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The Missionary's Family Talks Christmas on the Mission Field + The Millionaire Missionary's Last Christmas [China Compass]
Merry Christmas from China Compass! After a few minutes to talk about The Millionaire Missionary's Last Christmas, my wife and youngest daughter join me to (mostly) talk about Christmas overseas, but also hit the following topics (and more)...
- Eating Chinese fish (or not)
- Internet Cafes on Christmas Eve
- Chinese Christian Christmas Talent Show
- Christmases long ago, including our first in China
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The Millionaire Missionary (BordenofYale.com)
The Millionaire Missionary's Last Christmas
The Millionaire Missionary, William Borden, of all people(!) could have stayed home an extra week to be with his family (his mother!) for Christmas. But he boarded his ship in New York on December 17th, determined to land in Egypt by New Year’s Day to begin his life overseas.
https://chinacall.substack.com/p/a-mothers-final-farewell-part-i
https://chinacall.substack.com/p/mothers-final-farewell-part-ii
Kevin Belmonte’s biography of William Borden, Beacon-Light, which mostly borrows from early Borden biographies by close friends, as well as Mary Taylor’s Borden of Yale (the unabridged version of The Millionaire Missionary), provides a few more details from the trip (pgs 227-230).
Christmas for Missionaries
As an adult, I’ve spent far more Christmases overseas than at home. Looking back, there is some sadness in what I missed, especially with loved ones who have since passed away. But there are no true re
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