhood Fun in Haka | 351 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | On the Back Road to Mandalay |
| Autor | Robert Johnson |
| Editor | Xulon Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1600347355, 9781600347351 |
| N.º de páginas | 360 páginas |
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